Indiana · Nonprofit
BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC
BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC (Indiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,800 to it, the largest being PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INC ($44,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2019
- $100k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $46k
- Net assets
- $14k
What Brains for Hope Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of brains for hope foundation, inc. Is to provide funds for pediatric cancer research.
As stated on its FY2019 Form 990-EZ.
Program
The purpose of brains for hope foundation, inc. Is to increase awareness of pediatric cancer and to raise funds for research. The special event golden gala and individual donations resulted in 110,000 total to be donated to cincinnati children's hospital and dick vitale gala (foundation for cancer research).
The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income rose $9k → $15k.
From the IRS filings of BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 85% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
97% of BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
73%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC?
- BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC (Indiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,800 to it, the largest being PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INC ($44,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $45,800 in grants to BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC?
- PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INC is the largest funder on record, with $44,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BRAINS FOR HOPE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2019 (financials across 2019–2019), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing