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The HOPE Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 461571518

The HOPE Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $71,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $73,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$73,5006$1.6 million
2024$71,5006$1.7 million

How to apply

The HOPE Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$30,000
California2$20,000
Colorado1$10,000
Massachusetts1$10,000
Minnesota1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Acumen Fund Inc
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$30,000
San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelt
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$15,000
American Indian College Fund
Denver, CO
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Palo Alto Humane Society
Palo Alto, CA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
International Rescue Committee Inc
Albert Lea, MN
General & Unrestricted$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The HOPE Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The HOPE Charitable Foundation give?

$71,500 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The HOPE Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Daniel Hui (Pres, Dir, Sec).

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