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Hope House Coffee CO

Public charity · Grantmaker Forest City, NC EIN: 88-1449905 Website

A full-service coffee shop that distributes its profits to assist with charitable organizations both globally and locally.

Hope House Coffee CO at a glance

In short: Hope House Coffee CO gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,500
-23.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,500
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$117,542
-22.6% 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 September 2026.

Who Hope House Coffee CO funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Hope Network: $8KHope Network$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Network ($8K).

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

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

Cities

Forest City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KTotal only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50 (2022) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

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
Hope Network Forest City, NCDonee Organization$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$117,542$1,211,859$1,215,069$7,5001
2024$151,942$857,696$872,394$9,788Total only
2023$109,952$548,510$547,869$6,000Total only
2022$94,580$227,271$132,691$50Total only

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

About Hope House Coffee CO

Based on IRS filings

Hope House Coffee CO is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Forest City, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $118K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hope House Coffee CO is led by James Blanton, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Blanton

    President

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    $882 (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Jeremy Jenkins

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Perry

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Cribb

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Hargett

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Henry Nichols (2022–2023) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

James Blanton — President: $882James BlantonPresident$882Henry Nichols — Secretary: $870Henry NicholsSecretary$870

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $882, to James Blanton (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Hope House Coffee CO

How much does Hope House Coffee CO give each year?

Hope House Coffee CO gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid.

How large is Hope House Coffee CO?

Hope House Coffee CO reported $118K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Hope House Coffee CO?

Hope House Coffee CO is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Forest City, NC. It holds $118K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hope House Coffee CO operate?

Hope House Coffee CO has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Hope House Coffee CO's EIN?

Hope House Coffee CO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1449905. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)

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