Call of Hope 
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Summary
For over a century, Call of Hope has been making the Gospel accessible to Muslims through creative media, relational evangelism, discipleship, humanitarian aid, and church planting initiatives. More than 200 indigenous Muslim background believers, all theologically trained, and all leaders in their ministries and communities, carry out the work of Call of Hope in 27 Muslim countries from the Middle East to Africa to Southeast Asia.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Call of Hope
PO BOX 64104
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-4104
Website: www.callofhopeus.org
Phone: (724) 372-6015
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 263946596
CEO/President: Ron Chiricosta
Chairman: Stefano Fehr
Board size: 5
Founder: Fritz Keller, Johannes Seitz
Ruling year: 2010
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Broadcast Biblically-based radio programs to over 200 million people.
Provide food, medicine, Bible-based literature to those in need.
Minister to the physical and spiritual needs of refugees.
Operate medical, vocational training, and spiritual mentorship programs for the disabled.
Produce and distribute literature, follow-up to answer questions and invite to Bible study groups.
Produce and distribute Scripture and Biblically-based literature in local languages.
Collaborate with local churches for training seminars.
Provide safe houses for persecuted Christians.
Respond to natural disasters with emergency supplies, food, and shelter.
Offer vocational training to help lift families out of poverty.
Conduct outreach ministries including youth sports, food distribution, and ministry to women and children.
Provide agricultural supplies and training, and micro-grants for small businesses.
Mission statement
To make the Gospel of Jesus Christ accessible to Muslims and to support persecuted Christians.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 838 of 1435 | 75 of 126 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 360 of 1435 | 39 of 126 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 720 of 1435 | 59 of 126 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1294 of 1436 | 112 of 126 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 95% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 85% | 87% | 92% | 93% | 95% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 54% | 110% | 99% | 85% | 113% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 83% | 46% | 97% | 91% | 79% | 107% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 46% | -10% | 1% | 15% | -13% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 30% | -5% | 0% | 12% | -13% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 4% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.59 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 1.11 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.14 | 1.53 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 4.49 | 10.47 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.42 | 0.48 | 1.07 | 1.29 | 3.00 | 11.60 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 22.36 | 6.06 | 49.27 | 67.54 | 515.72 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.85 | 20.79 | 11.00 | 9.19 | 3.99 | 1.03 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 4% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 57% | 282% | 184% | 150% | 150% | 90% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $787,710 | $289,327 | $392,636 | $109,235 | $39,837 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $4,192 | $3,596 | $3,174 | $2,677 | $2,362 |
| Short-term investments | $79,287 | $76,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $871,189 | $369,173 | $395,810 | $111,912 | $42,199 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $457,659 | $363,575 | $372,565 | $390,544 | $399,532 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $457,659 | $363,575 | $372,565 | $390,544 | $399,532 |
| Total assets | $1,328,848 | $732,748 | $768,375 | $502,456 | $441,731 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $143,687 | $7,493 | $5,860 | $217 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $143,687 | $7,493 | $5,860 | $217 | $0 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $143,687 | $7,493 | $5,860 | $217 | $0 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $534,775 | $337,617 | $365,935 | $394,996 | $27,782 |
| With donor restrictions | $650,386 | $387,638 | $396,580 | $107,243 | $413,949 |
| Net assets | $1,185,161 | $725,255 | $762,515 | $502,239 | $441,731 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $735,388 | $352,982 | $512,475 | $396,328 | $432,751 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $8,669 | $4,213 | $339 | $52 | $64 |
| Other revenue | $31,316 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $39,985 | $4,213 | $339 | $52 | $64 |
| Total revenue | $775,373 | $357,195 | $512,814 | $396,380 | $432,815 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $358,457 | $344,727 | $466,574 | $311,920 | $463,860 |
| Management and general | $43,401 | $38,052 | $32,314 | $20,118 | $18,177 |
| Fundraising | $18,152 | $11,676 | $10,247 | $3,834 | $7,553 |
| Total expenses | $420,010 | $394,455 | $509,135 | $335,872 | $489,590 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $355,363 | ($37,260) | $3,679 | $60,508 | ($56,775) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $355,363 | ($37,260) | $3,679 | $60,508 | ($56,775) |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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History
1887
German settlers Fritz Keller (German Vice Consul, Haifa), and Minister Johannes Seitz constructed an outreach ministry facility on Mount Karmel in Israel/Palestine. Facility construction was made possible by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire AbdulHamid Khan II and Pope Leo the 13th.
1904
Martin Schneider assumes leadership, expanding ministry focus beyond the German settlers in the Holy Land to include Jews and Muslims.
1923
Mission support headquarters established in Germany.
1948
The State of Israel is founded. The Israeli government seizes the Mount Karmel property on the grounds that it was German. Call of Hope workers flee to Lebanon.
1951 - the 1970s
COH ministry continues in Lebanon through humanitarian help for Bedouins and refugees, radio programs, literature publication, distribution, discipleship, and correspondence. COH work begins in Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, and Jordan.
1974
COH opens an English literature department.
1979
COH literature and discipleship work begins in southern India, Bangladesh, and other Asian countries.
1980s
The work expands in Asia. In Indonesia a vast Radio work starts.
1987
Literature work and agricultural evangelism efforts began in Nigeria and Ghana.
1990s
Literature and outreach work begins in other African countries like Kenya and Tanzania. Call of Hope begins its international Internet work in many different languages.
2003
Radio work begins in Northern Nigeria as well as in Ghana and Kenya.
2008
COH-USA is founded
2013
COH begins working among refugees fleeing ISIS, providing humanitarian aid and the hope of the Gospel.
2014
COH starts working in Bulgaria and Azerbaijan among Muslim gypsy communities.
2015
COH responds to the massive earthquake in Nepal, providing aid and shelter to survivors.