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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4166155

Core Hope Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Mansfield, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $69,300 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

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

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

    $69,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,761,309
  • Tax year 2024

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,347,491
  • Tax year 2023

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $864,962
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $598,137
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $633,522
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $475,086

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. LeaderSource SGAElkhart, IN

    School Van purchase

    $25,000
  2. River of GraceUpper RoomLafayette, IN

    Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care

    $20,000
  3. Starfish of Richland CountyMansfield, OH

    Care & Support of at-risk individuals

    $10,000
  4. Ignited (Richland County)Shelby, OH

    Provide for recovering & at-risk women

    $7,300
  5. Naomi's VillageMcKinney, TX

    Care of orphans & underprivileged

    $5,000
  6. Richland Pregnancy ServicesMansfield, OH

    Care for women in crisis and their children

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana2 grants $45,000
  2. Ohio3 grants $19,300
  3. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth D StarkeyPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lisa E StarkeyTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew J StarkeySecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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