Missions of Hope International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853384718
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2023
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
1-844-568-6644 (1-844-LOV-MOHI)
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,123,913
Expenses
$16,057,658
Assets
$2,285,763
Liabilities
$42,072

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY KAMAU NON-VOTING (CEO / PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TIMOTHY TOBEY NON-VOTING (DIR OF US OPERATIONS FIN & ADMIN): $97,771 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

MOHI (Missions of Hope International) empowers disadvantaged communities in Africa through education, healthcare, economic development, and evangelism, breaking the cycle of poverty and sharing the hope of Jesus. Their mission is to serve children and families in disadvantaged communities through holistic ministry.

What it reported doing in 2023

We support 39 schools through an NGO in kenya (missions of hope international - kenya). The schools provide a quality christian education, at least two meals a day and basic health care services for more than 31,000 students. The schools support skills training opportunities for the parents of the students and jobs for the teachers and social workers, lifting entire families out of poverty.we actively assist with building new schools and churches as well as refurbishing and maintaining the existing schools and churches to continue to provide the educational, physical, and spiritual support to the 31,000+ students in the NGO's program so that missions of hope international - kenya can add 3000 - 5000 new students per year. (see schedule o) we are also focused on filling gaps as needs arise in the communities that are served in kenya, such as food shortages related to local drought, catastrophic losses from flooding, or in response to out of control inflation which has caused a very steep rise in basic food prices, we raise funds to help address the needs brought up by these situations. And employment losses. The communities that are served in kenya often find themselves in a crisis mode with food and employment shortages. We provide funding to meet those crisis needs.

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 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.4%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 91.5% of revenue deployed · 91.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $98K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.