Founded in 1908, Hope and Healing International (HHI), formerly Christian Blind Mission, is an international aid charity that works to help people with disabilities in the world’s poorest communities. The charity reports that 15% of the global population (about 1 billion people) live with a disability, including 150 million children, and that 80% of these people live in developing countries. Additionally, HHI states that 90% of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school. In F2019, Hope and Healing International provided healthcare, education, and community & livelihood services to 634,901 people.

In F2019, HHI spent 54% of program costs on Child Health programs. The charity sent $16.6m worth of medical supplies and equipment overseas to partners, including 5 million units of medication, 686 hospital beds, $2.8m in face masks and linens, and 1,392 surgical instruments. Through Operation: S.A.F.E. and Sound and Clean Water Christmas, HHI gave 14,268 people access to clean water through 9 wells and 22 capped springs.

In F2019, HHI spent 28% of program costs on Family Well-being programs. HHI supported 6,733 families with livelihood support, including agricultural resources like fertilizer, crop diversification training, livestock & husbandry training to start a small business, loans, and other supports.

In F2019, HHI spent 16% of program costs on Child Education programs. HHI gave 3,121 children access to school and play. It helped 1,792 children socialize with their peers in play, sport, and other community activities. Additionally, HHI developed special education plans for 1,328 children with special needs. To combat discrimination against children with impairments, 11,796 community members, government health workers, teachers, and medical staff were given training on disability inclusion.

The remaining 2% of program costs in F2019 were spent on Inclusive Humanitarian Assistance.

In F2017, Hope and Healing International took over 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 below does not include any revenues or expenditures for the US operations.

Hope and Healing International is a Major 100 charity, with $13.8m in cash donations and $14.3m in donated goods-in-kind (primarily medical supplies and equipment) in F2019. Administrative costs are 4% of revenues (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 23% of cash donations. This means overhead costs are 27%. For every dollar donated, 73 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

HHI has funding reserves of $6.3m, including $2.6m of donor-endowed funds. This means HHI can cover program costs for roughly three months.

­­Hope and Healing International paid external fundraisers $685k in F2019 to raise $2.5m for a cost of 27 cents per dollar raised.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Hope and Healing International for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 29, 2020 by Eric Jose.