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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1235377

The Hope and Grace Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Geneva, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $78,862 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
The grant applications are open year-round and are reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Restrictions
The purpose of the grant money is to support child specific projects within your organization. Every application will be considered and will receive a response from our foundation. Some of our programs limit funds to specific groups to align with our mission of supporting children in need. Grants are awarded only to children in illinois, particularly those in poverty, foster care, or refugee situations. Applicants submit detailed proposals via our website, reviewed by our board based on alignment with our mission. Scholarship funds are limited to high school seniors annually in geneva, illinois, selected based on academics and extra curricular activities.

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $78,862

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $215,829
  • Tax year 2024

    $965

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $99,035

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation IncSt Charles, IL

    General support

    $16,000
  2. Radical LoveGeneva, IL

    General support

    $12,500
  3. Big Hearts of Fox Valley NFPSaint Charles, IL

    General support

    $12,000
  4. Our Children's HomesteadNaperville, IL

    General support

    $11,862
  5. Rising Lights ProjectElburn, IL

    General support

    $6,000
  6. Fox Valley Special Recreation FoundationAurora, IL

    General support

    $5,500
  7. Next Generation PlaygroundElgin, IL

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  10. Casa Kane CountyGeneva, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  11. Lazarus HouseSt Charles, IL

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services4 grants $32,36244% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $16,00022% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $12,00016% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,5008% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $2,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois9 grants $72,862

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kristi MillerPRESIDENT Hours 7Pay $0
  • Kelsi MillerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Curtis MillerTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elle MillerSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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