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Hope for Haitians Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rockford, IL EIN: 81-3160296 Website

To provide sustainable food, clean water, adequate shelter, education, and other services for the general well-being of impoverished people in haiti.

Hope for Haitians Inc at a glance

In short: Hope for Haitians Inc gave $441K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $441K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$441,143
-1.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$441,143
-1.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$441,143
Total assets
$681,285
-4.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hope for Haitians Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Food for the Poor: $441KFood for the Poor$441K

The largest 2025 recipient was Food for the Poor ($441K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

Coconut CreekBackus

How Hope for Haitians Inc gives

  • Giving fell 22% 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$200K$400K$600K2 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $441K (2025) to $566K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $441K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Food for the Poor Coconut Creek, FLProgram$441,143
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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$681,285$755,608$801,193$441,1431$7,500
2024$713,463$625,247$802,074$445,4591$10,574
2023$858,005$590,126$338,642——$8,039
2022$584,985$635,130$838,157$566,0721$535
2021$827,822$506,104$607,739$471,5922$4,028

About Hope for Haitians Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hope for Haitians Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Rockford, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $681K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $441K. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope for Haitians Inc is led by Steve Wolf, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Wolf

    President

    Vice President → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan McGuire

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Delaney Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Coovert

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Haggestad

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Clancy

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Derry

    Director

    Treasurer → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernard Foster

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John McNamara

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Zacchea

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adrienne Fair Leach

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Dronkers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Abbatacola

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Benson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Rudnicki

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pierre Charles

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Gueths

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Weickert

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2022) → $98K (2025)

  • Keith Jones

    Vice President & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice President & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Amy Ott (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Andrea Strohmaier (2024) — Director
  • Former: Adam Derry (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dale Dickinson (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Danny Lorden (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert McLaughlin (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Virginia Canavan (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andy Schultheis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Maggie Clancy (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Gallagher (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: David Beauvais (2021) — Director
  • Former: Greg McQueary (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Delaney (2021) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Lorden (2021) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Bachrodt (2021) — President
  • Former: Peter Roche (2021) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Lorden (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Chris Weickert — Executive Di: $98KChris WeickertExecutive Di$98K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $98K, to Chris Weickert (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Hope for Haitians Inc

How much does Hope for Haitians Inc give each year?

Hope for Haitians Inc gave $441K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $445K across 1 grant.

How large is Hope for Haitians Inc?

Hope for Haitians Inc reported $681K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $756K.

What is Hope for Haitians Inc?

Hope for Haitians Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Rockford, IL. It holds $681K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hope for Haitians Inc operate?

Hope for Haitians Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Minnesota.

What is Hope for Haitians Inc's EIN?

Hope for Haitians Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3160296. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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