Public Charity

HOPE IGNITES CHICAGO

HOPE IGNITES CHICAGO, of Wilmette, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.0M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, $13.0M in total assets. 71 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510248353 Wilmette, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$13.0M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Boys Hope Girls Hope nurtures and guides motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others through its holistic, long-term residential and academy programming. The organization provides direct program support and college scholarships.

Officers & Directors

Executive Committee Amy Ward
Board Member Andrew Shackelford
Board Member Chris Crawshaw
Events Chair Christine Hjorth
Board Member Christopher Penna
Executive Committee Christopher Tarzon

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,427,844 9 grants
HEALTH
$480,100 7 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$357,500 6 grants
EDUCATION
$205,580 5 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$188,867 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.0M $2.7M $13.0M
2024 $4.9M $2.4M $11.3M
2023 $2.2M $2.3M $8.5M
2022 $3.2M $1.9M $7.8M
2021 $2.8M $2.2M $8.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $4.0M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.0M.

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