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Hopelab Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2024
31
Organizations funded FY2023
90%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$63,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,264,667
Organizations funded a year
7 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$27M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 90% of the organizations Hopelab Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 98% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 2% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationCivil RightsCommunity ImprovementInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving37$4.0M68%
FY202331$3.1M90%
FY202214$794k71%
FY202110$916k80%
FY202012$479k75%
FY20197$203k71%
FY201812$254k100%
FY20177$121kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$4.6MYouth Development$1.3MEducation$1.2MPhilanthropy$740kCivil Rights$720kScience & Tech$634kInternational$530kPublic Benefit$375kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
NY
MA
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IN
PA
NJ
CA
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MD
DE
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NC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mindright Health Inc$2,529,6672n/a
Griptape Org Inc$495,000119%
Panorama Global$330,00011%
Livebetter Corp$290,000264%
Cornell University$255,80920%
Center for Intimacy Justice$225,000246%
Crisis Text Line Inc$210,00020%
Young Peoples Alliance Education Fund$175,000227%
National Center for Civic Innovation In$175,00010%
Centerlink Inc$150,00022%
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All grantees of Hopelab Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mindright Health Inc$2,529,6672n/a
Griptape Org Inc$495,000119%
Panorama Global$330,00011%
Livebetter Corp$290,000264%
Cornell University$255,80920%
Center for Intimacy Justice$225,000246%
Crisis Text Line Inc$210,00020%
Young Peoples Alliance Education Fund$175,000227%
National Center for Civic Innovation In$175,00010%
Centerlink Inc$150,00022%
Generation Patient Inc$150,000212%
Rock Health Foundation$125,00034%
Cyber Collective Incorporated$125,000181%
Rethink Citizens$125,000243%
The Character Lab Inc$110,00021%
Connected Learning Alliance$100,000116%
Detroit Heals Detroit Inc$100,000210%
The Film Collaborative Inc$100,00021%
Civics Unplugged Inc$100,00017%
Teachers College Columbia University$100,00010%
Public Knowledge$100,00013%
Third Sector New England Inc$100,00010%
Acumen Fund Inc$100,00010%
Public Works Alliance$87,00023%
The Hack Foundation D/B/A Hack Club$80,00011%
Institute for Strategic Dialogue-Us$75,00011%
Halfthestory$75,00019%
The Feels Foundation$75,000231%
All Mental Health Inc$72,600216%
Peoples Public Lab$63,0001n/a
Trubel&Co$63,000110%
Innovation for Everyone$63,0001n/a
Federation of American Scientists$63,00010%
Accelerate Change Inc$60,00011%
Array Education Inc$50,00010%
The Steam Connection$50,0001n/a
Spelman College$50,00010%
Nurse-Family Partnership$50,00020%
Xavier University of Louisiana$50,00010%
Black Girls Smile Inc$50,00013%
Northwestern University$40,86710%
Rescue Agency Public Benefit LLC$40,5002n/a
Alameda Family Services Inc$40,00010%
The George Washington University$39,37010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$36,5002n/a
University of Illinois Foundation$35,98110%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations$35,00010%
University of Oregon Foundation$30,36820%
Hlth Impact Foundation$30,00023%
The Milken Institute$25,00010%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$20,00010%
Education Training and Research Associates$20,00010%
Techsoup Global$20,00010%
Claremont Graduate University$16,20010%
Secondmuse Foundation$15,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Hopelab Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGriptape Org Inc: $495,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetPanorama Global: $330,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLivebetter Corp: $290,000 over 2y, 64% of budgetCornell University: $255,809 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Intimacy Justice: $225,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetCrisis Text Line Inc: $210,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetYoung Peoples Alliance Education Fund: $175,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetNational Center for Civic Innovation In: $175,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCenterlink Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetGeneration Patient Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetRock Health Foundation: $125,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetCyber Collective Incorporated: $125,000 over 1y, 81% of budgetRethink Citizens: $125,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetThe Character Lab Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetConnected Learning Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetDetroit Heals Detroit Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetThe Film Collaborative Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCivics Unplugged Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Knowledge: $100,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetThird Sector New England Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAcumen Fund Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPublic Works Alliance: $87,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetThe Hack Foundation D/B/A Hack Club: $80,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetInstitute for Strategic Dialogue-Us: $75,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHalfthestory: $75,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetThe Feels Foundation: $75,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetAll Mental Health Inc: $72,600 over 2y, 16% of budgetTrubel&Co: $63,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetFederation of American Scientists: $63,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAccelerate Change Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetArray Education Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpelman College: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNurse-Family Partnership: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetXavier University of Louisiana: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlack Girls Smile Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetNorthwestern University: $40,867 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda Family Services Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe George Washington University: $39,370 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $35,981 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrantmakers for Effective Organizations: $35,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $30,368 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHlth Impact Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetThe Milken Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEducation Training and Research Associates: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTechsoup Global: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetClaremont Graduate University: $16,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 49.

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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.

New Venture FundDC25.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Venture Fund · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · New Schools Fund · Gates Foundation · Tides Foundation · Echoing Green Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Foundation to Promote Open Society · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

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.

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About Hopelab Foundation Inc

How much does Hopelab Foundation Inc give?
Hopelab Foundation Inc reported 46 grants totaling $4,253,767 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Hopelab Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (42%), Youth Development (12%), Education (11%).
Who are Hopelab Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mindright Health Inc ($2.5M), Griptape Org Inc ($495k), Panorama Global ($330k).
Does Hopelab Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hopelab Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hopelab Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Venture Fund, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Where is Hopelab Foundation Inc based?
Hopelab Foundation Inc is based in CA.

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 111 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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