Hear the Voices of the People Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 88-3030769

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $3.

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable at a glance

In short: Hear the Voices of the People Charitable gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$2,461
-27.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hear the Voices of the People Charitable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Plenty International: $5KPlenty International$5KAfraid of Bear American Horse Tiospaye: $1KAfraid of Bear American HorseTiospaye$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Plenty International ($5K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

SummertownAkwasaneAkwensasneIgnacioSonora

How Hear the Voices of the People Charitable gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
  • In 2025 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$2K$4K$6K2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Plenty International Summertown, TNGeneral Support$5,000
Afraid of Bear American Horse Tiospaye Akwasane, NYGeneral Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,461$6,004$6,925$6,0002$6,925$3$150
2024$3,382$10,003$8,375$6,0002$8,375$3$167
2023$1,754$2,254$5,000$3,5002$5,000$4$262
2022$4,500$11,280$6,780$5,5002$6,780—$150

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hear the Voices of the People Charitable reported a distributable amount of $150 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable is led by Robert Gray, Chairman on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Gray

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Picotte

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Gray

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Glidden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Hear the Voices of the People Charitable

How much does Hear the Voices of the People Charitable give each year?

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.

How large is Hear the Voices of the People Charitable?

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $150 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Hear the Voices of the People Charitable operate?

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable has awarded grants in California, Colorado, New York, Tennessee.

What is Hear the Voices of the People Charitable's EIN?

Hear the Voices of the People Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3030769. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025

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