The HOPE Foundation Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
The HOPE Foundation Fund provides grants to Big Spring ISD teachers to enhance learning opportunities for their students. HOPE stands for Help Our Pupils Excel.
Eligibility: Big Spring ISD teachers
Purpose: Grants fund creative educational projects and special initiatives that enhance student learning when regular funding is unavailable.
History: The fund was named by Virginia Miller, a lifelong dedicated educator and BSHS teacher, who left $100,000 to the HOPE Foundation upon her passing in August 2020.
Recent Awards: In 2022, the HOPE Foundation awarded $38,840 in grants to eight Big Spring ISD teachers.
Geographic Scope: Big Spring ISD, Texas
Frequency: Annual
What Big Spring Area Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $327K
- Median grant
- $23K
- Range
- $5,725–$208K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Big Spring, TX.
- 57% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Big Spring YMCA · Big Spring, TX
Teen & youth center, general purpose
$208K
Big Spring Symphony Association Incorporated · Big Spring, TX
Funding for the nutcracker ballet, general purpose
$28K
Howard County Junior College · Big Spring, TX
First flight concurrent scholarship for hs seniors, scholarships nontraditional students
$25K
Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Trust 1 · Big Spring, TX
Renovations
$23K
St Mary's Episcopal Church · Big Spring, TX
General purpose
$23K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Education
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