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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2024 Expires: June 2026

Hope Walks

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7
(717) 502-4400
Post Office Box 218
York Springs, PA, 17372
https://hopewalks.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Hope Walks does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Hope Walks does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

Hope Walks does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Hope Walks meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to free children and families from the physical, emotional, and economic burden of clubfoot."

Year, State Incorporated:
2018, DE

Also Known As:
Cure Clubfoot

Hope Walks builds clubfoot treatment programs within a country's national healthcare system by forming a network of partnerships to train and equip local healthcare providers and provide parent support and education. The organization's strategy includes educating and mentoring in the Ponseti method, equipping facilities with resources, raising awareness, providing parent support, and community outreach. Hope Walks reports that it currently supports clubfoot treatment programs in over 170 clubfoot clinics across Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, and Zambia.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Hope Walks's program expenses were:

Program activities: $3,172,383

Total Program Expenses: $3,172,383

Chief Executive
Scott Reichenbach, President

Compensation*
$116,172

Chair of the Board
Leron Lehman

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Consultant, North Group Consultants

Board Size
8

Paid Staff Size
35

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: In 2022, the highest paid employee was Jai Sarma, Vice President of Programs, who received $120,047 in compensation.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,785,165 are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Hope Walks's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $3,675,738
In-kind contributions $109,427
Other revenue $27,089
Total Income $3,812,254

Programs: 78% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $3,812,254
Total expenses: $4,055,027
  Program expenses $3,172,383
  Fundraising expenses $599,216
  Administrative expenses $283,428
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-242,773
Beginning Net Assets $2,300,061
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,057,288
Total Liabilities $228,383
Total Assets $2,285,671

Note: According to Hope Walks' audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $109,427 in the form of donated medical services ($66,056) and clinic space and office rent ($43,371).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance