About Hope Universal
Hope Universal Inc. is a faith-driven international giving foundation that concentrates on child and orphan care, partnering primarily with Christian ministries and mission organizations to support orphanages, sponsorship programs, and related community services in sub-Saharan Africa and select other low-income countries. Grants are often program-specific (orphan care, vocational schools, widow support) and directed to mission partners and small NGOs rather than large institutional charities.
Focus Areas
Christian faith-based orphanage support in Sierra Leone, Kenya, Uganda and ZambiaOrphan sponsorship and residential child-care programs (Rancho La Hermosa, George Muller-style homes)Vocational training linked to child/widow programs (e.g., Bethesda Hospital Trust vocational school in Uganda)Support for widows and family stabilization in Romania and other contextsSmall international mission partners providing community relief and disaster response
Who They Fund
orphans/children without parental carevulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa (Zambia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Uganda, Nepal)
About Hope Universal
Hope Universal Inc. most clearly stands out for sustained funding to orphan care and child homes tied to Christian ministries, with recurring support for Zambia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and related residential care models. Across recent grants, the foundation has backed orphan care, orphan sponsorship, and mission-linked child welfare rather than general operating support for broad institutions. A large share of the work centers on international ministry partners that run homes, sponsorship programs, and direct services for children without parental care. Several grants point to that pattern. Every Orphans Hope received multiple awards for Zambia orphan care, including $60,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025. Children in Christ also received repeated support for orphan care, with grants of $58,000 in 2024 and $35,000 in 2025. Other sizeable awards went to Word Made Flesh for the Sierra Leone Hope Project, New Life Home for Kenya support, and Rancho La Hermosa for Sierra Leone support. The result is a portfolio built around specific child-care ministries, with repeated funding to the same partners across years.
What Hope Universal Funds
Orphan care is the clearest theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. Children in Christ received $58,000 in 2024 and $35,000 in 2025 for orphan care, while Baptist International Missions received $10,000 in 2024 for orphan sponsorship. Good Life Ministries also received $5,000 in 2023 for orphan sponsorship. The foundation also supports residential child-care and home-based models. Rancho La Hermosa received $25,000 in 2024 for Sierra Leone support, and Amani New Life Home received $19,582 in 2023 for Rancho Hermosa orphanage work. No Longer Abandoned received $15,000 in 2025 for a children’s home in Bukidnon, Philippines. A third cluster involves vocational and family stabilization work. Bethesda Hospital Trust received $22,000 in 2024 and $21,000 in 2023 for an Uganda vocational school, and Hope Force International received $50,150 in 2024 for Romanian widow support.
How Hope Universal Gives
Hope Universal Inc. gives at a mid-sized level, with a typical grant size of $5,075 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $28,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants show repeat awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Every Orphans Hope, Children in Christ, Word Made Flesh, Hope Force International, Bethesda Hospital Trust, One Generation Alliance, and Tenkasi Faith Ministry. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing project support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is not reported as funding individuals or making program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$235K
Total Assets
$82K
Total Revenue
$239K
Total Expenses
$257K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $28K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARK STEWART
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Hope Universal Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Hope Universal.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 48 | $883K | 98.0% |
| 2 | India | 1 |
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