About Hope School
The Hope Foundation’s mission is to encourage and provide support to all of Hope’s programs and services. Supporting individuals and families in achieving optimum growth, independence, and joy through clinical, educational, residential, vocational and therapeutic services.
Focus Areas
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)Developmental disabilitiesEducation for individuals with disabilitiesBehavioral and therapeutic services (ABA, speech, OT, PT)Residential and vocational servicesFamily support and financial assistance
Who They Fund
children with developmental disabilitieschildren with mental illnessfamilies/caregivers of affected children
Funding Style
direct service
About Hope School
The Hope School gives through a tightly focused network of programs and services for children and families affected by developmental disabilities, mental illness, and related therapeutic needs. Its grantmaking centers on Hope’s own clinical, educational, residential, vocational, and therapeutic services, with repeated support to organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities in Illinois. The largest recent award in the record is $714,740 to Hope Clinical Care in Springfield for children with developmental disabilities and mental illness, showing that the foundation’s work is anchored in direct service rather than broad discretionary philanthropy. University-based and service-provider grantees appear alongside Hope-affiliated entities, including the University of Illinois Chicago and Illinois State University, both funded for the same service population. Easterseals Central Illinois and Easterseals Metropolitan also recur in the recent grants list, indicating sustained support for disability services delivered through established regional providers. Across the record, the foundation’s role is less about one-off experimentation and more about underwriting a stable set of programs for people with intellectual, developmental, behavioral, and educational support needs.
What Hope School Funds
A central theme is clinical and therapeutic support for children with developmental disabilities and mental illness. The foundation gave $699,201 to the University of Illinois Chicago in 2023 and $680,040 in 2025 for that purpose, and it also funded Hope Clinical Care with $629,113 in 2025 for the same service population. Educational and habilitation support is another recurring area. Illinois State University received $519,494 in 2024 and $502,328 in 2025 to serve children with developmental disabilities and mental illness, while Eastern Illinois University received $212,890 in 2024 and $212,783 in 2025 for the same purpose. The record also includes community-based disability services. Easterseals Central Illinois received $339,329 in 2024 and $338,336 in 2025, and Trinity Services Inc received $237,419 in 2025 for services to children with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
How Hope School Gives
The Hope School’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $122,154, a median of $234,466, and a p75 of $343,131. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing support rather than isolated gifts. Grantmaking is programmatic and tied to Hope’s service mission, with the foundation also listing a Foundation Assistance Program and sponsorship opportunities that accept unsolicited support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$26.1M
Total Revenue
$34.2M
Total Expenses
$31.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $122K and $343K, with a median of $234K.
25th Percentile
$122K
Median
$234K
75th Percentile
$343K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CLINT W PAUL
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