Operation of Hope Worldwide

Analysis

Operation of Hope Worldwide is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Forest, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, Operation of Hope Worldwide reported income of $186k and spending of $175k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $180k to $186k (+3.3%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Operation of Hope Worldwide sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands India Inc ($186k), Rukundo International Inc ($186k) and Women to the World Inc ($186k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $145k.