Jeff Rutt

Generosity Champion

Jeff Rutt is the founder of HOPE International and currently serves as the chairman of the board of directors. Jeff worked as a dairy farmer for almost a decade before becoming the founder and president of Keystone Custom Homes in 1992. Jeff has been named the winner of the Builder of the Year Award by BUILDER magazine three times and is the first homebuilder in the country to do so. Jeff founded HOPE International in 1997 and has acted as chairman of the board since then. His vision for international ministry, specifically economic development, is centered on the Gospel. Jeff believes HOPE’s work empowers families in poverty and restores dignity around the world. In 2008, Jeff was awarded the Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award for his philanthropic contributions.