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Love Builds Hope Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Brownsville, TX EIN: 84-3869087 Website

The purpose of the Love Builds Hope Foundation is to financially support the spiritual, educational, and social needs of the community through the procurement and building of funds for the preservation and promotion of pastoral and charitable work within the geographic area encompassed by the catholic diocese of brownsville.

Key facts about Love Builds Hope Foundation

EIN
84-3869087
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$680,500

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$681K

+165.2% YoY

Revenue

$1.6M

+164.9% YoY

Expenses

$1.1M

+69.2% YoY

How Love Builds Hope Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 96% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Love Builds Hope Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Love Builds Hope Foundation is a public charity, based in Brownsville, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $681K in total assets.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BrownsvillePharrSan BenitoEdinburgMissionSan JuanHarlingenLa GrullaLyfordMcAllenRio Grande CityWeslacoAltonBrownsilleEdcouchElsaHidalgoLa JoyaMercedesOlmito

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2020 40 grants2021 7 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2024) to $766K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $30K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 50 (88%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$680,500$256,576$164,645
Revenue$1,566,539$591,471$47,623
Expenses$1,062,788$628,078$165,742

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Love Builds Hope Foundation is led by Israel Ramon Jr., Chairperson since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Israel Ramon Jr.

    Chairperson

    Member → Chairperson, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Elena Beltran

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Williamson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alonzo Beltran

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lorena Castillo-Saldana

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Serafy

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Wolfe

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassandra Wolfe

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Dcn Rosvel Pruneda (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Diane Garza (2022–2023) — Member
  • Former: Bishop Daniel E. Flores (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Bishop Mario A. Aviles (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Al Beltran (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Jack Graham (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Lorena Castillo (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Rosvel Pruneda (2020–2021) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Love Builds Hope Foundation

How large is Love Builds Hope Foundation?

Love Builds Hope Foundation reported $681K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

Where does Love Builds Hope Foundation operate?

Love Builds Hope Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Love Builds Hope Foundation's EIN?

Love Builds Hope Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3869087. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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