Mission
Helping children around the world in the areas of Nutrition, Education, Shelter, and Spiritual Development.
Ruling year
2014
Executive Director
Mr Nathanael L Graffam
Director of Operations
Mrs. Megan Graffam
Main address
PO Box 1241
Highland City, FL 33846 USA
EIN
46-2506150
NTEE code
Other Housing, Shelter N.E.C. (L99)
Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)
Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (X99)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Helping to end the cycle of poverty for children and families around the world.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Home Building
Building homes for families in need.
Feeding Programs
Hope Project provides the funds for more than 5000 meals a month to feed children in various programs in Nicaragua.
Children's Education
Hope Project sponsors children to attend school in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Southeast Asia.
Classroom Development
Hope Project helps equip classrooms and develop teachers in some of the schools that we sponsor children to attend.
Where we work
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have access to education
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Children's Education
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Project makes it possible for hundreds of children around the world to attend school by providing school uniforms and supplies to families that couldn't otherwise obtain them.
Number of schools repaired or expanded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Classroom Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Project provides classroom supplies for teachers and students as well as provides in-service training for teachers. These efforts impact the education of thousands of children each year.
Number of schools financed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Classroom Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of teachers trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Academics
Related Program
Classroom Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of houses built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Home Building
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Project builds homes for families in need around the world.
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Feeding Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Project provides plates of food (meals) for programs around the world as well as two to four-week provisions of food for families in need.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Hope Project aims to end the cycle of poverty in communities around the world, focusing our efforts on helping children in the areas of Nutrition, Education, Shelter, and Spiritual Development.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Hope Project aids in the betterment of children and families through providing adequate shelter, proper nutrition, opportunities for skills training and spiritual development and by making it possible for children to attend school who otherwise may not have access to education.
We aim to support schools in which we sponsor children to attend, in order to help provide the best quality education for the children.
We partner with existing organizations in the communities that we help.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Hope Project acts as a bridge between people who need help and the people that can help them. We fundraise and raise awareness about the needs of communities living in poverty around the world. We also provide opportunities for volunteers to travel to these communities and participate in the in the work. This model further increases our support base and ability to raise and spread awareness.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As of December 2021, Hope Project has built 241 homes for families in need around the world, provided more than 350,000 meals, made it possible for more than 1300 children to attend school who otherwise would not have access to education, as well as completed various other projects in the communities that we serve.
We will continue to partner with existing organizations on the ground in various communities around the world where children and families are experiencing poverty.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Children and families in various communities around the world. Organizations within these communities.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To better serve the communities.
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Continuing with team service trips to communities, upon request of the community leaders.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Hope Project International
Board of directorsas of 01/04/2023
Mr. Randal Martin
The Kings Academy
Jordan Rippy
Randal Martin
Deb Graffam
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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