Texas · Private foundation
The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation
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.
- $106k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $4,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $377k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $106k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $49k | 14% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $44k | 36% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $70k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $46k | 58% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $53k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $37k | 63% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Versailles | $92,525 | 4 | 34% |
| Friends of Venice Italy Inc | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Symphony | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Texan-French Alliance for the Arts | $14,186 | 7 | 2% |
| The Versailles Foundation Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Food for the Hungry Inc | $4,028 | 5 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Versailles | $92,525 | 4 | 34% |
| Friends of Venice Italy Inc | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Symphony | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Texan-French Alliance for the Arts | $14,186 | 7 | 2% |
| The Versailles Foundation Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Food for the Hungry Inc | $4,028 | 5 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Houston Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($269k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation
- How much does The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation give?
- The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $106,362 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (56%), International (9%), Education (7%).
- Who are The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Friends of Versailles ($93k), Friends of Venice Italy Inc ($22k), San Francisco Symphony ($20k).
- Does The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation 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.
- Where is The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation based?
- The Hope Initiative for a Better Life Foundation is based in TX.
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