Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc
Provide support to orphaned and at risk children throughout the world.
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,285
- -94.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $10,285
- Median grant
- $10,285
- Total assets
- $1,278,246
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mulberrry International ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $239K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mulberrry International Louisville, KY | Meeting Needs of Ukranian Orphans | $10,285 |
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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 | $1,278,246 | $468,069 | $412,700 | $10,285 | 1 | $40,559 |
| 2024 | $1,222,667 | $472,594 | $352,864 | $184,591 | Total only | $47,657 |
| 2023 | $1,102,440 | $422,104 | $354,038 | $189,987 | Total only | $42,098 |
| 2022 | $1,032,975 | $401,753 | $357,824 | $200,029 | Total only | $2,658 |
| 2021 | $989,046 | $361,189 | $305,995 | $196,651 | Total only | $2,425 |
| 2020 | $933,852 | $387,655 | $329,262 | $186,891 | Total only | $6,586 |
| 2019 | $875,459 | $488,614 | $452,522 | $239,488 | Total only | $11,665 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $41K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc is led by Brad Keith, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brad Keith
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $73K (2025)
Paul Crecelius
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Roach
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Drane
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luther Bakken
Director
Chairman → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Roach
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Hubbs
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Hicks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Kang
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Bellucci
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Garland
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Bob Drane (2023) — Director
- Former: Christopher Diehl (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Robert Drane (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shane Harstine (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Thieneman (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Stooksberry (2019) — Director
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 $73K, to Brad Keith (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc
How much does Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc give each year?
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $185K in grants paid.
How large is Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc?
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $468K.
What is Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc?
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc operate?
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc's EIN?
Hopeful Hearts Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3003999. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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