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Hooptee Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Matthews, NC EIN: 27-2186758 Website

Hooptee Charities, inc. Is organized to promote the education, health, physical fitness, and well-being of underprivileged children through scholarships for camps and other education and athletic programs.

Hooptee Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Hooptee Charities Inc gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,800
+112.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$8,800
Median grant
$8,800
Total assets
$664,406
-20.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

How to apply to Hooptee Charities Inc

Who Hooptee Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Jimmie Johnson Foundation: $9KJimmie Johnson Foundation$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jimmie Johnson Foundation ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

CharlotteGreensboro

How Hooptee Charities Inc gives

  • Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K8 grants2020 Total only2021 9 grants2022 2 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $110K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jimmie Johnson Foundation Charlotte, NCAssisting Children, Families, and Communities$8,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$664,406$85,201$293,182$8,8001$7,351
2024$838,791$323,048$211,409$4,133Total only$10,457
2023$921,865$323,615$167,706$18,4152$26,841
2022$539,096$426,014$308,852$110,0009$4,021
2021$454,015$108,444$106,217$5,780Total only$7,764
2020$436,714$141,648$166,236$100,1008$2,301

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Hooptee Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hooptee Charities Inc is a public charity, based in Matthews, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $664K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hooptee Charities Inc is led by Fred A. Whitfield, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fred A. Whitfield

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Ehmann

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Cipriani

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse Cureton

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendall Alley

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Stevanovski

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Holub

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Malcomb Coley

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kieth Cockrell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Todd Trimmer (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Hooptee Charities Inc

How much does Hooptee Charities Inc give each year?

Hooptee Charities Inc gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Hooptee Charities Inc?

Hooptee Charities Inc reported $664K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $85K.

Where does Hooptee Charities Inc operate?

Hooptee Charities Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Hooptee Charities Inc's EIN?

Hooptee Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2186758. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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