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Hope's Cry International

Public charity · Grantmaker Independence, LA EIN: 27-2584815 Website

Be a means and channel of expressing and proclaiming the christian faith, domestically and internationally, through preaching, teaching and witness, to serve and strengthen churches of the christian faith and to minister to the spiritual needs of individuals and churches

Hope's Cry International at a glance

In short: Hope's Cry International gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,630
-96.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$6,630
Median grant
$6,630
Total assets
$399,045
+160.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hope's Cry International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Accts of Mercy: $7KAccts of Mercy$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Accts of Mercy ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Waco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $214K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Accts of Mercy Waco, TX—$6,630
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$399,045$782,597$576,785$6,6301$14
2024$153,135$467,790$500,799$213,619Total only$212
2023$105,952$497,406$468,206$172,828Total only$5,190
2022$80,967$510,863$555,833$154,105Total only$4,361
2021$132,754$355,225$306,617$49,850Total only$-1,292
2020$78,412$284,695$276,570$62,448Total only$242
2019$69,251$388,987$344,938$83,078Total only$8,332

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Hope's Cry International

Based on IRS filings

Hope's Cry International is a public charity focused on religion, based in Independence, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $399K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $14.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope's Cry International is led by William Todd Allen, President on every filing since 2019; 3 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Todd Allen

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $50K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Caleb Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $24K (2025)

  • Joshua Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    $9K (2025)

  • David Coram

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Demis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Ray

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chet Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Spillers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stan Bailey

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Terry Lee Brewer (2019–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

William Todd Allen — President: $60KWilliam Todd AllenPresident$60KCaleb Allen — Director: $24KCaleb AllenDirector$24KJoshua Allen — Director: $9KJoshua AllenDirector$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to William Todd Allen (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Hope's Cry International

How much does Hope's Cry International give each year?

Hope's Cry International gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $214K in grants paid.

How large is Hope's Cry International?

Hope's Cry International reported $399K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $783K.

What is Hope's Cry International?

Hope's Cry International is a public charity focused on religion, based in Independence, LA. It holds $399K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hope's Cry International operate?

Hope's Cry International has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Hope's Cry International's EIN?

Hope's Cry International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2584815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)

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