Hope in the Night Ministries

Analysis

Hope in the Night Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Pennock, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hope in the Night Ministries reported income of $55k and spending of $61k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $55k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Hope in the Night Ministries sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 18th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fenix Ltd ($55k), American Friends of Mitzpe Yeriho Inc ($55k) and Rock Kidz Uganda Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $206k.