Hope Ignites
Hope Ignites nurtures and guides motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others.
Hope Ignites at a glance
In short: Hope Ignites reported $89K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $88,757 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -12.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $15,475,712
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,260,989
- -23.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $391,473
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,791,056
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Hope Ignites
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Hope Ignites
Who Hope Ignites funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2021) to $111K (2020). In 2025 it reported $89K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Northeast Ohio Cleveland, OH | Program services | $32,884 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of St Louis Richmond Heights, MO | Program services | $12,896 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Phoenix, AZ | Program services | $11,606 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York Brooklyn, NY | Program services | $7,737 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of of Greater New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Program services | $6,448 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,475,712 | $4,260,989 | $4,791,056 | $88,757 | Total only | $391,473 |
| 2024 | $15,190,985 | $5,586,483 | $4,098,212 | $101,240 | Total only | $339,476 |
| 2023 | $12,854,767 | $3,265,904 | $3,790,945 | $81,100 | Total only | $99,336 |
| 2022 | $12,014,438 | $3,587,104 | $3,442,822 | $85,186 | Total only | $163,544 |
| 2021 | $13,643,127 | $5,043,559 | $3,072,873 | $71,571 | 5 | $2,065,453 |
| 2020 | $11,113,090 | $2,605,872 | $3,233,556 | $111,000 | 5 | $266,065 |
| 2019 | $956,311 | $998,216 | $916,083 | — | — | $10,832 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hope Ignites
Based on IRS filings
Hope Ignites is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $89K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $391K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope Ignites is led by Kristin Ostby, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 6 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin Ostby
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$176K (2020) → $212K (2025)
Robert Lloyd
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Hipp
Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$119K (2020) → $141K (2025)
William Fronczak
Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $134K (2025)
Melanie Burden
Vice President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$39K (2021) → $129K (2025)
Billie M Sakach
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$70K (2024) → $56K (2025)
Marla Dicandia
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$21K (2025)
Anja Schmelter
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Growe
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Anderson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Wunderlich
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph G. Koenig
Emeritus Board
Chairman → Emeritus Board, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Flavin
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Wilhelm
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike de Graffenried
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Minorini
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Carani
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Santel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Stanley
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarence Lee
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Scruggs
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Taylor
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sheridan
Emeritus Board
Board Member → Emeritus Board, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Conway
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Pernell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Palmina Fava
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald O'Dwyer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Herrera
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abby Aydt
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cameran Lindee
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colette Kopon
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Federica Sada de Padilla
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Stable
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Leahy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Brian Moore (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Horrell (2020–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Kristin Embury (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Sprague (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Davis (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Pamela Giss (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Anissa Gilbert (2024) — Board Member
- Former: David O. Danis (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John C. Vatterott (2020–2023) — Emeritus Board
- Former: Joseph Conrad (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Karl Thomsen (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kimberly Hines (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Patrick Sly (2020–2023) — Emeritus Board
- Former: Christopher Collins (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gregg Kirchhoefer (2021–2023) — Legal Counsel
- Former: Elizabeth Adefiore (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Honquest (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Collins Sj (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Scruggs (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Honquest (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Paul G. Sheridan Sj (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Pemberton (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Suzanne Mondello (2020) — Board Member -
- Former: Thomas P. Casey (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Hyde (2019) — Director
- Former: Bryan Marx (2019) — Director
- Former: Dan Dulworth (2019) — Director
- Former: Daniel Liable (2019) — Chair
- Former: Dante Dixson PhD (2019) — Director
- Former: Gerry Weinberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Rogers (2019) — Director
- Former: Jo Coleman (2019) — Secretary
- Former: John Sherman (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kelli Coleman (2019) — Director
- Former: Kerrie Binno (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Armstrong (2019) — Director
- Former: Patrice Johnson (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Paul Bohn (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott Crane (2019) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Taylor (2019) — Vice Chair
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $212K, to Kristin Ostby (President & CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hope Ignites
How much does Hope Ignites give each year?
Hope Ignites reported $89K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $101K in grants paid.
How large is Hope Ignites?
Hope Ignites reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.
What is Hope Ignites?
Hope Ignites is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $15.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hope Ignites operate?
Hope Ignites has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio.
What is Hope Ignites's EIN?
Hope Ignites's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0182614. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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