The mission of Hope for Ishmael is to partner with churches and other organizations to help bring the Hope and peace of jesus christ to a hurting world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 14% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
177% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 177% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$385K
Spent
$466K
To programs
89%
Net assets
−$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$385K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$157K
Expenses
$466K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$383K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
−$70K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$70K
FY2021−$121K
FY2022−$152K
FY2023−$154K
FY2024−$1K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $415K Management & general 10% · $48K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Taysir Abu Saada’s $60K as President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings hope and peace through Jesus Christ by partnering with churches and organizations.

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2 programs · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Speaking and educating churches in the U.S. And globally about reaching out to muslims with the gospel of jesus christ

$279Kprogram expense
02

Support to the persecuted church in the middle east by providing educational programs and humanitarian aid to the people of israel and the west bank

$136Kprogram 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 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$385K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$381K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$385K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32−$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$91K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$13K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$11K−$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75$75
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$136K$136K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$45K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$116K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$18K$6K$479
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$99$99
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$6K$653
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$25K$21K$4K$501
Information technologyLn 14$28K$25K$2K$560
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$12K$3K$158
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$22$21
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$660$251$409
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$901$100
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$776$750$18$8
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$415K$48K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $157K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2023 $134K−$154K 990 PDF
FY2022 $351K$383K−$33K−$152K 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$477K−$49K−$121K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $385K$466K−$81K−$70K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $384,785 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $318,072$380,705
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,755$4,040
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $328,873$384,785
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $66,761$136,425
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,388$212,334
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $187,285$116,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,434$465,684
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,439−$80,899
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $384,785 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,040 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$28,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$352,505
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$380,705
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,040 · Excluded from tax $40$384,785
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,684 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75$75
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $136,350$136,350
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,000 · Management $15,000$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,514 · Management $12,835$128,349
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,989 · Management $5,517 · Fundraising $479$23,985
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $99$99
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,879 · Management $653$6,532
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,801 · Management $3,759 · Fundraising $501$25,061
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,216 · Management $2,241 · Fundraising $560$28,017
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,486 · Management $3,161 · Fundraising $158$15,805
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,022 · Management $22 · Fundraising $21$1,065
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $251 · Fundraising $409$660
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,275$1,275
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $901 · Management $100$1,001
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,134$33,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $750 · Management $18 · Fundraising $8$776
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $415,117 · Management $48,431 · Fundraising $2,136$465,684
Part X · Balance sheet $90,980 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,515$90,979
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,515$90,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,475$10,939
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$149,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,475$160,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,040−$69,859
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,040−$69,859
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,515$90,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$69,859 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,785
XI-2 Total expenses$465,684
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,899
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,040
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$69,859

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