Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE HOPE VENTURE EXISTS TO BRING HOPE AND DIGNITY TO THE MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROJECTS.
STUDENTS: THE HOPE VENTURE STARTED 2020 SPONSORING 169 STUDENTS IN KENYA AND BY THE END WE HAD 226. THIS PROJECT PRIMARILY HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KENYA, WHERE THE DROUPOUT RATE BY HIGH SCHOOL IS NEARLY 60%. IN ADDITION TO THAT HOWEVER, THIS PROJECT ALSO SPONSORS A FEW STUDENTS IN UGANDA AND SOUTH ASIA, AS WELL AS HELPS SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE STUDENTS IN KENYA. IN 2020 THIS FUND ALSO HELPED SOME OF THESE STUDENT FAMILIES THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WITH ADDITIONAL HELP.
BACKPACKS: IN 2020, THE HOPE VENTURE HELPED 8100 CHILDREN HAVE THE SUPPLIES THEY NEEDED FOR A YEAR OF SCHOOLING THROUGH OUR BACKPACK PROJECT IN SOUTH ASIA. THESE CHILDREN COME FROM INCREDIBLY POOR BACKGROUNDS WHERE MANY OF THE FAMILIES HAVE NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A GIFT AND WHERE THERE IS LITTLE MONEY LEFTOVER FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES (ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC).
FOOD: IN 2020, THE HOPE VENTURE WAS ABLE TO HELP 6774 PEOPLE WITH FOOD. WE RAN 8 FEEDING CENTERS IN SOUTH ASIA, HELPED PROVIDE FOOD TO THREE SCHOOLS IN KENYA BY GROWING CROPS, AND LASTLY, PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH HELP DURING THE PANDEMIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Petersen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $34,958 |
| Matt Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Davis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Brester | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Kongsjord | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John Kroeker | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Stewart | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Troy Bredenkamp | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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