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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-2114270

Hope Through Life Foundation

A private foundation in Chapel Hill, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $66,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,758,963

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,795,150

  • Tax year 2022

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,845,694

  • Tax year 2021

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,807

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,885,210

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reality MinistriesDurham, NC

    Operations

    $11,000
  2. BRIDGE21 Park City CorpPark City, UT

    Match - promontory

    $10,000
  3. Friends of MukhanyoDurham, NC

    Operations - mukhanyo christian academy

    $10,000
  4. Experience Reality IncDurham, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Fuller Center Housing of Utah CountyAmericus, GA

    Bike adventure

    $5,000
  6. Maker UnionPark City, UT

    Operations

    $5,000
  7. MiraclefeetChapel Hill, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Mission FijiCoalville, UT

    Operations

    $5,000
  9. Skjaja Fundyouthworks on MainCarrboro, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  10. Young Life Park CityHarlan, IA

    Operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $11,00022% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina5 grants $36,000
  2. Utah3 grants $20,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  4. Iowa1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dennis Andrew HowellPRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Kenan HowellVICE-PRES, SECRETARY, DIRE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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