About Restore Hope
Restore Hope's mission is to reduce incarceration and the need for foster care through a community-driven approach.
Focus Areas
Incarceration reductionCriminal justice reformRecidivism reductionReentry servicesFoster care preventionFamily stabilityAffordable housingTransitional housingSubstance use recoveryMental healthWorkforce developmentEducation and employmentLegal resolutionChild welfareCommunity collaboration
About Restore Hope
Restore Hope Inc centers its giving on reducing incarceration and the need for foster care through a community-driven approach, and its recent grants show that focus across criminal justice reform, reentry, housing, education, and child welfare prevention. The foundation’s largest recent award went to Ouachita Regional (obhaw) in Hot Springs for $209,226 in 2025, a signal that its support can reach six figures for local organizations working in the justice- and family-stability space. Another major 2025 grant went to Journey Church in Russellville for $199,106, and the group also backed Every Arkansan in North Little Rock with $186,042 that same year. Those awards sit alongside support for organizations working with adults affected by incarceration, children at risk of foster placement, and families navigating instability. The recent record shows a pattern of repeated support for some recipients across 2024 and 2025, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Across the portfolio, the foundation appears to favor Arkansas-based organizations working on practical service delivery and systems change, including case management, counseling, and community-based support models.
What Restore Hope Funds
In reentry and post-release support, Restore Hope Inc funded Community Rescue Mission in Fort Smith with $100,483 in 2025 and $76,993 in 2024, pointing to sustained support for services that help adults stabilize after incarceration. For child and family support, it gave $45,621 to Sparrow's Promise in Searcy in 2025 and $36,569 to Together We Foster in Jonesboro, both names tied to preventing family separation and foster care entry. The foundation also backed mental health and counseling capacity, including $81,302 to Greene County Mental Health & Subst in Paragould and $73,621 to Western Arkansas Counceling & Guida in Fort Smith. In education-related second-chance work, Arkansas Learning Network Inc received $198,959 in 2024, showing that learning and reentry can overlap in the portfolio.
How Restore Hope Gives
Restore Hope Inc’s typical grants cluster around a median of $40,334, with a lower quartile of $24,482 and an upper quartile of $60,200. That places many awards in the tens of thousands, while several grants rise well above that range. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across more than one year, including Journey Church, Community Rescue Mission, Western Arkansas Counceling & Guida, Every Arkansan, Hannah Pregnancy Res-so Ar, and Arcare. The foundation is organized as an operating philanthropy with a local geographic scope, and its grants are made in Arkansas rather than across multiple states. No application process is described in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$3.7M
Total Revenue
$9.6M
Total Expenses
$8.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $24K and $60K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PAUL CHAPMAN
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