Louisiana · Private foundation
The Blessed Hope Fund 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.
- $70k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,371
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $23,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 10
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $317k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations The Blessed Hope Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $70k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $98k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $78k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas Pregnancy Center Inc | $65,300 | 3 | 14% |
| Diocese of Lafayette | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Live Action | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Desormeaux Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Scleroderma Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Line 4 Line | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maddie's Footprints | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas Pregnancy Center Inc | $65,300 | 3 | 14% |
| Diocese of Lafayette | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Live Action | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Desormeaux Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Scleroderma Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Line 4 Line | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maddie's Footprints | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of Acadiana Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($148k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Blessed Hope Fund Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Acadiana · Mills Family Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Blessed Hope Fund Inc
- How much does The Blessed Hope Fund Inc give?
- The Blessed Hope Fund Inc reported 12 grants totaling $70,244 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 10 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Blessed Hope Fund Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (49%), Health (27%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are The Blessed Hope Fund Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Opelousas Pregnancy Center Inc ($65k), Diocese of Lafayette ($18k), Live Action ($4k).
- Does The Blessed Hope Fund Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Blessed Hope Fund 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 The Blessed Hope Fund Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Acadiana, Mills Family Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Blessed Hope Fund Inc based?
- The Blessed Hope Fund Inc is based in LA.
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