Mama hope's mission is to champion community-led change. We nurture the work of the community-led organizations around the world. We help to ensure that they have the freedom and resources needed to change lives in their communities and build a better future for generations to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $97K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$548K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$469K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$548K
FY2021▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$766K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$284K
Expenses
$469K
FY2021▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$747K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$208K
Net assets
$201K
FY2021▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $350K Management & general 14% · $66K Fundraising 11% · $52K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$45,592Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margot Hinchey’s $18K as Secretary is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nyla Rodgers——$25,000$45,592$96,252
Margot Hinchey$18,100$17,570———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurtures community-led change by providing resources to global organizations.

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3 programs · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Led Partnerships

Through the Community Led Parterships Program, Mama Hope builds trusting and open relationships with community led organizations around the world, centering on listening and collaboration. Adaptive funding and technical support is provided for these organizations in line with their own visions, with a focus on building sustainable change…

$301Kprogram expense
02

Global Advocate Program

The Global Advocate Program trains social change workers worldwide to become ambassadors for and practitioners of community-led development and ethical media. In this 8-month fellowship program, participants are trained in community-led development, fundraising, and advocacy through a rigorous virtual curriculum.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Building a Movement

Mama Hope advocates for the use of ethical media in international development by educating practitioners and promoting the voices, stories and perspectives of communities and their change makers around the world.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$97K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60
Money outPt IX
$469K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$149
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$166K$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$254K$254K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$5K$19K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$76K$19K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$374$689
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$1K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$651$651
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$38$19$13$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$14K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$602$602
Total functional expensesLn 25$469K$350K$66K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $284K$208K$76K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $145K$141K$5K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$322K−$97K$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 $428K$489K−$61K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $548K$469K$80K$201K 990 PDF
FY2020 $766K$747K$18K$121K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $548,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,570$548,246
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,000$60
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $765,570$548,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $268,373$253,523
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $360,628$171,203
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,495$43,881
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $747,496$468,607
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,074$79,699
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,306 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$59,377
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$488,869
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,246
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60$60
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$548,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,607 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $253,523$253,523
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,129 · Management $18,807 · Fundraising $21,656$45,592
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,806 · Management $19,004 · Fundraising $22,228$117,038
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,041 · Management $374 · Fundraising $689$2,104
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,179 · Management $2,723 · Fundraising $2,567$6,469
IX-11a Management feesFundraising $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,485$8,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,254$1,254
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $651$651
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,474$10,474
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19 · Management $13 · Fundraising $6$38
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $3,250$3,250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,711 · Management $5,216$18,927
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $602$602
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $350,408 · Management $66,349 · Fundraising $51,850$468,607
Part X · Balance sheet $203,886 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,734$153,886
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,885$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $165,619$203,886
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $44,183$2,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,183$2,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,021$178,715
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,415$22,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,436$201,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $165,619$203,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,306
XI-2 Total expenses$468,607
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,699
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,436
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,135

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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