World Hope International 
Summary
World Hope International (WHI) is a Christian relief and development organization working with vulnerable and exploited communities to alleviate poverty, suffering, and injustice.
Contact information
Mailing address:
World Hope International
1330 Braddock Place
Suite 301
Alexandria, VA 22314
Website: www.worldhope.org
Phone: 1(703)923-9414
Email: info@worldhope.org
Organization details
EIN: 351985485
CEO/President: John Lyon
Chairman: Mike Chambers
Board size: 19
Founder: Jo Anne Lyon
Year founded: 1996
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1999
Purpose
Our vision is to provide those in need with opportunity, dignity, and hope so they can possess the tools for change in themselves, their family, and their community. WHI supports all people regardless of ethnicity, gender, race, or religion. WHI uses market-based and community-driven enterprise solutions to empower, protect, and build resiliency through innovative, environmentally conscious, and transformative projects. We deliver our programming through strategic local and global partnerships to create a maximal, sustainable impact.
Mission statement
To empower the poorest of the poor around the world so they can become agents of change within their communities.
Statement of faith
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 60 of 725 | 13 of 68 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 188 of 726 | 23 of 68 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 185 of 726 | 20 of 68 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 61 of 725 | 10 of 68 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 9% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 9% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 98% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 9% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 91% | 87% | 92% | 88% | 87% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 100% | 93% | 110% | 97% | 99% | 101% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 85% | 85% | 96% | 89% | 87% | 88% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 0% | 7% | -10% | 3% | 1% | -1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 0% | 61% | -143% | 24% | 4% | -4% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.78 | 6.59 | 6.01 | 5.49 | 3.86 | 3.19 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.67 | 1.75 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.77 | 7.20 | 7.27 | 6.95 | 6.45 | 5.60 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 6.48 | 4.86 | 2.74 | 4.89 | 5.24 | 2.66 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.38 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.00 | 1.32 | 1.05 | 1.37 | 1.51 | 1.34 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 13% | 23% | 60% | 32% | 33% | 31% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 22% | 9% | 14% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 44% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 22% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $2,244,600 | $1,142,909 | $1,751,178 | $1,146,432 | $1,293,223 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $567,339 | $757,105 | $1,014,922 | $769,204 | $425,863 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,811,939 | $1,900,014 | $2,766,100 | $1,915,636 | $1,719,086 |
| Long-term investments | $5,687 | $0 | $0 | $325,476 | $361,659 |
| Fixed assets | $180,296 | $336,647 | $534,006 | $794,153 | $714,838 |
| Other long-term assets | $72,833 | $63,160 | $204,284 | $162,519 | $218,952 |
| Total long-term assets | $258,816 | $399,807 | $738,290 | $1,282,148 | $1,295,449 |
| Total assets | $3,070,755 | $2,299,821 | $3,504,390 | $3,197,784 | $3,014,535 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $476,200 | $693,031 | $565,119 | $280,130 | $355,780 |
| Other current liabilities | $102,697 | $0 | $0 | $85,645 | $289,528 |
| Total current liabilities | $578,897 | $693,031 | $565,119 | $365,775 | $645,308 |
| Debt | $0 | $501,371 | $327,249 | $431,935 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $126,709 | $192,964 | $234,425 | $272,694 | $293,325 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $126,709 | $694,335 | $561,674 | $704,629 | $293,325 |
| Total liabilities | $705,606 | $1,387,366 | $1,126,793 | $1,070,404 | $938,633 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $0 | $44,766 | $973,580 | $1,064,413 | $1,093,965 |
| Temporarily restricted | $0 | $353,752 | $787,036 | $447,015 | $367,055 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $513,937 | $616,981 | $615,952 | $614,882 |
| Net assets | $2,365,149 | $912,455 | $2,377,597 | $2,127,380 | $2,075,902 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $21,351,572 | $11,990,922 | $19,547,224 | $12,367,422 | $9,441,077 |
| Program service revenue | $325,512 | $430,323 | $245,277 | $36,334 | $44,856 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $7,555 | $88,239 | $18,546 | $31,972 | $19,553 |
| Other revenue | $932 | $0 | $0 | $2,516 | $26,404 |
| Total other revenue | $333,999 | $518,562 | $263,823 | $70,822 | $90,813 |
| Total revenue | $21,685,571 | $12,509,484 | $19,811,047 | $12,438,244 | $9,531,890 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $18,362,182 | $11,989,543 | $17,602,982 | $10,825,132 | $8,372,789 |
| Management and general | $1,055,452 | $955,473 | $854,989 | $665,364 | $368,676 |
| Fundraising | $825,273 | $870,987 | $777,058 | $860,089 | $877,066 |
| Total expenses | $20,242,907 | $13,816,003 | $19,235,029 | $12,350,585 | $9,618,531 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,442,664 | ($1,306,519) | $576,018 | $87,659 | ($86,641) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,442,664 | ($1,306,519) | $576,018 | $87,659 | ($86,641) |
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
History
What began in the back bedroom of her home, grew into a leading-edge Christian relief and development organization, recognized by partners and governments alike as a successful service model for those in need. For more than 10 years, Jo Anne entered into war-torn regions, abandoned communities and dark pockets of the world teeming with forced labor and prostitution. She looked at the bleakness and despair and saw how she could bring glimmers of light through opportunity, dignity, and hope.
Though Jo Anne stepped down as WHI's CEO in 2008 to accept a prominent leadership role within The Wesleyan Church, she remains actively involved as a member of our Board of Directors. Today, current WHI President and CEO John Lyon carries out Jo Anne's original hope, empowering the poorest of the poor to become changemakers within their own communities.
Today, WHI continues its mission as a voice for the silent, an opportunity for the oppressed and water for those who thirst. WHI helps provide the dignity that comes from an educated mind, a healthy body, an honest day's wage and a safe place to heal. WHI is the one who comes alongside those gripped by poverty to offer a hand up instead of a handout. But more than anything, WHI is the reflection of Jesus Christ's compassion for all who suffer.
Program accomplishments
1,835 Children assisted with education through child sponsorships in 2019. 909 Participants attended Family Support Groups in Sierra Leone in 2019. 11,841 Individuals gained access to safely managed drinking water in 2019.