2026-09-21T12:27:27-05:00 2025-12-31 050409384 KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD 951 NORTH MAIN STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02904 990 2025-01-01 262061324 HOPE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL HOPE 4014866885 125 SOCKANOSSET CROSS ROAD B CRANSTON RI 02920 KATIE ARRIAZA PRESIDENT 4014866885 2026-09-21 1 PATRICK J MARTIN P00283486 4012742001 2025 KATIE ARRIAZA 125 SOCKANOSSET CROSS ROAD B CRANSTON RI 02920 18568359 0 X HTTPS://WWW.HOPEOFLIFEINTL.ORG/ X 2008 RI SAVING LIVES 9 8 21 1130 0 0 34554645 18297911 0 0 293949 270448 0 0 34848594 18568359 23567322 19486185 0 0 1368678 1515874 0 0 265314 1080518 1273910 26016518 22275969 8832076 -3707610 10116457 6476118 176798 230793 9939659 6245325 X TO BE A HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATION WHICH BENEFITS CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, DISADVANTAGED, AND POOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. EVIDENCED BY THE DEPTH OF THEIR POVERTY, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION EXPERIENCING MALNUTRITION, AND THE ILLNESS AND DISEASES THAT ACCOMPANY THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 0 0 1326486 MISSION TRIPS AND EVANGELISM - THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE INITIATED, COORDINATED AND FULFILLED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THE YEAR. MISSION TEAMS ARE SENT TO VOLUNTEER SITES, CURRENTLY PRIMARILY IN GUATEMALA. THESE MISSION TRIPS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS; BUILDING OF SHELTERS AND BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, HOSPITALS AND HOMES; PAINTING EXISTING STRUCTURES; AS WELL AS CONDUCTING BIBLE CLASSES AND WORSHIP SERVICES. 20042063 19486185 CRISIS INTERVENTION AND EVANGELISM - WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE DONATED AND PURCHASED GIFT-IN-KIND ITEMS TO BE SHIPPED TO AFFECTED AREAS OF POVERTY IDENTIFIED BY HOPE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL AS AREAS MOST IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. HOPE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL THEN SHIPS THE ITEMS TO THOSE AREAS AND DISTRIBUTES THEM TO DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS. 21368549 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 RI X YUANA SUTTON 4014866885 125 SOCKANOSSET CROSS ROAD B CRANSTON RI 02920 KATIE ARRIAZA PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 141107 0 11065 ERICA VARGAS VICE PRESIDENT (TO 05/25) 3.00 X X 47731 0 468 JANE HOLT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARINA PINTO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BURR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORNE OLICHNY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGELIO ANIBAL SUCHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN FOSTER DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FALWELL DIRECTOR (AS OF 05/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 YUANA SUTTON COO 40.00 X 111924 0 4156 300762 0 15689 2 0 1 0 0 18297911 12113630 18297911 270448 270448 18568359 0 0 270448 19486185 19486185 316453 205542 80476 30435 912645 669500 112210 130935 15246 7 14647 592 165881 29592 127277 9012 105649 66556 27447 11646 32718 25953 6765 139236 110444 28792 16750 16750 186842 104323 82519 115000 15526 91464 8010 168906 151756 17150 321558 223434 26369 71755 6454 407 3118 2929 3662 3662 9379 7503 1876 78208 72962 5246 CONTAINER SHIPMENT EXPE 195197 195197 22275969 21368549 642106 265314 1101766 848450 156450 143541 1921 41094 23532 536225 402175 143429 134050 8671797 5252365 0 74180 10116457 6476118 39945 28098 136853 128515 0 74180 176798 230793 X 9939659 6228655 16670 9939659 6245325 10116457 6476118 -3707610 13276 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 25673403 29199564 16741091 34554645 18297911 124466614 25673403 29199564 16741091 34554645 18297911 124466614 124466614 590 794 8632 293949 270448 574413 125041027 0.99540 0.99740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13334 13334 162347 44403 117944 33792 39792 -6000 326752 317980 8772 134050 OPERATING LEASE PAYABLE 74180 74180 X 18581635 13276 13276 18568359 0 18568359 22275969 0 22275969 0 22275969 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES IRS FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THESE TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND CLOTHING TO DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS; CONSTRUCTION OF SHELTERS AND BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ORPHANAGES, AND HOMES; AND CONDUCTING BIBLE CLASSES AND WORSHIP SERVICES. 19486185 0 0 0 0 0 0 19486185 0 19486185 CENTRAL AMERICA TO BENEFIT CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND POOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER, AND SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 7372555 WIRE TRANSFER 12113630 FOOD, CLOTHING, AND VARIOUS SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS. FMV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY FREQUENT VISITS AND THE REQUIREMENT OF ACCOUNTING FOR ALL EXPENDITURES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KATIE ARRIAZA PRESIDENT 115433 0 18500 0 7174 0 3750 0 7315 0 152172 0 0 0 CARLOS E VARGAS FATHER OF BOARD PRESIDENT & VP/CO-FOUNDER OF ORGANIZATION 7057888 ESPERANZA DA VIDA IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN GUATEMALA AND FOUNDED BY CARLOS E. VARGAS, A CO-FOUNDER OF HOPE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL. DURING THE YEAR, HOPE OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CASH AND NON-CASH ITEMS DIRECTLY TO ESPERANZA DA VIDA IN SUPPORT OF ITS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AND MISSION. THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE RECEIVED BY ESPERANZA DA VIDA AS AN ORGANIZATION AND NOT BY CARLOS E. VARGAS INDIVIDUALLY. 0 CARLOS E VARGAS FATHER OF BOARD PRESIDENT & VP/CO-FOUNDER OF ORGANIZATION 94051 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 CHERYL VARGAS MOTHER OF BOARD PRESIDENT AND VP/CO-FOUNDER OF ORGANIZATION 92795 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 CARLOS VARGAS JR SON OF CO-FOUNDERS AND BROTHER OR PRESIDENT & VP 76671 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 OSCAR H ARRIAZA HUSBAND OF PRESIDENT AND BROTHER IN LAW TO VP 53209 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 SILVIA VARGAS SISTER IN LAW OF BOARD PRESIDENT AND VP 51293 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 SALVADOR VARGAS BROTHER OF CO-FOUNDER AND UNCLE OF PRESIDENT AND VP 39907 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 MYNOR VARGAS BROTHER OF CO-FOUNDER AND UNCLE OF PRESIDENT AND VP 41150 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 AMELIA VARGAS SISTER IN LAW OF CO-FOUNDER AND AUNT OF PRESIDENT AND VP 15963 SALARY AND BENEFITS PAID BY ORGANIZATION 0 X 2271095 THRIFT SHOP/FMV X 5 282581 FMV X 55 5863974 FMV X PERSONAL CARE ITEMS 18 2552070 FMV X OTHER 13 708719 THRIFT SHOP/FMV X SEASONAL 17 385503 THRIFT SHOP/FMV X BLDG. MATERIALS 7 49687 COST 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 KATIE ARRIAZA (BOARD PRESIDENT) AND ERICA VARGAS (BOARD VICE PRESIDENT) ARE SISTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO ESTABLISHED COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE ALL ARE SATISFIED WITH THE FORM, IT IS FINALIZED AND A COPY IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. AT THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING, THE MEMBERS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND A GENERAL REVIEW OF THE FORM IS CONDUCTED BY MANAGEMENT. REVISIONS, CORRECTIONS, ETC. ARE MADE AS NECESSARY. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS MEETING, THE FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND HAVE REPORTED ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DURING THE PAST YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY AND WILL REPORT ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DURING THE COMING YEAR. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT ACTUALLY EXISTS. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THE POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IS A CONFLICT, THE BOARD EXAMINES THE TRANSACTION AND A VOTE IS TAKEN (WITH THOSE INVOLVED RECUSING THEMSELVES) AS TO WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY THE BOARD CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE REVIEW ALSO ESTABLISHES THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THIS PROCESS INVOLVES THE EVALUATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS), ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAIL COPIES UPON REQUEST OR PROVIDE COPIES TO THOSE WHO COME TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE ORGANIZATION CHARGES FOR THE COPIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS.