Hope International

What Hope International does

HOPE International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1997 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that delivers Christ-centered microfinance and savings group programs to underserved families across 16+ countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The organization operates through two main delivery mechanisms: a wholly-owned network of microfinance institutions (HOPE Ukraine, Turame Community Finance in Burundi, Urwego Bank in Rwanda, HOPE Congo, HOPE Haiti) that extend small business, housing, and agricultural loans, and a church-centered savings group methodology that combines financial tools with discipleship and spiritual formation. In 2025, HOPE deployed $148 million in loans to more than 99,000 entrepreneurs and has cumulatively served 2.4 million people over its history.

Revenue flows primarily from tax-deductible donations and charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and foundations, supplemented by interest income from MFI loan portfolios and microinsurance services. Distribution is asset-light in newer markets via two partner-enablement programs: the Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP), which equips Christ-centered MFIs with consulting, mentoring, curriculum, and small grants, and SG Multiply, which trains external church networks to launch their own savings group ministries. Supporting assets include the RESTORE Savings Group Facilitation Guide (developed with the Chalmers Center), a free online resource library, and a donor portal.

Name

Hope International

Legal name

HOPE International

Website

https://hopeinternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microfinance and community development services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Microfinance, Financial Inclusion & Inclusive Markets (BPAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secured Microloans (Community/Nonprofit, Collateralized) (FSAKALAJ), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Faith-based microfinance
• Community savings groups
• Microenterprise lending
• Poverty alleviation services
• Donor-funded development

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, HOPE International relies primarily on donations from individuals, churches, and foundations to fund its operations and programs.
2. Microloan Interest Income: HOPE's network of microfinance institutions generates revenue through interest charged on small business loans, housing loans, and agricultural loans to entrepreneurs in underserved markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HOPE International provides Christ-centered microfinance and savings group programs to families living in poverty across 16+ countries. Its core offerings include small business microloans, church-based savings groups, the Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP) for capacity-building partner MFIs, and SG Multiply for equipping church networks to launch savings group ministries. The organization funds these programs primarily through charitable donations and interest income from microloans.

Product overview

Hope International operates a multi-product microfinance and savings group ministry platform. Its core offerings include Savings Groups and Microloans — Christ-centered financial tools delivered through a global network of church partners — alongside the Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP), which provides consulting, mentoring, small grants, and training curriculum to Christ-centered MFIs worldwide, and SG Multiply, a partner-enabling program that equips church networks to launch their own savings group ministries. Supporting resources include the RESTORE: Savings Group Facilitation Guide, a free biblically-based curriculum developed with the Chalmers Center, and the HOPE Resource Library containing materials on microfinance, spiritual integration, governance, and leadership. Supplementary programs include the Ukraine Assistance Fund and an online donor portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Homes for HOPE: A related program/initiative focused on housing assistance for families.
• Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP)
• SG Multiply
• RESTORE: Savings

Products and services

• Savings Groups Christ-centered savings groups formed within local church communities, providing underserved families with a safe place to save, access to small loans, biblical training, and a supportive community rooted in faith.
• Microloans Small business loans, housing loans, and agricultural loans provided to underserved entrepreneurs through HOPE's network of microfinance institution partners, enabling families to start or grow businesses and work their way out of poverty.
• Microfinance Accelerator Program (MAP) Capacity-building program equipping Christ-centered microfinance institutions with spiritual encouragement, capacity-building for senior leaders, regional learning cohorts, small grants, and a core MFI training curriculum covering mission, vision, spiritual integration, leadership, governance, legal compliance, business strategy, product development, marketing, operations, risk management, human resources, finance, and IT systems.
• SG Multiply Partnership-based multiplier program that equips mission-aligned church networks and organizations to integrate and launch savings group ministries in their own churches and communities, extending the reach of HOPE's holistic poverty-alleviation tool.
• RESTORE: Savings Group Facilitation Guide Biblically-based curriculum developed in collaboration with the Chalmers Center that equips congregations to start and facilitate savings groups as a church ministry, covering group formation, training, meeting structure, and the financial transactions of a savings group.
• HOPE Resource Library An online library of freely accessible resources for practitioners in economic development, including materials on microfinance, savings operations, spiritual integration, governance, human resources, marketing, and industry books, organized by category and tags.
• HOPE Ukraine Assistance Fund Targeted assistance fund providing grants to Ukrainian churches and organizations, grace periods for existing loan holders, direct emergency assistance, support for savings groups among Roma communities, and staff wellbeing support amid the ongoing conflict.
• HOPE Account / Donor Portal Online donor portal allowing supporters to manage their giving to HOPE International, including one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, stock gifts, and legacy giving options.

Quantifiable outcome

• $148 million invested into dreams of 99,000+ underserved entrepreneurs in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UntoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2018, HOPE partnered with Untold to help them launch a savings group program contributing to their mission of equipping people to live a life beyond AIDS in East and Southern Africa.
• DiaconíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE's microfinance partner in Paraguay serving over 3,000 clients through financial services, discipleship, and vocational training.
• Esperanza InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE's partner in the Dominican Republic that provides microfinance services to entrepreneurs and families.
• Turame Community FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE International's microfinance institution in Burundi that launched innovative loans for coffee farmers, partnering with over 700 farmers in December 2021.
• Long Miles Coffee ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to ensure committed buyers for Burundian coffee farmers. Long Miles offers agricultural assistance and training while paying competitive premiums for coffee beans at harvest time.
• Invest CreditcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE's microfinance partner in Moldova that supports Ukrainians with specialized loan products for Ukrainian-owned businesses, hiring refugees, or trading with Ukraine.
• Urwego FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE International's microfinance institution in Rwanda providing loans and savings services to nearly 600,000 clients.
• Chalmers CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE partnered with the Chalmers Center to train church pastors and leaders to start savings groups and development projects in Ukraine.
• Center for Community Transformation (CCT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE's partner in the Philippines serving more than 150,000 families with savings and credit association programs.
• Compassion InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOPE partnered with Compassion International to launch savings group programs with their network of church partners, beginning in Thailand and expanding to Compassion Indonesia.
• EnlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2021, HOPE partnered with Enlace to help them incorporate a savings group program into their work of equipping El Salvadorian churches to tackle multidimensional poverty.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large global humanitarian and economic development organization running financial inclusion and microenterprise programs in fragile markets. Overlaps with HOPE in serving entrepreneurs in conflict-affected and low-income geographies.
• BRAC: One of the world's largest development NGOs, operating microfinance and graduation programs for the ultra-poor across multiple continents. Comparable scale and multi-country microfinance+services model, though secular and Bangladesh-rooted.
• Accion: Global nonprofit focused on financial inclusion through microfinance and fintech for the underserved. Comparable customer base (micro entrepreneurs), financial-inclusion mission, and global geographic spread.
• World Vision: Large international Christian humanitarian organization running microfinance, savings groups, and economic development programs alongside broader relief work. Comparable scale and mission overlap with HOPE, but with a far wider program portfolio.
• Grameen Bank: Pioneering microfinance institution serving poor entrepreneurs in Bangladesh and globally. Closely comparable core product (group-based microcredit for underserved borrowers), though structurally distinct from HOPE's faith-based nonprofit model.
• Habitat for Humanity: Faith-rooted nonprofit providing housing finance and construction to low-income families. Comparable faith-based DNA and holistic poverty-alleviation mission; HOPE even operates a related 'Homes for HOPE' sub-brand.

Direct peers

• Kiva: Online crowdfunding microloan platform connecting lenders to underserved entrepreneurs globally. Overlapping microfinance mission and entrepreneur base, though secular and crowdfunded rather than church-centered.
• World Relief: Faith-based humanitarian and economic development organization working with local churches to serve the poor. Directly comparable to HOPE's church-centered, holistic poverty-alleviation approach and partnership distribution model.
• Compassion International: Christ-centered child sponsorship and family development nonprofit. HOPE is an explicit partner of Compassion (savings groups in Thailand and Indonesia), and both share the church-network-plus-financial-tools approach to family poverty alleviation.
• Opportunity International: Global Christ-centered microfinance institution providing savings, loans, and training to entrepreneurs in underserved communities. HOPE's closest direct peer given shared faith-based DNA, microfinance model, and global footprint across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HOPEtweets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HOPEInternational
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeintl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/hope_intl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

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