Living Hope International

Analysis

Living Hope International is a registered charity in United States, based in Milford, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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, Living Hope International reported income of $436k and spending of $538k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $682k to $436k (-36%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Living Hope International sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include AIDS Orphans and Street Children Inc ($436k), Partners of Hope International ($436k) and World Hunger Relief Institute ($436k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $327k against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $216k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.