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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-1366054

Hope Foundation

A private foundation in Laurel, MS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $345,374 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

    $345,374

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,840,334

  • Tax year 2024

    $166,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,810,839

  • Tax year 2023

    $264,260

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,607,319

  • Tax year 2022

    $166,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,539,488

  • Tax year 2021

    $166,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,992

  • Tax year 2020

    $235,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $491,342

  • Tax year 2019

    $233,456

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $450,858

  • Tax year 2018

    $238,650

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $396,822

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. Hellfighters InternationalLaurel, MS

    Religious outreach

    $69,624
  2. Alpha MinistriesLynchburg, VA

    Religious outreach

    $59,000
  3. Kendrick MinistriesLaurel, MS

    Religious outreach

    $54,000
  4. Individual

    Religious outreach

    $49,750
  5. Individual

    Religious outreach

    $30,000
  6. Mission at the CrossLaurel, MS

    Religious outreach

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    Religious outreach

    $19,200
  8. Bailey Smith MinistriesAtlanta, GA

    Religious outreach

    $12,000
  9. E3 Partners MinistryPlano, TX

    Religous outreach

    $12,000
  10. Rob Piaskowski MinistriesLaurel, MS

    Religious outreach

    $9,800
  11. Individual

    Religious outreach

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $123,62456% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $71,00032% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi4 grants $158,424
  2. Virginia1 grant $59,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $12,000
  4. Texas1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gina HeadrickPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Burnice E McCardle JrSEC/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Terry BusbeaVICE-PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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