Charity profile · Historical source record

Bright Hope International

EIN 23-7004991Religion Illinois Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing Hope to those living on less than $1 a day.

Founded in 1968, Bright Hope serves the extreme poor - those living on less than $1 a day. Bright Hope envisions a world where under-resourced, indigenous churches transform their communities and bring Hope to the extreme poor. Their efforts include a holistic program with physical aid, economic development and spiritual growth in each of their partnerships in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This aspect of their ministry is called Hope for today, tomorrow and eternity.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.85Overall score
out of 100

80.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,785,220

Total expenses · USD$5,613,402

Program expenses

$5,108,195.82 recorded amount

91.0%

Fundraising expenses

$202,082.47 recorded amount

3.6%

Administrative expenses

$291,896.90 recorded amount

5.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: C.H. Dyer
Recorded compensation: $96,768.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.72%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Bright Hope International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1968, Bright Hope serves the extreme poor - those living on less than $1 a day. Bright Hope envisions a world where under-resourced, indigenous churches transform their communities and bring Hope to the extreme poor. Their efforts include a holistic program with physical aid, economic development and spiritual growth in each of their partnerships in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This aspect of their ministry is called Hope for today, tomorrow and eternity.
`ein` EIN	23-7004991
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5613402.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.036000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.91
`fscore` Financial score	80.0
`leader` Recorded leader	C.H. Dyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	96768.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0172
`motto` Tagline	Bringing Hope to those living on less than $1 a day.
`name` Charity name	Bright Hope International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5785220.0
`score` Overall score	85.85
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5108195.82
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	202082.47200000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	291896.90400000004

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.