Hope Ministries

Human services
Des Moines, Iowa
EIN 42-1512992
Tax-exempt since 2001

Firms paid: 5
Fees reported, 2019–2023: $756K
Fees reported in 2023: $303K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $16.2M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$302,958 to 3 fundraisers · $302,958 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Hope Ministries paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Douglas Shaw & Assoc IncDirect responseFundraising strategy	Fundraising strategy	$264,500
Money for Ministry LLCPlanned givingFundraising campaign management	Fundraising campaign management	$24,249
Gateway CommFundraising campaign management	Fundraising campaign management	$14,209

All firms paid

Fundraisers Hope Ministries reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Douglas Shaw & Assoc IncDirect response	2019–2023 · 3 years	$601,725
Money for Ministry LLCPlanned giving	2020–2023 · 2 years	$49,190
Gateway Communication	2019–2020 · 2 years	$48,061
Renaissance Group IncCapital campaigns	2020	$43,040
Gateway Comm	2023	$14,209

Form 990 Snapshot

Hope Ministries's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$16.2M	$13.7M	$2.1M	$303K
2022	$16.7M	$14.6M	$1.8M	—
2020	$17.1M	$15.4M	$1.6M	$271K
2019	$14.7M	$13.3M	$1.4M	$182K
2018	$13.0M	$11.4M	$1.5M	—

Fees are what Hope Ministries reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.