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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3640237

Mindy's Hope Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $207,036 paid in grants.

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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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $207,036

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,468,167

  • Tax year 2024

    $277,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,565,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $236,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,739,023

  • Tax year 2022

    $147,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,911,185

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,055,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,829

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,952,566

  • Tax year 2019

    $229,705

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,946,954

  • Tax year 2018

    $251,847

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,108,438

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame IncFort Worth, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $85,000
  2. Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth IncFort Worth, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $54,000
  3. W I Cook Foundation IncFort Worth, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  4. Careity FoundationFort Worth, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  5. Fort Worth Stockshow SyndicateFort Worth, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,036

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $85,00056% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $60,00039% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $8,0365% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $207,036

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mindy K ShearerPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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