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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 80-6198680

Hopestar Foundation

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $60,373 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
Elizabeth H Star
428 East 4th Street Suite 408
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 333-0568
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $60,373

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $296,495
  • Tax year 2024

    $121,883

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $204,666
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,495

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $445,503
  • Tax year 2022

    $106,641

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $88,920
  • Tax year 2021

    $38,445

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $121,608
  • Tax year 2020

    $267,072

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $154,786
  • Tax year 2019

    $316,948

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $187,540
  • Tax year 2018

    $151,690

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $290,091

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Healthconnect OneChicago, IL

    To support workforce expansion for doulas in NC

    $20,000
  2. North Carolina Alliance for HealthDurham, NC

    To support keeping medicaid strong

    $20,000
  3. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Amelia thorn bolch trauma informed courts leadership

    $14,500
  4. Sampson County GovernmentClinton, NC

    To support the veterans service office

    $2,000
  5. Teen Health ConnectionCharlotte, NC

    To improve the health of adolescents through medicine, behavioral health services, education, leadership development, etc

    $1,010
  6. NC ChildRaleigh, NC

    NC child 2025 state of the child summit

    $1,000
  7. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    To support people and organizations that improve communities and create social change

    $513
  8. Familial Dysautonomia Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To raise awareness of and educate the medical community about familial dysautonomia

    $500
  9. Foundation NC A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC

    2025 uplifting black and brown lactation success (ubbls) conference

    $500
  10. Build for GoodBlowing Rock, NC

    To support communities in need, especially with disaster relief

    $250
  11. Mint Hill Fire Prevention BureauMint Hill, NC

    To provide support for fire prevention and emergency equipment for non profit fire departments

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $41,01073% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $14,50026% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $513<1% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina8 grants $39,360
  2. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $513
  4. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth H StarTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $0
  • Julia R WinerTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Benjamin D WinerTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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