Founded in 1908, Hope and Healing International (HHI), formerly known as Christian Blind Mission, works to help children and adults with disabilities in developing countries. The charity states that 15% of the global population has a disability, including 150 million children. HHI also reports that 90% of disabled children do not attend school and 80% live in developing countries. In F2020, it provided healthcare and community services to 614,382 people.

Hope and Healing International’s three largest programs are Child Health, Family Sustainability, and Education.

Child Health represented 57% of program costs in F2020. HHI raises funds to provide medical supplies and treatments for children in poverty. In F2020, the charity provided 263,360 children with preventative care, such as eye screening, medicines, HIV education, and hygiene training. It also sent its local partners more than $3.1m in medicine and vitamins, 7,521 hospital mattresses, 287,606 gloves, 57,466 face masks, and 8,810 surgical items.

Family Sustainability programs were 26% of program costs. HHI runs programs for low-income households, such as job training and medical care for disabled family members. In F2020, the charity helped 41,822 families through training in agriculture, livestock production, and business management. It also provided 3,711 eye surgeries and 1,558 orthopedic surgeries during the year.

Education represented 7% of program costs. HHI aims to raise awareness of disabilities and promote safe hygiene in local schools. In F2020, it helped to create school clubs to teach 330 students about clean water and hand washing. The charity also reports that it built school latrines used by 3,449 students during the year.

The remaining 10% of program costs included Social Attitudes (5%), Self Value (4%), and Humanitarian Response (1%). These programs aim to help disabled people feel included in their communities. In F2020, HHI states that it trained 9,459 community members, government workers, teachers, and medical staff on disability inclusion. It also funded sports, music, and arts programs for 11,188 children.

In F2017, Hope and Healing International took control of Christian Blind Mission US (the US affiliate of HHI). In F2019, Hope and Healing transferred control of Christian Blind Mission US to a separate organization. As such, the financial analysis for all three years below does not include revenues or expenses for US operations.

Hope and Healing International is a Major 100 charity, one of Canada’s largest charities, with $14.0m in cash donations and $10.1m in donated goods (mainly medical supplies and equipment) in F2020. Administrative costs are 5% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 24% of cash donations. This results in total overhead spending of 29%. For every dollar donated, 71 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

HHI has funding reserves of $13.5m, of which $2.3m is donor-endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, HHI can cover 131% or around 1.3 years of annual program costs. The charity’s program cost coverage spiked in F2020 due to a $4.5m increase in investments using proceeds from asset sales. Its financial notes state that it gained $6.5m on proceeds from the disposal of land, buildings, and equipment during the year.

­­In F2020, Hope and Healing International paid external fundraisers $56k to raise $2.5m, at a cost of 2 cents per dollar raised. This may be an error reported on the charity’s annual filings. In F2019, HHI paid external fundraisers $685k to raise $2.5m, at a cost of 27 cents per dollar.

Charity Intelligence has sent this update to Hope and Healing International for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on May 28, 2021 by Eric Zhao.

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