About
Convoy of Hope is a faith-based humanitarian organization headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, with "a driving passion to feed the world through children's feeding initiatives, community outreach, and disaster response." Founded in 1994, it works in partnership with local churches, businesses, civic organizations, and government agencies to strategically offer help and hope to communities around the world.
Mission
Convoy of Hope describes itself as a humanitarian, faith-based organization on a mission to feed the hungry and bring help and hope to communities that need it most, serving people who are impoverished, hungry, and hurting. Its core values are love, dignity, service, excellence, integrity, unity, support, partnership, hope, and advocacy.
What they do
- Children's Feeding — feeding hundreds of thousands of kids around the world; 300,000 children were engaged in the program in 2019
- Disaster Relief — responding to earthquakes, tornadoes, droughts, and floods with relief supplies and a helping hand
- Community Engagement — combining a community's passion with Convoy of Hope's knowledge and resources to serve its "Guests of Honor"
- Agriculture — training and equipping communities to grow more food; more than 10,000 participants had completed training by 2016
- Women's Empowerment — started in Ethiopia in 2010; more than 6,000 women trained and equipped by 2015
History
Founder Hal Donaldson's father was killed in a car crash in 1969, and the kindness his family received from neighbors laid the foundation for the organization. In 1994, inspired by meetings with Mother Teresa and missionaries Mark and Huldah Buntain, Donaldson and a group of family and friends established Convoy of Hope and held its first outreaches, called "Care Days." The organization opened its Springfield, Missouri headquarters in 1996, conducted its first U.S. and international disaster responses in 1998, and served its one-millionth person in 1999. It responded to the 9/11 attacks, distributed nearly 1,000 tractor-trailer loads of food and supplies after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and served its 100th country in 2007. It surpassed 50 million people served in 2012, distributed more than 200 million meals during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, delivered emergency relief in Ukraine in 2022, opened its Global Headquarters & Training Center in 2023, and served 85 communities across six states after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024.
Financials
According to ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer, Convoy of Hope reported total revenue of $435,592,269, total expenses of $364,499,974, and net assets of $155,877,434 for fiscal year 2021, with contributions making up 98.3 percent of revenue. The IRS designates the organization as a church, so it is not required to file annual Form 990s. Convoy of Hope states that more than 92 percent of its income funds programs that serve and empower vulnerable people, and that it obtains an annual independent audit from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, with an audit committee of the Board of Directors reviewing the annual audit and tax filings.
Governance
Convoy of Hope is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization governed by a Board of Directors that establishes policies, sets budgets, oversees operations, and reviews organizational accomplishments. Per its 2021 IRS filing summarized by ProPublica, Hal Donaldson serves as President/CEO. The organization operates from the Convoy of Hope World Distribution Center at 1 Convoy Drive, Springfield, Missouri.