Public Charity

FILTER OF HOPE INC

FILTER OF HOPE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in TUSCALOOSA, AL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $12.8M revenue, $10.5M expenses, $9.6M total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371751688 TUSCALOOSA, AL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.8M
Total Expenses$10.5M
Total Assets$9.6M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$4.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

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"

Where $100 goes at Filter of Hope Inc

How Filter of Hope Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$76
Filter of Hope relies on funding from individuals, businesses, churches and foundations to fulfill its mission
82% of program spending
$16
Staff assists with team coordination, trip planning, logistics and leading short term mission trips
18% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$3,028,861 8 grants
General Support
$746,229 31 grants
Environment & Conservation
$309,138 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$148,878 6 grants
Economic Development
$109,400 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.8M $10.5M $9.6M
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

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $12.8M (+331%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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