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Mission and Programs

Mission

It is Project HOPE''s mission to achieve sustainable advances in health care around the world by implementing health education programs, conducting health policy research, and providing humanitarian assistance in areas of need; thereby contributing to human dignity, promoting international understanding and enhancing social and economic development. The essence of Project HOPE is teaching; the basis is partnership. Every year HOPE raises approximately $120 million of resources to support programs around the world. Over 90 percent of these resources are spent on programs. Funds are raised from government, multilateral organizations, multinational corporations, private institutions, and the general public. Until recently, fundraising and recruitment of health care professionals has been principally in the U.S., but since 1990, HOPE has developed new operations outside the U.S.with National Boards in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Programs

Although immediate humanitarian assistance is often an element of its activities, Project HOPE always stresses long-term, systemic solutions to health care problems. Programs cover the development of health care facilities and all aspects of education for nurses, doctors, engineers, and managers. Education initiatives include: health promotion, disease prevention, health care in the community, specialist hospital services, biomedical engineering, health care management, and policy. The focus for Project HOPE programs is currently: Africa, The Americas and the Caribbean, Asia and the Middle East,Central Eastern Europe, and Russia Eurasia. HOPE has experience in over 100 countries around the world, and generally conducts programs in more than 35 differnt countries in any one year. To support a program, Project HOPE actively facilitates partnerships between a number of organizations and individuals who make the program a success, combining expertise, both internal and external, to the host country. This may include government departments, health care institutions, health care professionals, and funding organizations. Each program partner agrees to contribute resources and expertise to achieve the designated health outcomes. The specific design and implementation of a program is undertaken by HOPE health care educators working with their host counterparts. Together, they address critical health care needs while educating others about the successful processes and procedures, which can be adopted. Project HOPE's emphasis is on efficient, effective, solutions for the long term. Please refer to the listing in this directory under Project HOPE - The People-to-People Health Foundation for 1999 financial figures. Project HOPE- The People-to-People Health Foundation replaced the name People-to-People Health Foundation as the legal name.

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities)
Health (General and Financing)
Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities)

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 06/30/2007

1. In 2007, Project HOPE continued its efforts to improve the lives of women and children through our health education programs. Project HOPE has provided mother and child health services, micro-credit and health programs, and reproductive health programs in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Central Asia, and Europe.
2. In 2007, Project HOPE provided humanitarian assistance in Georgia, Peru, as well as multiple countires in Latin America and Southeast Asia in coordination with medical volunteers aboard U.S. Navy hosptial ships. The knowledge and experience Project HOPE has gained through its long-term programs has given HOPE the opportunity to provide effective emergency relief.
3. Project HOPE is also focusing on HIV/AIDS education in Afria, Asia, and the Americas providing training, education, screening, and referal for care.

1. Expand HOPE's programs to assist more people through health education, treatment and humanitarian assistance.

Project HOPE tracks the effectiveness of its international health education programs through a sophisticated system of review and evaluation. HOPE utilizes several procedures to verify the quality and sustainability of the programs we provide:
(1) HOPE requires regular reports on the status of our programs by the staff that operate the programs in the field (2) HOPE frequently reviews and inspects the techniques used in our programs
(3) HOPE's system of gift-in-kind distribution requires detailed accounting of pharmaceuticals.

Additional Comments

The Health Affairs Journal

Project HOPE founded the Health Affairs journal in the U.S., which has a worldwide reputation for authoritative discussion on U.S. and international health policy. The journal is partnered with the Center for Health Affairs, which provides research and analysis on health management and policy issues.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $159,957,012 Government Grants $8,761,180 Program Services $1,719,268 Investments $1,887,862 Special Events $(457,572) Sales $0 Other $627,154			Program Services $157,431,155 Administration $4,443,658 Other $7,690,984 Total Expenditures $169,565,797
Total Revenue	$172,494,904		NET GAIN/LOSS	$2,929,107

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jul 1, 2007	Jun 30, 2008	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$5,661,548	$9,508,043	$3,846,495
Accounts Receivable	$235,393	$66,326	$(169,067)
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$11,813,129	$16,868,604	$5,055,475
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$23,956,698	$15,126,011	$(8,830,687)
Investments/Securities	$17,743,581	$18,907,059	$1,163,478
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$4,836,569	$4,511,798	$(324,771)
Other	$1,438,542	$1,946,875	$508,333
Total Assets	$65,685,460	$66,934,716	$1,249,256
Liabilities	Jul 1, 2007	Jun 30, 2008	Change
Accounts Payable	$9,755,027	$7,221,347	$(2,533,680)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$2,066,328	$2,033,961	$(32,367)
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$2,272,718	$2,762,449	$489,731
Total Liabilities	$14,094,073	$12,017,757	$(2,076,316)
FUND BALANCE	$51,591,387	$54,916,959	$3,325,572

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