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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 reported $4K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$4,133 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-77.6% vs 2023
Total assets
$838,791
-9.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$323,048
-0.2% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$10,457
-61.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$211,409
+26.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Hooptee Charities Inc

Who Hooptee Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

CharlotteGreensboro

How Hooptee Charities Inc gives

  • Giving fell 82% from 2020 to 2023. 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

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $110K (2022). In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Bennett College Greensboro, NCOperational Support$10,000
Guilford College Greensboro, NCOperational Support$8,415
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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
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 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $839K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $10K.

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 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 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

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kieth Cockrell

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 reported $4K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $18K across 2 grants.

How large is Hooptee Charities Inc?

Hooptee Charities Inc reported $839K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $323K.

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 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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