Giving Hope
Giving Hope reported $17.8 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.15 went to program services, $3.54 to management and general costs and $0.31 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $126,067 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 52% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $126,067 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.73% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGiving Hope operates a food pantry in New Orleans, Marrero, Kansas City, and Hawaii, each of which provides groceries and hot meals to those who are hungry and needy. In 2024, the food pantry of New Orleans served 335,000+ hot means and distributed 8,001,705 pounds of food to senior citizens and underserved families in the community
Giving Hope has additional programs, such as Hope for a Home, Women of Hope Unite, Hope Against Trafficking, Giving Hope Retreat Center, and grants to communities to aid the needy, poor and disadvantaged. Giving Hope also partners with other charitable organizations in the community to offer support for underserved individuals and families
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $126,067 | $0 | $0 | $126,067 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Giving Hope (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $126K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 540
- Volunteers Part I, line 6175
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Giving Hope totaling $157K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Giving Hope's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Giving Hope, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Giving Hope's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Giving Hope reported that 96.2% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Giving Hope pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Giving Hope reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $126,067, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Giving Hope get its money?
Of $17.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Giving Hope a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-3449360 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622109349300342 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512949349301556 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402339349300445 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349313047 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202939349300115 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202240469349302609 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349319747 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-3449360: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.