Purehope Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311124344
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone
5135216227
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$538,823
Expenses
$511,850
Assets
$360,175
Liabilities
$298,883

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSHUA LIVINGSTON (FORMER DIRECTOR (JULY 2024-MAR 2025)): $135,461 total reported compensation
  • JASPER L HALL JR (DIRECTOR): $129,855 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to shape a world free of sexual exploitation and brokenness by providing christian solutions in a sexualized culture.continued on schedule owe equip parents and college students to lead a lifestyle of prayer, understanding, resolve, and engagement that pursues jesus, cultivates healing and freedom, and lives out the classic christian sexual ethic, including fidelity and exclusivity within the "one flesh" marital union of one man and one woman, and celibacy in singlenessboth of which are gifts from god.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our vision is a world free of sexual brokenness. It is bold, but it is sure, and we believe that jesus will return and make all things new. Until that day, we equip followers of jesus to pursue a world free by simply pursuing more of him. Essentially, we are reframing how the church (big "c" - meaning all churches/christ-followers, not just one building or denomination) talks about sexual purity. We are equipping people to share god's story of sex with confidence and to navigate a sexualized, digital age with hope.continued on schedule othe goal of our projects and programs is to reframe the conversation about purity, proclaim hope, and equip men and women to lead their families and communities in the pursuit of purity. For example, during the pandemic, our team developed a five-part series called "the pursuit" to train leaders and ministry advocates all over the world. The purehope app - this new platform creates more opportunities to reach people with the message of purehope. It is another platform people can use easily and frequently to access our content and resources.a world free: the purehope podcast - during season two, the podcast reached over 5,000 listeners. We started to spark ongoing conversations about sex in real life and god's design. We've also been featured on other top podcasts (such as men in the arena, husband material, culture matters, and pardon the mess). Through those guest appearances, and now a format tweak into season three, our podcast listenership has more than doubled, and we have reached significantly more people.purehope events - the purehope pursuit training equips leaders and ministry advocates all over the world ("train the trainer"). To date, we have trained leaders domestically, in africa, and in the philippines. The purehope conference message is "the pursuit: how to find pure hope in a sexualized, digital age." our goal is to grow the number of conferences we have each year. Our team partners with churches, christian schools, and other organizations to bring clear, scriptural teachings infused with panel discussions, q&a, roundtables, and next-step resources.the primary outreach may be to single or married men and/or women, single parents, two-parent homes, grandparents, or dedicated mentors of all ages and life stages. Depending on their circumstances, their most pressing cultural issue may be polygamy, pornography, or confusion about god's purposes for sex. Currently, we are partnering with leaders domestically and in southwest africa, southeast asia, and latin america. The need is great, and there is much opportunity for expansion.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 80
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.7%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.83; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 51.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.7% of revenue deployed · 61.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $316K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $135K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.