Public Charity

FILTER OF HOPE INC

FILTER OF HOPE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in TUSCALOOSA, AL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $9.3M revenue, $8.2M expenses, $6.1M total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371751688 TUSCALOOSA, AL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$9.3M
Total Expenses$8.2M
Total Assets$6.1M
Grant Records51
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO BRING CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO FAMILIES WORLDWIDE IN DESPERATE NEED OF BOTH. WE CARRY OUT THIS MISSION THROUGH SHORT-TERM TRIPS IN LATIN AMERICA AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHURCH PLANTERS REACHING UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS. FILTER OF HOPE EXISTS TO CREATE SOCIO-SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN SEVERE POVERTY WORLDWIDE. THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING CLEAN DRINKING WATER THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD WATER FILTERS AND SHARING THE "LIVING WATER" OF JESUS CHRIST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE. THE FILTER OF HOPE MINISTRY MODEL ALLOWS FAMILIES IN DESPERATE NEED TO EXPERIENCE "HEALTH FOR TODAY AND HOPE FOR TOMORROW"

Officers & Directors

FOUNDER/BOAR Bart Smelley
BOARD MEMBR/ Dr Jerry Palmer
BOARD MEMBER Louise Price
BOARD MEMBER Robbie Barrineau
BOARD CHAIRM Steve Hillis
BOARD MEMBER Todd Cowart

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Top Grant Purposes

POVERTY
$3,008,861 7 grants
WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY
$309,138 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$267,334 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$179,448 7 grants
HEALTH
$143,878 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $9.3M $8.2M $6.1M
2023 $7.6M $6.6M $4.8M
2022 $5.3M $4.0M $3.2M
2021 $3.0M $2.6M $2.1M
2020 $3.0M $2.5M $1.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $9.3M (+215%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.1M.

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