501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

Before you give

FY2022 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$353K
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$530K
Net assets
$853K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$353K
FY2022▼ -54%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$639K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$14K
Expenses
$530K
FY2022▼ -11%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$672K
FY2025$727K
Net assets
$853K
FY2022▼ -17%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$821K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$853K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$564K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2022 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 99% · $525K Operating & administrative 1% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

See Esperanza Foundation executive salaries →

Something off? Claim to add context

Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Pls Vrds Est, CA.

Questions for Esperanza Foundation

Tap to ask. Esperanza Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Esperanza Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 41 grants · $708K · 2025–2025
Mary Star of the Sea High SchoolFY2025$138,150
University of MaryFY2025$50,000
Archdiocese of San FranciscoFY2025$50,000
Epiphany SchoolFY2025$45,000
Stella Maris AcademyFY2025$45,000
Mary Star of the Sea Catholic ChurcFY2025$31,000
Harbor AcademyFY2025$25,000
Ave Maria UniversityFY2025$25,000
Notre Dame High SchoolFY2025$25,000
St John Fisher Parish SchoolFY2025$20,000
Ste Marie Du Lac Catholic ParishFY2025$20,000
Thomas Aquinas CollegeFY2025$20,000
Hillsdale CollegeFY2025$15,000
Knights of ColumbusFY2025$15,000
St John Fisher Catholic ChurchFY2025$10,200
St Mark the Evangelist Catholic ChuFY2025$10,000
Ndrl Educational TrustFY2025$10,000
Diocese of Springfield-Cape GirardeFY2025$10,000
See all 41 grants →

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$17K
Median grantPart XV$10K
Largest grantPart XV$138K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$353K
Gifts and grants$340K
Investment income$13K
Money out
$530K
Grants paid$525K
Running costs$5K
Owns and owes
$853K
net assets
Cash and savings$475K
Total assets$853K
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$340K
Investment income$13K
Total revenue$353K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$475K
Total assets$853K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$853K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14K$727K−$713K$564K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$672K$543K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $639K$743K−$104K$736K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $353K$530K−$177K$853K 990 PDF
FY2021 $767K$596K$171K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $422K$320K$102K$821K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.