2024-10-08T12:27:50-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 202432585 HOPE FOR HONDURAN CHILDREN FOUNDATION HOPE 2164031051 19020 Shaker Boulevard Shaker Heights OH 44122 John Godt Director 2164024845 2024-08-07 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z John Godt 19020 Shaker Blvd Shaker Hts OH 44122 239901 0 X www.HopeForHonduranChildren.org X 2005 OH Our mission is to protect, inspire, nurture, educate, train, and challenge disadvantaged vulnerable Honduran children. We mentor and provide opportunities to help them reach their full potential and become self-sufficient, caring, responsible adults. 9 8 1 150 0 0 108421 76897 109307 103874 6277 19871 9464 0 233469 200642 122873 145464 0 0 38887 45341 0 0 227 18255 17722 180015 208527 53454 -7885 732996 743333 0 0 732996 743333 Our mission is to protect, inspire, nurture, educate, train, and challenge disadvantaged vulnerable Honduran children. We mentor and provide opportunities to help them reach their full potential and become self-sufficient, caring, responsible adults. Extreme poverty, lack of opportunity, drugs and gang violence contribute to a catastrophic struggle for human survival in Honduras. Most at risk are rural youth who migrate to the cities in search of opportunity where they are confronted with hunger, unemployment, disease, drug cartels, and brutal gangs specializing in trafficking, killings, kidnappings, rape and extortion. A United Nations Global Study advocates strong investment in education and employability for vulnerable children, youth, orphans, and those without access to public services. These are the children the Hope for Honduran Children Foundation works to serve, educate, and provide opportunities. 0 0 136116 111207 53497 EDUCATION AND SPONSORSHIP The United Nations reports that Honduras has the worst educational system in Central America and 51% of Honduran children receive no education after sixth grade. Extreme poverty and lack of education are very pressing problems that are prevalent for 75% of the population living in the mountain villages. In the rural communities most adults are unemployed and 2 in 10 are illiterate. Without the benefit of a good education, the population we serve has no possible escape from their cycle of deplorable poverty. Students are provided safe shelter, a quality education, food, clothing, medical care and abundant love. It is a family environment with rigorous expectations. In 2023, H4HC provided scholarships for 13 university scholars and 4 high school students in our 2 residential homes. Additional support was provided to two students not living in our residences. Our residential program is a long-term development project providing amazing results. Exemplary character and academic focus are prerequisites for admission.Students are provided safe shelter, food, a quality education, clothing, medical care and abundant love. It is a family environment with rigorous expectations. The students quickly learn the benefits of integrity, self-discipline and honor. Those with solid academic performances are supported through their studies at the university. H4HC students are thriving. 53597 25049 49527 PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE PROGRAM & CULTURAL EXCHANGE TRIPS - There is no better classroom than the world itself and no more impactful lesson than immersion into the vibrant, loving and impoverished Honduran culture. Immersion trips are an integral part of the foundation's success with each trip designed to make a sustainable difference in the lives of the Honduran children, their families, the local communities, and the lives of our service volunteers. In 2023, there were 3 trips; February, April (Nursing group), and June. Each week long trip offers a myriad of opportunities such as: 1) to engage in meaningful interaction with children & local villagers 2) to immerse yourself in a diverse and meaningful cultural experience 3) to enhance your global awareness 4) to bring much needed supplies to isolated villages 5) to change the world of a child in desperate need 6) to establish meaningful life-long relationships with teenagers. 10100 9207 850 SPECIAL PROJECTS - are those for which Hope for Honduran Children raises special funding to offset the costs of planning, implementation and continuation. Our Feed A Village program is extremely impactful. In 2023, the program helped to support five isolated and impoverished communities. H4HC provided educational assistance, food, shoes, clothing, vitamins, medical and educational supplies to 5 villages. University scholarships were awarded to three students and four high school scholarships were provided. H4HC also brought support to the local Center for the Blind and internet connection to the local Santa Lucia high school. 0 0 0 199813 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OH X John Godt 2164024845 19020 Shaker Boulevard Shaker Heights OH 44122 Karen Godt Executive Director 50 0 X X 42000 0 0 John Godt Director 40 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Ausperk Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Richard Bedell Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Grant Cathcart Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Yvonne Hsu Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Mark LaRose Direstor 0 0 X 0 0 0 Hugh O'Neill IV Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 William Peacock Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 42000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76897 875 76897 Education & Sponsorship 900099 53497 53497 0 0 Honduran Immersion Service 900099 49527 49527 0 0 Specific Projects 900099 850 850 0 0 0 0 0 0 103874 19033 19033 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40097 0 39259 0 838 0 838 838 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200642 123745 0 0 0 0 19673 19673 125791 125791 0 0 42000 40530 1260 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3341 3224 100 17 0 0 0 0 43 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1942 756 1186 0 4763 2382 2381 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7717 6623 1094 0 0 0 0 0 240 0 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1791 0 1791 0 Bank Fees 1226 834 392 0 208527 199813 8487 227 163852 31849 160425 93667 0 0 4240 19100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 404479 598717 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 732996 743333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 481441 566130 251555 177203 732996 743333 732996 743333 X -7885 18223 0 0 0 -1 X 0 0 0 X 67686 100345 214725 108421 76022 567199 109773 54077 100334 109307 104749 478240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177459 154422 315059 217728 180771 1045439 0 0 0 0 0 0 28947 7150 135900 51407 21404 244808 28947 7150 135900 51407 21404 244808 800631 6064 10039 4128 6607 19033 45871 0 0 0 0 0 0 6064 10039 4128 6607 19033 45871 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183523 164461 319187 224335 199804 1091310 0.73364 0.75031 0.04203 0.02876 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services Education and Sponsorship 98640 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services Immersion Services 17471 0 0 116111 Central America and the Caribbean Education and Scholarship 86986 Wire Transfer 0 0 3 Scholarship and Educational assistance Central America and the Caribbean 17 11654 Wire Transfer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Grant funds outside of the United States from the Hope for Honduran Children Foundation (H4HC) are monitored through internet and telephone communication, on-site inspections, and verification by directors and volunteers of H4HC. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Accounting method used to account for cash grants was based on actual expenditures Schedule F, Part III Accounting method used to account for cash grants was based on actual expenditures. Estimates of individuals was based on number of students served. 1 Scholarship grant to Honduran Student attend graduate level classes in the US 1 3507 Tutoring and legal aid for Rios family Honduran adoptees 2 16165 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Grant funds in the US are verified by telephone, email, and lreceipts furnished by the recipient Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Karen Godt, Executive Director, is the spouse of John Godt, Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization does not maintain committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b form 990 is sent to each voting member electronically prior to its filing Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 During 2023, no requests were made for the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Correction for rounding error