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Provides sustainable energy, clean water, and innovative designs to global disciple makers. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $583K in revenue, $631K in expenses, and $318K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Trussville, AL
Website
www.designsforhope.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$583KFY2025
Expenses
$631K
Net assets
$318K
People
16
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-4785463 Religious organization Trussville, AL Founded 2009
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides sustainable energy, clean water, and innovative designs to global disciple makers.
Leadership
Christopher Bond · Executive Dir. · $142K
Money in and out
$583K revenue, $631K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$583K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$631K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$318K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$48K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -351% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$583K
FY2025▼ -20%
Expenses
$631K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total assets
$324K
FY2025▼ -14%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2025▼ -48%
Total revenue
$583K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$631K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$318K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$48K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$324K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $342K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Designs for hope personnel and volunteers partner with churches and missional organizations across the globe. In 2024, we ministered to 96,962 people, including 35,525 in unreached people groups across six countries and three continents.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDesigns for Hope
EINHdr · item D26-4785463
Principal addressHdr · item CTrussville, AL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.designsforhope.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$142,371Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Bond’s $142K as Executive Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2135 $100K–1M religion 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Bond$142,371
Christopher Bond$137,044$111,361$116,352$107,872$99,367
Shae Wall$13,842$11,292$9,971$7,250$9,160
Mike Ennis$9,000
Ben Murray$6,000$6,000
Kimberly Denard$6,000$6,000$4,175
Joseph Murray$6,000$5,500
Cale McGraw$1,500$4,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$540K · 93%
Other revenue$43K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$540K
Other revenue7%$43K
Investment income$286
Total revenueLn 12$583K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.01
Program services54%$342K
Management & general44%$279K
Fundraising1%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$318K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $217K · Operating expenses/yr $631K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $342K · Total expenses $631K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $279K · Total expenses $631K
44%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $631K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $25K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $659K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $540K · Total revenue $583K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $583K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $583K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $286 · Total revenue $583K
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $631K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $583K · Prior year $730K
-20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.5M · FY2025 $583K
-17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $318K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $583K · Expenses $631K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $324K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $318K · Total assets $324K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $324K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Bond · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $142K · Total expenses $631K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $147K · Total expenses $631K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 44%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -20%

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$4K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$583K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$730K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$764K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$960K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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