HOPE MINISTRIES
AI Summary
HOPE MINISTRIES is a nonprofit in Iowa focused on homeless services, food aid, and homeless shelters, providing free meals, safe shelter, and life-recovery support for homeless, near-homeless, and hungry men, women, and children through its mission of rescue, hope, recovery, and restoration. For filing year 2025, it reports an operating budget of $15.4M and total revenue of $15.6M, with major support from COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN, Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc, and LAURIDSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Mission Statement
HOPE MINISTRIES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE PROVIDERS OF FREE MEALS, SAFE SHELTER, AND COMPREHENSIVE LIFE-RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS, NEAR-HOMELESS, AND HUNGRY MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN IOWA. THE MISSION OF HOPE MINISTRIES IS TO RESCUE THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, HUNGRY, ABUSED OR ADDICTED, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOPE, RECOVERY AND RESTORATION THROUGH THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST.
Cause Areas
3
Homeless shelters
Food aid
Homeless services
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Charity Verification Snapshot
IRS EO Business Master File Status
Listed as tax-exempt
IRS Pub 78 Status
Eligible for tax-deductible gifts
IRS Revocation Status
Not in Automatic Revocation of Exemption List
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- 112 funders
- 26 board & team members
- 10 historic 990s & financials
- 6-year operating budget trend
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HOPE MINISTRIES’s budget?
In 2025, HOPE MINISTRIES reported an annual operating budget of around $15.4 million. More detailed financial information is available to registered users.
What causes does HOPE MINISTRIES support?
HOPE MINISTRIES supports work in Homeless shelters, Food aid, and Homeless services.
Where does HOPE MINISTRIES operate?
HOPE MINISTRIES is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.
Who funded HOPE MINISTRIES recently?
In 2025, HOPE MINISTRIES received grants from DONALD F &CHARLENE K LAMBERTI FOUNDATION, CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA, and Robert and Arlene Hamilton Family Charitable Foundation. More information on this organization’s funders is available to registered users.
What is the largest grant HOPE MINISTRIES received in 2024?
The largest grant to HOPE MINISTRIES in 2024 exceeds $200 thousand.