Accountability and Financials
Our Mission
To end persistent rural poverty in the United States of America.
Our year in review
Fiscal year October 2024 to September 2025
Across the coalition
We hosted our Annual Meeting in Decatur, GA, convened health summits across the Southeast, and screened our documentary Rising Hope in communities across the country — from Cleveland and Shaw, MS, and Selma, AL, to St. Louis, Dallas, and Washington, DC. We also launched Hope Box to showcase products from our social enterprise network.
Appalachia
We helped One Voice, one of our partners in West Virginia, complete a toolkit that will help others replicate its work responding to the opioid epidemic.
Black Belt
Through Together We Build, we helped build a house in Fitzgerald, GA, and a family of four became homeowners. This model is now our approach to creating new affordable homes across rural America.
Delta
We connected Delta Circles with Silicon Valley partners, who installed 3D printers in Helena-West Helena, AR, trained staff to run them, and celebrated with the community.
Tribal Nations / Texas / Four Corners
Dr. Cory Peacock became our regional manager for the Four Corners (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah), the first step in scaling our work across the region.
Board of Directors
Together For Hope is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Board members receive no compensation for their service.
Heather Mustain
Dallas, TX
Wilshire Baptist Church
Travis Lowe
Oklahoma City, OK
IPHC Extension Loan Fund
Kelly Morrissey
Norwalk, CT
Yale Divinity School
Preston Clegg
Little Rock, AR
Second Baptist Church
Ellen Di Giosia
Boerne, TX
CBF Texas
Joi Fitzgerald
Atlanta, GA
Senior Accountant
Shequeena McKenzie
Jackson, MS
Municipal Court Judge
Javier Perez
Atlanta, GA
CBF
Elket Rodriguez
Harlingen, TX
Law Office of Elket Rodriguez
Paul Baxley
Atlanta, GA
CBF
Ruben Ortiz
Atlanta, GA
CBF
Financial summary
Fiscal year October 2024 to September 2025
| Item | Amount | Share of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1,282,508 | |
| Program services | $707,440 | 66% |
| Management and general | $202,298 | 19% |
| Fundraising | $155,996 | 15% |
| Total expenses | $1,065,734 | 100% |
| Net assets at end of year | $787,781 |
Documents
Audited financial statements, governing documents, and our conflict of interest policy are available on request. If you would like a printed copy of this information, we’ll be glad to mail one to you.
Questions?
Natalie Aho, our Chief Development Officer, would be glad to help.
This information is general and is not tax or legal advice. Please talk with your tax or financial advisor about your situation.