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Good Hope Family Foundation at a glance

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Good Hope Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$56k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Environment$35kScience & Tech$26kEducation$15kReligion$13kHealth$9kArts & Culture$4kFood & Nutrition$4kHousing & Shelter$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$25k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST MARY'S-BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH$12,982
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE FUND$5,000
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY$5,000
SCHOODIC INSTITUTE$5,000
FRIENDS OF ACADIA$5,000
STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN SCHOOL$5,000
THE CALTECH FUND$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST$2,000
ISLAND HOUSING TRUST$1,500
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL$1,500
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC$1,000
BAR HARBOR FOOD PANTRY$1,000
TELLURIDE SCIENCE & INNOVATION CENTER$1,000
THE FOREST SOCIETY OF MAINE$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%CLOVER FOUNDATION INC: $500 → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
NY
MA
CA
CO
MD
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$95k · 19 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
11

Total granted

$95k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+24%

Still filing today

68%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentInternationalEducationFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FO
    Friends of Acadia
    4× · 2022–2025 · $26k · revenue +88%
  • SI
    SCHOODIC INSTITUTE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
    3× · 2022–2025 · $15k · revenue +51%
  • TL
    THE LOWELL WHITEMAN SCHOOL
    2× · 2023–2025 · $6k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • SS
    SOCIAL SERVICES FUND - MGH
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
  • IH
    ISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +74%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

We conserve land permanently to benefit the natural and human communities of western the Penobscot Bay region.

Environment
2
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
3
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

The mission of the mount desert land & garden preserve is to conserve and share the beauty of our historic lands and gardens.

—
4
Maine Farmland Trust

Maine Farmland Trust protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances the future of farming.

Food & Nutrition
5
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust

To preserve and protect land surrounding the appalachian trail in maine for public benefit.

Environment
6
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
7
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
8
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
9
Penobscot Bay Medical Center

Penobscot Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is an acute care hospital that offers inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, patient and community education, and a full range of specialty services through…

—
10
Island Institute

We boldly navigate climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions.

Education
11
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
12
Kennebunk Land Trust

Kennebunk Land Trust's mission is to permanently conserve and steward land to benefit natural and human communities.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Island Housing Trust; the most unlike its peers is Bar Harbor Food Pantry. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 38 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST MARY'S-BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $13,082 · OtherST MARY'S-BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCHTHE CALTECH FUND: $6,500 · OtherTHE CALTECH FUNDTHE LOWELL WHITEMAN SCHOOL: $6,000 · OtherTHE LOWELL WHITEMAN SCHOOLMASS GENERAL HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE FUND: $5,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE FUNDBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $5,000 · OtherBOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARYIndividual grant recipient: $2,650 · OtherCOLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC: $2,500 · OtherNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING: $2,500 · OtherSOCIAL SERVICES FUND - MGH: $2,500 · Other+16 more: $6,640 · Other+16 moreFriends of Acadia: $26,000 · EnvironmentFriends of AcadiaSCHOODIC INSTITUTE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK: $15,000 · EnvironmentSCHOODIC INSTITUTE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARKForest Society of Maine: $4,600 · EnvironmentForest Society of MaineMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $4,000 · EnvironmentMaine Coast Heritage Trust+1 more: $55 · EnvironmentBAR HARBOR FOOD PANTRY: $2,500 · Food & NutritionGood Shepherd Food Bank: $1,500 · Food & NutritionISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATION: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterISLAND HOUSING TRUST: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $3,400 · Arts & CultureMOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL: $2,900 · HealthBROOKS SCHOOL: $1,000 · EducationBUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS SCHOOL: $500 · Education
Other$52,372Environment$49,655Food & Nutrition$4,000Housing & Shelter$3,500Arts & Culture$3,400Health$2,900Education$1,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFriends of Acadia: $26,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSCHOODIC INSTITUTE AT ACADIA NATIONAL PARK: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LOWELL WHITEMAN SCHOOL: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetForest Society of Maine: $4,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $3,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL: $2,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBAR HARBOR FOOD PANTRY: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetISLAND HOUSING TRUST CORPORATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISLAND HOUSING TRUST: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKS SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCLOVER FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT DESERT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPANORAMA GLOBAL: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $55 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Maine Community Found…Ethel D Colket Founda…Colket Family Foundat…Janet Stone Jones Fou…The Robert P and Arle…Gerrish H Milliken Fo…Cornelia Cogswell Ros…Florence V Burden Fou…Boston Foundation IncThe Chicago Community…Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…
Maine Community Foundation IncME19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Ethel D Colket Foundation · Colket Family Foundation · Janet Stone Jones Foundation · The Robert P and Arlene R Kogod Family Foundation · Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009 · Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc · Florence V Burden Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Good Hope Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Good Hope Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • American Physical Society: 1% of income from government
  • Island Housing Trust Corporation: 1% of income from government
  • Buckingham Browne & Nichols School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Good Hope Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Good Hope Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 38 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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