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Partnering with the poor in Guatemala to end poverty and build sustainable communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $670K in revenue, $604K in expenses, and $720K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Ottawa Hills, OH
Website
www.sewhope.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$670KFY2024
Expenses
$604K
Net assets
$720K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-1639100 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ottawa Hills, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Partnering with the poor in Guatemala to end poverty and build sustainable communities.
Leadership
Timothy Kuhn Be · Secretary
Money in and out
$670K revenue, $604K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$670K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$604K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$720K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $66K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +143% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$670K
FY2024▲ +72%
Expenses
$604K
FY2024▲ +26%
Total assets
$724K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2024▲ +11%
Total revenue
$670K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$604K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$720K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$66K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$724K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSewhope INC
EINHdr · item D26-1639100
Principal addressHdr · item COttawa Hills, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sewhope.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical & Ed
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $511K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education Highlights for 2024

- our additional classroom was built and ready for the 2025 school year - seiner lopz is our full-time principal - two new teachers were hired for parvulos and 5TH grade - teachers worked on khan academy time each week to improve their math skills - for 2024: 8,040 minutes and 555 skills mastered, all working at least at the 4TH grade…

$214Kprogram expense
02

Community Development Program

- 27 stoves and 38 water filters were installed - 750 fish were raised and sold - 200 chickens were raised by 30 students, 1,130 were raised by women's groups and 22 individual families - 70 students were involved in activities, and 43 families were impacted by CD projects - 2 women's cooperative groups, with 9 members each.

$153Kprogram expense
03

Health Program

- 11 hospitals, health districts and clinics sent paps to sewhope's cytology lab - held 104 jornadas (medical team visits to outlying communities), averaging 8-9 a month - 5,600 cervical cancer screenings and 321 procedures were performed - hosted workshops for local cytologists at sewhope's health center on proper cytology technique - 3…

$144Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$494K · 74%
Other revenue$168K · 25%
Investment income$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants74%$494K
Other revenue25%$168K
Investment income1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$670K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.09
Program services87%$528K
Management & general4%$25K
Fundraising9%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$299K
Total assetsLn 16$724K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$720K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $300K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $604K · Less non-cash grants $75K · Cash operating expenses/yr $529K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $528K · Total expenses $604K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $25K · Total expenses $604K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $604K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $51K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $336K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $494K · Total revenue $670K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $670K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $670K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $670K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $604K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $670K · Prior year $391K
+72%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $297K · FY2024 $670K
+23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $720K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $670K · Expenses $604K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $724K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $720K · Total assets $724K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $724K
0.2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Timothy Kuhn Be · Reported title SECRETARY · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $604K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $65K · Total expenses $604K
11%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 72%
Legal fee ratio 0.03%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$670K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$391K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$297K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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