Kings of Hope Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844757511
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
N Charleston, SC, USA
Phone
8435303354
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,464
Expenses
$175,214
Assets
$7,885
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSHUA SCOTT (FOUNDER PRESIDENT)
  • Shanna James (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • JOSHUA SCOTT (FOUNDER PRESIDENT)
  • Vanessa Meggett (Administrative Assistant)
  • Shanna James (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Kings of Hope Inc is a nonprofit organization on a mission to uplift and support fathers so they can thrive and positively impact the lives of their children and their community Kings of Hope Inc seeks to address the systemic disadvantage fathers face in comparison to mothers

What it reported doing in 2025

Father support the father support program is designed to provide fathers faced with hardship and difficulties the tools and resources they need to overcome the obstacles preventing them from being the best father they can be to their children this program offers an all expense paid trade training so fathers can gain employment 16 amazing fathers served

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 58.1%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -109.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 58.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $102K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.