Public Charity

HOPE CHICAGO INC

HOPE CHICAGO INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $18.7M revenue, $20.3M expenses, $27.2M total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 862828908 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$20.3M
Total Assets$27.2M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$13.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

HOPE CHICAGO'S MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO DEBT-FREE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS, AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THOSE POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS.

Where $100 goes at Hope Chicago Inc

How Hope Chicago Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$81
Hope Chicago Inc
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$32,156
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$713,000
$502,500
2024
Violence prevention
$500,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$280,170

Showing up to 5 of 57 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Friedman
DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/30/24 Adolfo Hernandez
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Cameron Hardamon
DIRECTOR Cardelle Spangler
DIRECTOR Carlin Adrianopli
VICE CHAIR Constance Jones

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$6,992,557 11 grants
General Support
$4,183,569 29 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,332,000 3 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$506,250 4 grants
Youth Development
$270,400 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $20.3M $27.2M
2024 $12.9M $17.5M $28.1M
2023 $10.7M $12.0M $31.3M
2022 $25.6M $3.7M $32.1M
2021 $10.4M $216K $10.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.4M to $18.7M (+80%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.2M.

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