Grants paid by Act of Hope Foundation
EIN 20-1275778 · Barrington, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Act of Hope Foundation of Barrington, IL (EIN 20-1275778) reported 27 grants paid totaling $790,500 to 13 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$790,500
27 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | $130,500 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $140,000 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $185,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $120,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $105,000 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $110,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Act of Hope Foundation, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing Home Inc 36-3989426 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $190,000 | 2025 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository 36-2971864 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $160,000 | 2025 |
| Inspiration Corporation 36-3673980 | C | Chicago, IL | 4 | $145,000 | 2025 |
| Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse | U | Evanston, IL | 2 | $80,000 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Exchange | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $70,500 | 2024 |
| Cara Program 36-4268095 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Cara Collective | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Cara Chicago 36-4469855 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Paws Chicago 36-4219778 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Start Early 36-3186328 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Openlands 36-2649603 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Erikas Lighthouse | U | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago 36-2681212 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 27 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202630749349100058 |
| 2025 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202630749349100058 |
| 2025 | Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202630749349100058 |
| 2025 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202630749349100058 |
| 2024 | Rebuilding Exchange Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202520679349100407 |
| 2024 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202520679349100407 |
| 2024 | Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizational programs | 202520679349100407 |
| 2023 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | Fund organzaions programs | 202440849349100004 |
| 2023 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | Fund organzaions programs | 202440849349100004 |
| 2023 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Evanston, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | Fund organzaions programs | 202440849349100004 |
| 2022 | Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse Evanston, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202320699349100612 |
| 2022 | Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202320699349100612 |
| 2022 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202320699349100612 |
| 2022 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202320699349100612 |
| 2022 | Cara Collective Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202320699349100612 |
| 2021 | Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL | C | $45,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Inspiration Corporation Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Openlands Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | Fund organizations progress | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2021 | Erikas Lighthouse Winnetka, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202240869349100054 |
| 2020 | Growing Home Inc Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202120919349100807 |
| 2020 | Rebuilding Exchange Chicago, IL | U | $35,500 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202120919349100807 |
| 2020 | Cara Chicago Chicago, IL | D | $30,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202120919349100807 |
| 2020 | Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Fund organizations programs | 202120919349100807 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202630749349100058 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202520679349100407 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202440849349100004 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v4.1 | 202320699349100612 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202240869349100054 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202120919349100807 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/201275778.json.
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