Private Foundation

HELEN'S HOPE FOUNDATION

HELEN'S HOPE FOUNDATION, of WEST CHICAGO, IL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $769K in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $657K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 203 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $7.0M.

EIN: 542135918 WEST CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$769K

Total Expenses$1.6M

Total Assets$657K

Grants Given203

Grant Total$7.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

WHEATON CHRISTIAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

WINFIELD, IL · 2024

EDUCATION

$500,000

WHEATON ACADEMY

WEST CHICAGO, IL · 2024

EDUCATION

$300,000

CROSSROADS KIDS CLUB

STREAMWOOD, IL · 2024

MINISTRY

$158,000

MEDSEND

STANTFORD, CT · 2024

HEALTHCARE

$100,000

ST AUGUSTINE PREP ACADEMY

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2024

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 203 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Benard B Bertsche

TRUSTEE Jeanne Bertsche

TRUSTEE Michael Bertsche

TRUSTEE Patrick Bertsche

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Top Grant Purposes

MINISTRY

$2,550,233 108 grants

EDUCATION

$2,180,825 41 grants

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

$1,187,500 19 grants

HEALTHCARE

$540,000 9 grants

CHRISTIAN ATHLETICS

$315,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$769K	$1.6M	$657K
2023	$669K	$1.1M	$1.4M
2022	$700K	$1.2M	$1.9M
2021	$1.4M	$590K	$2.4M
2020	$1.7M	$518K	$1.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.7M to $769K (-55%), with total assets most recently reported at $657K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, and 4 other states.

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