Core Hope Foundation focuses on faith-informed social services primarily in Mansfield/Richland County, Ohio, funding organizations that serve orphans, at‑risk and recovering women, and other vulnerable local populations. Its grants mix local community ministries and service providers with occasional international outreach (e.g., support in Nepal), and it tends to fund hands‑on care and mentoring programs rather than broad policy work.
Core Hope Foundation Inc’s largest recent gift went to Naomi’s Village for care of orphans and underprivileged children, a signal of how closely the foundation ties its giving to direct care for vulnerable people. Across the recent record, the foundation backs faith-informed social services rather than broad policy work, with support for children’s homes, women in crisis, recovery ministries, mentoring, and local outreach. A recurring pattern is hands-on assistance: Starfish of Richland County received multiple grants for care and support for at-risk individuals and underprivileged women, while Richland Pregnancy Services was funded for care for women in crisis and their children in three separate years. The foundation also supports organizations serving people with disabilities and ministry-based outreach, including River of Grace and Upper Room. Its grantmaking reaches beyond Mansfield and Richland County at times, but it remains centered on organizations that provide direct, practical help to people facing crisis, poverty, or long-term vulnerability.
In orphan care and child welfare, the foundation gave $30,000 to Naomi’s Village for care of orphans and underprivileged children, along with another $10,000 grant to Naomi’s Village Childrens Home for the same general purpose. For support to women in crisis, Richland Pregnancy Services received $4,000 in 2024, $4,000 in 2023, and $3,000 in 2025 for care for women in crisis and their children. Recovery-focused work also appears in grants to Ignited, including $8,000 in 2024 and $2,000 in 2025 for recovering and at-risk women. The foundation also funded local ministry outreach and mentoring through River of Grace and Upper Room, including $10,000 in 2025 for mentoring and teaching handicapped care.
Core Hope Foundation Inc’s recent grant sizes cluster around a median of $10,000, with a lower quartile of $4,000 and an upper quartile of $10,500. The record shows repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Starfish of Richland County, Richland Pregnancy Services, Ignited, and River of Grace, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent giving is concentrated in practical, direct-service grants rather than larger, multi-program commitments.
$69K
$1.8M
$188K
$82K
Most grants fall between $4K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
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Concentrated giving to a small set of mission-aligned grantees with several repeat recipients; moderate-sized grants (several in the $8k–$30k range); primarily local focus with occasional international project support.
Notable grantees: Naomi's Village / Naomi's Village Childrens Home, Starfish of Richland County / Starfish of Richland County Inc, River of Grace (Upper Room), Ignited (Richland County)
Most recent grants go to Ohio recipients, and 67% of grants were made to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state. Mansfield appears often in the recipient list through Starfish of Richland County and Richland Pregnancy Services, while Shelby is represented by Ignited. Outside Ohio, West Lafayette, Indiana appears through River of Grace and Upper Room, making Indiana the top state by grant count. All of the recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record centers on faith-informed direct service groups: orphan care and children’s homes, support for at-risk and recovering women, women in crisis and their children, mentoring and education for people with disabilities, and local outreach or ministry work. The grants consistently go to organizations providing hands-on care rather than broad advocacy.
The distribution is centered on modest awards: p25 is $4,000, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,500. Recent grants range from $2,000 to $30,000, with several repeated grants at $10,000 and $4,000.
Yes. The record shows repeat support for several grantees, including Starfish of Richland County in 2024 and 2025, Richland Pregnancy Services in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Ignited in 2024 and 2025, and River of Grace in 2023 and 2025.
Ohio receives most of the grants, with 67% going to recipients in the headquarters state. Recipient cities that appear in the recent record include Mansfield, Shelby, and West Lafayette, and Indiana is the top state by grant count.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeaderSource SGA | Elkhart, IN | $25,000 | 2026 | School Van purchase |
| River of GraceUpper Room | Lafayette, IN | $20,000 | 2026 | Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care |
| Starfish of Richland County | Mansfield, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | Care & Support of at-risk individuals |
| Ignited (Richland County) | Shelby, OH | $7,300 | 2026 | Provide for recovering & at-risk women |
| Naomi's Village | Mckinney, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | Care of orphans & underprivileged |
| Richland Pregnancy Services | Mansfield, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | Care for women in crisis and their children |
| Naomi's Village | Mckinney, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | Care of orphans and underprivileged |
| Starfish of Richland County | Mansfield, OH | $12,000 | 2025 | Care & Support for at-risk individuals |
| River of GraceUpper Room | West Lafayette, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care |
| Richland Pregnancy Services | Mansfield, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | Care for women in crisis and their children |
| Ignited (Richland County) | Shelby, OH | $2,000 | 2025 | Provide for recovering & at-risk women |
| Starfish of Richland County | Mansfield, OH | $15,000 | 2024 | Care Support for atrisk individuals |
| Naomi's Village Childrens Home | Mckinney, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | Care of orphans and underprivileged children |
| Ignited (Richland County) | Shelby, OH | $8,000 | 2024 | Provide for recovering and atrisk women |
| Richland Pregnancy Services | Mansfield, OH | $4,000 | 2024 | Care for women in crisis and their children |
| Starfish of Richland County Inc | Mansfield, OH | $10,000 | 2023 | Care and support for atrisk and underprivileged Women |
| River of Grace | West Lafayette, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | Support outreach among the poor in Nepal |
| Richland Pregnancy Services | Mansfield, OH | $4,000 | 2023 | Care for women in crisis and their children |
LeaderSource SGA
$25,000School Van purchase
River of GraceUpper Room
$20,000Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care
Starfish of Richland County
$10,000Care & Support of at-risk individuals
Ignited (Richland County)
$7,300Provide for recovering & at-risk women
Richland Pregnancy Services
$2,000Care for women in crisis and their children
Starfish of Richland County
$12,000Care & Support for at-risk individuals
River of GraceUpper Room
$10,000Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care
Richland Pregnancy Services
$3,000Care for women in crisis and their children
Ignited (Richland County)
$2,000Provide for recovering & at-risk women
Starfish of Richland County
$15,000Care Support for atrisk individuals
Naomi's Village Childrens Home
$10,000Care of orphans and underprivileged children
Ignited (Richland County)
$8,000Provide for recovering and atrisk women
Richland Pregnancy Services
$4,000Care for women in crisis and their children
Starfish of Richland County Inc
$10,000Care and support for atrisk and underprivileged Women
River of Grace
$10,000Support outreach among the poor in Nepal
Richland Pregnancy Services
$4,000Care for women in crisis and their children