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Financial Transparency

Where your giving goes.

HOPE Life Global is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 26-4157432, recognized by the IRS since July 2011. Every dollar we receive is reported to the IRS each year, and those filings are public. Here's what the last three years look like, down to the line.

Three Years at a Glance

Reported on our annual IRS returns

Figures as filed, fiscal years ending December 31.

Fiscal Year 2025

$73,034

Total support received

Put to work$73,032
Share used99.99%
Form 990-EZ

Fiscal Year 2024

$48,378

Total support received

Put to work$42,261
Went to programs92.1%
Form 990-N year

Fiscal Year 2023

$199,956

Total support received

Put to work$199,956
Share used100%
Form 990-EZ
100% of our support comes from people, not products. In each of these years, every dollar of revenue was reported as contributions, gifts and grants — we had no program-fee, investment, or merchandise income.
How the Money Was Used

Fiscal year 2023 breakdown

The most recent year whose full line-item breakdown the IRS has published. Total spent: $199,956.

81%To the
work

Aid, partner grants and program delivery made up the large majority of spending.

  • Direct aid and benefits for those we serveFood, nutrition, and practical help delivered to children and families 40.9%$81,765
  • Other program and mission costsField logistics, mission-team costs, supplies and materials 33.0%$66,000
  • Professional fees and contractorsAccounting, compliance and specialist services 7.5%$15,000
  • Grants to partner ministriesPassed directly to local organizations doing the work 6.0%$12,000
  • Occupancy, rent and utilitiesSpace and utilities for program and administration 5.0%$10,000
  • Staff compensation and benefitsTotal for all compensation reported for the year 4.6%$9,191
  • Printing, postage and shippingMaterials, mailings and freight for donated goods 3.0%$6,000
A Closer Look at 2024

What we could not leave blank

Support of $48,378 fell below the $50,000 threshold, so the IRS only required the short Form 990-N e-Postcard, which reports no financial detail at all. We did not want a blank year on our record, so we reconciled every 2024 bank statement and prepared full cash-basis statements instead. Total spent: $42,261.

92.1%of every dollar spent went straight to program services
$0in salaries — our Executive Director and board served without pay
$0spent on fundraising for the year

What the program spending paid for

  • Field partner disbursements in the Dominican RepublicSent to our field partner and distributed by need across anti-trafficking protection, feeding, medicine, scholarships and church support$29,962
  • Food, supplies and feeding programsFood, fuel and supplies purchased directly in the Santiago and Gurabo areas$4,474
  • Transportation and mission travelGetting teams and goods to the families we serve$3,643
  • Crisis and family reliefEmergency help for families in immediate need$556
  • Medical care and general field supportMedicine assistance, field communications and local banking$304

The remaining $3,322 of the year's spending — 7.9% — covered technology and website costs, bank and wire transfer fees, and our annual IRS filing fee.

Seven ministry areas, one pool of field funds. Our field support covers anti-trafficking outreach and protection, feeding programs, medical care and medicine, education scholarships and tuition, transportation, local church and ministry partner support, and crisis and family relief. Once funds reach our field partner they are distributed across all seven according to need, so U.S. bank records cannot split that portion further. We report it as a single line rather than guess at a breakdown.
The Same Numbers, Exactly as Filed

Form 990-EZ, Part I

Fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

Line references match the IRS form so you can check us against the source document.
Form 990-EZ lineAmount
Line 1 — Contributions, gifts and grants received$199,956
Line 10 — Grants and similar amounts paid$12,000
Line 11 — Benefits paid to or for members$81,765
Line 12 — Salaries, other compensation and employee benefits$9,191
Line 13 — Professional fees and payments to independent contractors$15,000
Line 14 — Occupancy, rent, utilities and maintenance$10,000
Line 15 — Printing, publications, postage and shipping$6,000
Line 16 — Other expenses$66,000
Line 17 — Total expenses$199,956
Check Our Work

You don't have to take our word for it

Our returns are public records — read them yourself.

Our fiscal year 2025 return has been filed and its totals are published; the IRS has not yet posted the page images for that year, and it will appear at the links above as soon as it is released. The 2024 figures on this page come from our own cash-basis statements, prepared from every bank statement for the year and reconciled transaction by transaction, because the Form 990-N e-Postcard the IRS required for that year reports no financial detail. Those statements are unaudited, and we are glad to provide them on request.

Sources: IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Plain-language category names above group the official Form 990-EZ lines shown in the table; no amounts have been changed. HOPE Life Global · EIN 26-4157432 · Cedar Hill, Texas · Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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