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The Hope Initiative for A Better Life Foundation: 12 grants to organizations, $106,362 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Hope Initiative for A Better Life Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $106,362 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $40,000 to American Friends of Louvre in New York, NY for charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 263933586
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $377,244
- Grants paid
- $106,362
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349100627. It reported $106,362 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Louvre | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Verbier Festival | SZ | Charitable contribution | $22,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Friends of Versailles | Chicago, IL | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Vaux-Le-Vicomte | FR | Charitable contribution | $13,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Red Cross | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gaston Lenotre Scholarship Inc | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texan French Alliance for the Arts | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women in Philanthropy of Sarasota - Selby Gardens | Sarasota, FL | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food for the Hungry | Phoenix, AZ | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $912 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed February 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202530349349100223. It reported $68,281 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American Friends of Versailles | Chicago, IL | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| King Baudouin Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $19,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alley Theatre Houston | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amercian Friends of Louvre | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gaston Lenotre Scholarship Inc | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texan French Alliance for the Arts | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,546 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food for the Hungry | Phoenix, AZ | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $912 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Fund for Unicef - Audrey Hepburn | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $523 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $89,246 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,324 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $63,023 |
| Illinois | $45,900 |
| Texas | $19,346 |
| District of Columbia | $8,000 |
| Arizona | $1,824 |
| Florida | $1,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.