Refuge of Hope Peru

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461922269
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Carrollton, TX, USA
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$145,115
Expenses
$147,855
Assets
$69,578
Liabilities
$1,755

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rosaline Hyslop (President)
  • Joel Dittmer (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Amber Davies (Executive Dir.)
  • Rosaline Hyslop (President)
  • Joel Dittmer (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Refuge of Hope Peru is a Christian faith-based nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to provide grants to the Peru-based association Mision Refugio de Esperanza. Refuge of Hope Peru serves as the association? s primary funder, supporting programs that provide educational support, family strengthening, and spiritual formation for children and families in Huaycan, Peru.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, Refuge of Hope Peru provided funding to Mision Refugio de Esperanza in Huaycan, Peru, to operate programs that advance educational support, family strengthening, and spiritual formation for children and families in a low-income community. Funding supported year-round educational programs, including before- and after-school academic support, homework help, tutoring, and access to technology. These programs provide a safe and structured environment that improves academic performance, increases school engagement, and ensures that children have the supplies, resources, and support needed for success. Funding also provided school supplies and scholarships to help bridge the socioeconomic gap for vulnerable students. Refuge of Hope Peru also funded family-strengthening initiatives, including monthly parent meetings, home visits, crisis assistance, and community referrals. These services help support families, strengthen parent? child relationships, and connect households to critical resources. Program services also included spiritual formation. Children and adults participated in Vacation Bible School, Saturday Bible Study, and small-group Bible studies where they learned Bible stories and Christian values. In addition, funding supported staff development and program quality improvements, with the Peruvian team participating in leadership and professional training that strengthened their skills and advanced the organization? s growth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.2%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.9%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.5%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -24.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.2% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.