Made in Hope

What it reported doing in 2024

Form 990, part iii, line 4b: 1. Located in wailuku, maui, the made in hope center is a multi-purpose community space that facilitates collaboration with organizations, churches and community groups in addressing violence and exploitation (human trafficking) through the lens of nurturing healthy relationships. Coined as the "ten step-back approach," guests of the center are encouraged to look at points of prevention and intervention in a person's relational (and environmental) history where changes may be made to reduce the risk of abuse, exploitation and violence in their lives. The made in hope center is designed to gather people to develop and incubate creative ideas that address and prevent the violence and exploitation of women, children and all people. The center also provides retreat space for groups serving the needs of the local community, while also learning how their service and work intersects with the preventative work of made in hope. Each october, made in hope (and partner university of Hawaii maui college) organizes the maui men's march against violence that is an awareness campaign and rally that encourages men to take a stand against violence in the community. Starting with themselves with the motto: peace begins with me. The attendees take a pledge of non-violence. Event includes a march, a rally that honors victims, program that addresses violence and violence prevention in the community, and a proclamation by the mayor. 2. The redemptive tourism program evolved out of the work at the made in hope center. The covid pandemic made travel difficult for groups and organizations to do overseas mission work. Made in hope began receiving increased requests to provide local short term mission opportunities. In partnership with local nonprofits and organizations on maui, made in hope began organizing and coordinating short mission trips in conjunction with the made in hope center to host groups looking for mission experiences. The program has evolved into an experience for anyone wanting to come to maui (and hawai'i in general) to build relationships with the local community through service along with the tourist experience. There is the term "regenerative tourism" that is being popularized, but with the redemptive tourism experience, the core component is "redemption" which is, "a creative restoration through sacrifice - to bless others, renew culture, and give of ourselves" as defined by praxis labs. The goal is to help alleviate some of the concerns the hawai'i residents have about over- tourism and bring relief to the lack of volunteers supporting local organizations. The hope is transforming the perspective of tourists as exploiters or people to be exploited (financially), to being crucial contributors to hawai'i communities. 3. Mo'olelo ku'i'o is a program that does research to discover and examine both the positive and negative legacies that the american church culture of the 19th century had on hawai'i and her native people. Curating one of the largest private artifact collections from the hawaiian kingdom era, our showcase includes: a.b.c.f.m. Missionary reports, writings from hawaiian ali'i (royalty), and source documents from 1785 through the early 1900's. The evidence-based findings are shared through curriculum, museum exhibits, speaking engagements and tours. "mo'olelo ku'i'o" is defined as, "the telling of the true story." 4. Unashamed hawai'i is a partnership between churches of different denominations that hosts christ centered youth (middle and high school) camp that operates during the summer, fall, winter and spring breaks on the islands of maui, hawai'i and o'ahu. The camps bring youth together to build relationships through camp, worship concerts, and events. The goal is to engage each young person to know their value, find their purpose, serve their local community and home church, and deepen their faith. 5. On august 8, 2023, maui suffered devastating wildfires. The immediate response was to o

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -13.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings