Operation Hope Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Rye Brook, NY EIN: 13-6199599

To provide support to non-profit organizations in the care, treatment and study of persons with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

Operation Hope Inc at a glance

In short: Operation Hope Inc gave $150K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $150K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$150,000
+24.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$150,000
+24.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$150,000
Total assets
$7,042,700
+3.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Operation Hope Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester: $150KCerebral Palsy of Westchester$150K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cerebral Palsy of Westchester ($150K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Rye Brook

How Operation Hope Inc gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2019) to $150K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester Rye Brook, NYTo further the mission of cerebral palsy of westchester.$150,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$7,042,700$281,646$204,152$150,0001$281,646
2024$6,782,526$446,019$172,460$120,4501$446,019
2023$6,245,693$198,023$151,829$100,0001$198,023
2022$5,516,839$18,630$163,283$100,0001$18,630
2021$6,398,076$129,195$148,227$100,0001$129,195
2020$5,457,807$153,648$151,598$100,0001$153,648
2019$5,019,068$169,517$102,179$50,0001$169,517

About Operation Hope Inc

Based on IRS filings

Operation Hope Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Rye Brook, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $150K. Net investment income was $282K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Operation Hope Inc is led by Judith Kelman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judith Kelman

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Kuck

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Osterer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Kelson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Bulakowski

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Bulakowski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip T. Piekarski

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Crisci

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Eileen Podlovits (2019–2020) — CFO

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 Operation Hope Inc

How much does Operation Hope Inc give each year?

Operation Hope Inc gave $150K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $120K across 1 grant.

How large is Operation Hope Inc?

Operation Hope Inc reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $282K.

What is Operation Hope Inc?

Operation Hope Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Rye Brook, NY. It holds $7.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Operation Hope Inc operate?

Operation Hope Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Operation Hope Inc's EIN?

Operation Hope Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6199599. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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