Hope Foundation of Indian River County

Private foundation · Grantmaker Vero Beach, FL EIN: 26-0233145

Hope Foundation of Indian River County is a private foundation, based in Vero Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $763K in total assets.

Hope Foundation of Indian River County at a glance

Total assets
$763,192
+3.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$42,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,103
-62.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hope Foundation of Indian River County funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Vero BeachSebastian

How Hope Foundation of Indian River County gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 423% of 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$10K$20K$30K6 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2019) to $25K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Humane Society of Indian River County Vero Beach, FLSupport Local Community Projects$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$763,192$42,000$17,103———$7,229
2024$738,295$42,000$45,294$25,0001$25,000$5,906
2023$741,589$42,000$20,852———$5,299
2022$720,441$42,000$25,394———$3,977
2021$706,338$88,500$48,263———$2,668
2020$663,598$56,255$147,780———$1,646
2019$707,269$141,094$181,720$16,5006—$3,561

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hope Foundation of Indian River County reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope Foundation of Indian River County is led by Warren L. Schwerin, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Warren L. Schwerin

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherri D. Wilson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia Schwerin

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Foundation of Indian River County

How large is Hope Foundation of Indian River County?

Hope Foundation of Indian River County reported $763K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $42K.

Where does Hope Foundation of Indian River County operate?

Hope Foundation of Indian River County has awarded grants in Florida.

How much is Hope Foundation of Indian River County required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Hope Foundation of Indian River County reported a distributable amount of $7K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Hope Foundation of Indian River County's EIN?

Hope Foundation of Indian River County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0233145. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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