2023-04-28T11:03:56-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 272807823 THE SOUND OF HOPE The Sound of Hope SOUN 2562822533 PO BOX 320044 Birmingham AL 35212 Russell Jackson Co-Founder 5017727413 2023-04-28 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.TheSoundofHope.org X X 78186 X 78074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 75 37 0 78111 41305 0 29962 0 0 301 4602 76170 1941 9621 0 11562 9621 11562 0 0 0 0 9621 11562 0 0 9621 11562 Form 990EZ , Part III - The Sound of Hope exists to raise funds and awareness for orphans and vulnerable children around the world. We are committed to helping children break out of the cycle of poverty by partnering with programs that offer holistic care. We seek to educate, engage, and empower others to join the movement in creative ways. We want to empower you to be a voice for the cause. We want your voice to be the sound of hope. Whoever you are, whatever you do - you have value. We believe you can make a difference; just as we believe every child in the world has value, and every child has the potential to change the world. It's why we exist - not just to rescue these desperate children out of poverty and disease, but to give them the hope and the future they deserve. India According to UNICEF, there are more than 31 million orphans in India. Orphans and vulnerable children in this country are often kidnapped and sold into prostitution, slavery or murdered for organ harvesting. Impoverished children are also at risk of malnutrition and diseases like leprosy and HIV/AIDS. Little girls are especially in danger in India. 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month, while thousands of others are killed or abandoned at birth. The Sound of Hope financially supported one children's home in this country during 2022 - a total of 17 kids have been rescued. These children come from the streets, slums, brothels and leper colonies. Once safely in our homes, these little boys and girls are quickly accepted into their new family. In addition to meeting their basic needs of food, clothing, and a safe home; they receive an education, mentoring and medical care. In cooperation with our native partners, the Sound of Hope works to equip these children to break out of the cycle of poverty and rise above their circumstances. 9230 5000 Burma and Thailand Burma, located in SE Asia between India and China, is home to the longest running war in the world. Since the early 1960's, the Burmese military-run government has been committing genocide against the ethnic minorities living within it's own country. Although these ethnic minorities are legal citizens of Burma, the military junta burns down their villages, rapes their women and kidnaps their boys - forcing them to fight as child soldiers. We support two homes in this country. The Promised Land in Maesariang, Thailand and The Refuge in the Thai/ Burma border town of Mae Sot, Thailand. In The Refuge, we care for kids who come straight out of the violence in Burma. We're most proud of the self-sustainability model our partners have been able to implement here. They raise ducks, turkeys, hogs, and crops on a small plot of land. This bounty reduces monthly food costs, and proceeds from the sale of crops and livestock creates a revenue stream for the home. Our greatest success is that the kids are doing great, and advancing in their studies in a safe and loving environment. Thailand is home to a multi-BILLION dollar sex-industry. One Thailand agency reports that 40% of sex-trafficking victims are children. In response to this tragic dilemma, The Sound of Hope bought and established a girl's home in Masariang, Thailand. Our second Thailand home - The Promised Land - was purchased in 2011. After many months of renovations and preparations, our native Thai partners welcomed in 8 young girls in 2013 who were rescued out of impoverished situations from the surrounding mountain villages. It's girls just like these who are at the greatest risk to be kidnapped and forced to work in the sex-industry. We currently have 5 girls living in the home. In 2022 two of our girls graduated from a local university with degrees in Nursing. We raised the funding needed to pay their tuition and other university fees. So while there are only 5 girls in the home now - 2 of our former girls are now working as nurses in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In both homes, The Sound of Hope funding covers medical needs, school fees, and technology to assist with education. 32075 29865 34865 Beth Sewell Chairman of the Board 0.5 0 0 0 Lane Keeter Board Member 1 0 0 0 Annah Grace Morgan Board Member 0.5 0 0 0 Brian Manning Board Member 0.5 0 0 0 Ericka Jackson Board Member - Executive Director 10 0 0 0 Russell Jackson Board Member, CFO 20 27804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AL Russell Jackson 5716 8th Ave South Birmingham AL 35212 5017727413 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 83128 100665 105540 92783 78074 460190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83128 100665 105540 92783 78074 460190 34465 425725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 599 100 -66 0 37 670 460860 0 0.92376 1 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Proceeds from the sale of merchandise RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 1) Ray and Candace Ward (Thailand) - $5,920 The Wards, our charitable partners in Thailand, oversee operations in "The Refuge" - a children's home in Mae Sot, Thailand. 2) Rapee Somechei (Thailand) - $25,955 Rapee, a Thai national, oversees and operates a children's home for at-risk girls in Maesairang, Thailand. 3) Asha House (India) - $9,230 Simni Prafulla, an Indian national, oversees and operates a home for orphans and vulnerable children in Andhra Pradesh, India. 4) Benevolence - $200 These are grants given to people of our choosing - usually individuals who work closely with our partners in-country. Total Grants and Similar Amounts Paid - $41,305 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses include travel costs, banking and transfer fees, donor relations, advertising, annual subscriptions, processing fees and other general operating expenses.