Hope BTR Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St James, NY EIN: 82-6618285

Hope BTR Foundation is a private foundation, based in St James, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $40K.

Hope BTR Foundation at a glance

In short: Hope BTR Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$70,000
+19.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
-40.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$1,131,305
-2.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Hope BTR Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Lung Cancer Research Foundation: $50KLung Cancer ResearchFoundation$50KLustgarten Foundation: $20KLustgarten Foundation$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lung Cancer Research Foundation ($50K). Together the top 2 received $70K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWoodburyChicagoLos Angeles

How Hope BTR Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $70K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lung Cancer Research Foundation New York, NYLung Cancer Research$50,000
Lustgarten Foundation Woodbury, NYCancer Research$20,000
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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$1,131,305$40,312$71,801$70,0002$70,000$40,312$79,193
2024$1,162,794$48,130$60,260$58,4001$58,400$48,130$69,353
2023$1,174,924$41,499$60,037$58,2002$58,200$41,499$58,394
2022$1,193,462$41,673$38,047$36,4202$36,420$41,673$58,195
2021$1,189,836$12,745$5,000$5,0001$5,000$12,745$41,420

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hope BTR Foundation reported a distributable amount of $79K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope BTR Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jane Redmond

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Redmond

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Redmond

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Hope BTR Foundation

How much does Hope BTR Foundation give each year?

Hope BTR Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $58K across 1 grant.

How large is Hope BTR Foundation?

Hope BTR Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $79K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Hope BTR Foundation operate?

Hope BTR Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, New York.

What is Hope BTR Foundation's EIN?

Hope BTR Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-6618285. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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