Hope Grows International is working alongside the body of christ to bring Hope to the hurting. We partner with organizations and missionaries that are already in the field to provide for the needs in their communities. We take sustainable farming to the unreached areas thus provding an avenue for the gospel. We provide training, leadership and opportunities for others to take part in our mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 72% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 72% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$819
138% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 138% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$58K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$227
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$58K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$58K
Expenses
$67K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$67K
Net assets
−$227
FY2024▼ -103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$15K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$8K
FY2024−$227

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $61K Management & general 9% · $6K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Linneman’s $48K as Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2020
Julie Linneman$48,000$48,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers communities through sustainable farming and Gospel outreach.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hope grows international is working alongside the body of christ to bring hope to the hurting. We partner with organizations and missionaries that are already in the field to provide for the needs in their communities. We take sustainable farming to the unreached areas thus provding an avenue for the gospel.

Pt IX · col B

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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$67K
Ln 25
Programscol B$61K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$227
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$592
Total assetsLn 16$592
LiabilitiesLn 26$819
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$58K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$592
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$592
Total assetsLn 16$592
LiabilitiesLn 26$819
Net assetsLn 32−$227
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$592
Total assetsLn 16$9K$592
LiabilitiesLn 26$819$819
Net assetsLn 32$8K−$227
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$258$258
Office expensesLn 13$176$176
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$5K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$67K$61K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $58K$67K−$8K−$227 990 PDF
FY2023 $64K$64K−$106$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $69K$76K−$7K$8K 990 PDF
FY2021 $77K$78K−$2K$15K 990 PDF
FY2020 $71K$65K$6K$17K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $58,366 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $64,210$58,362
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$4
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,217$58,366
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,000$48,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,323$18,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,323$66,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106−$8,272
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,366 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4$4
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4$58,366
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,638 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $258$258
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $176$176
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,753$5,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,471 · Management $4,076$9,547
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,514 · Management $1,390$2,904
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $60,738 · Management $5,900 · Fundraising $0$66,638
Part X · Balance sheet $592 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,864$592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,864$592
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $819$819
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $819$819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,045−$227
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,045−$227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,864$592
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,366
XI-2 Total expenses$66,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,272
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,045
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$227

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