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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2025 Expires: April 2027

Hope Rises International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(800) 543-3135
One Alm Way
Greenville, SC, 29601
https://www.hoperises.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Hope Rises International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to serve as a channel of Christ's love to persons affected by leprosy and related diseases, helping them to be healed in body and spirit and restored to lives of dignity and hope."

Year, State Incorporated:
1906, NY

Also Known As:
American Leprosy Missions

Hope Rises International (HRI) reports that it covers costs of treating leprosy in countries in Africa and Asia that have the highest detection rates for the disease. The organization also funds reconstructive, cosmetic, and other surgical procedures to alleviate leprosy's damage to the body; provides physical therapy rehabilitation programs; and offers business start-up advice and job skill training to patients. In addition to research grants aimed at improving the screening and assessment of patients, HRI funds the development of a leprosy vaccine. At HRI-supported hospitals, health workers receive training in recognizing and treating leprosy. The organization also sponsors broadcasts and produces materials including books, brochures and posters for health clinics designed to teach recognition of early warning signs as well as reduce the fear and stigma associated with leprosy. HRI reports that it is currently carrying out a campaign against Buruli ulcer {a flesh-destroying bacterium closely related to leprosy) in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Hope Rises International's program expenses were:

Program services $11,099,098
Total Program Expenses $11,099,098

Chief Executive
David W. Simmons, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$222,242

Chair of the Board
Alan B. Terwilleger

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, Colson Center

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
30

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $15,869,206, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Hope Rises International's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Other $2,370
Investment income, net $75,886
Investment return in excess of amount designated for current operations $77,263
Realized and net unrealized gain on investments $226,257
Income from outside trusts $321,369
U.S. government grants $910,657
In-kind contributions $4,325,649
Legacies and bequests $5,162,257
Contributions and grants $5,470,643
Total Income $16,572,351

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 18% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $16,572,351
Total expenses: $14,452,956
  Program expenses $11,099,098
  Fundraising expenses $2,581,307
  Administrative expenses $772,551
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,119,395
Beginning Net Assets $13,387,538
Other Changes In Net Assets $384,059
Ending Net Assets $15,890,992
Total Liabilities $896,857
Total Assets $16,787,849

Note 1: According to the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, HRI had "other changes in net assets" of $384,059 including change in beneficial interest in perpetual trusts ($386,050), and actuarial loss on annuities (-$1991).

Note 2: For the year ended December 31, 2023, Hope Rises International reported in-kind donations of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies totaling $4,325,649.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance