Education for Hope

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 82-3911460

Education for Hope is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $34K.

Education for Hope at a glance

In short: Education for Hope gave $34K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $34K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,373
+24.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$34,373
+24.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$34,373
Total assets
$8,646
+31.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Education for Hope funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Prince of Peace Orphan and Widow: $34KPrince of Peace Orphan andWidow$34K

The largest 2025 recipient was Prince of Peace Orphan and Widow ($34K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

How Education for Hope gives

  • Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $34K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Prince of Peace Orphan and Widow Tuition school fees and additional student school support.$34,373
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$8,646$45,441$43,349$34,3731$34,373—
2024$6,554$36,769$31,847$27,6131$27,613—
2023$1,632$24,267$40,771$29,3551$29,355—
2022$18,136$52,771$37,738$27,6231$27,623$517
2021$3,103$22,676$24,809$17,2811$17,281$320
2020$5,236$16,747$13,714$8,7031——
2019$2,203$9,437$18,088$13,2841—$302

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Education for Hope's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol W Clark

    Founder

    On filings since 2019

    16 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan O Clark

    Secretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Bradshaw

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roseann Royle

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Education for Hope

How much does Education for Hope give each year?

Education for Hope gave $34K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 1 grant.

How large is Education for Hope?

Education for Hope reported $9K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $45K.

What is Education for Hope?

Education for Hope is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denver, CO. It holds $9K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Education for Hope's EIN?

Education for Hope's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3911460. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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