Mission
To provide educational opportunities for orphans and disabled or disadvantaged youth.
Small Public Charity
BLESSED HOPE FOUNDATION
BLESSED HOPE FOUNDATION, of Ripley, WV, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $150K in revenue, $172K in expenses, $7K in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 263752269
Ripley, WV
International Relief
NTEE: Q33
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$150K
Total Expenses$172K
Total Assets$7K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$16K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Blessed Hope Foundation
How Blessed Hope Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $96 for programs
$49
Blessed Hope Foundation partially funded basic needs (food, housing, medical care) and education expenses for over 1500 orphans or disadvantaged children at 5 different locations in Uganda, East…
$24
Partially funded basic needs (food, housing, medical care) and education expenses for several hundred orphans or disadvantaged children at Matugga, Uganda, East Africa under the direction of Pastor…
$23
Provided moral support for the ministry of The Mbuyu Foundation in providing education and medical care to young people and mothers in Kampala, Uganda
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
MEDICAL ASSIST.
$11,400
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,100
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Development Director
April Hottle
Secretary/Treasurer
Barbara Wiseman
Managing Director
Denese Carney
Chairman
Thomas E Wiseman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $150K | $172K | $7K |
| 2024 | $213K | $204K | $30K |
| 2023 | $182K | $179K | $21K |
| 2022 | $148K | $139K | $19K |
| 2021 | $134K | $129K | $10K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $134K to $150K (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $7K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.