Hopewell Fund

What Hopewell Fund does

Hopewell Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in 2015 and headquartered at 1828 L Street NW, Suite 400-D, Washington, DC. It operates a fiscal sponsorship and project incubation platform that allows donors, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers to launch and run charitable initiatives without forming a new nonprofit or obtaining independent tax-exempt status. Its service surface spans five integrated offerings: fiscal sponsorship for entities that lack tax-exempt status, project launch and incubation including spinoff support, domestic and international grant making, donor collaborative infrastructure, and advocacy services that pair with the sister 501(c)(4) Sixteen Thirty Fund for activities beyond 501(c)(3) limits.

The underlying technology is a web-based grants administration platform with real-time fund monitoring, 24/7 applicant access, and a stated 30-day grant-making cycle from application to disbursement. Operational back-office functions — finance, HR, grants management, and compliance — are delivered through Sunflower Services, a nonprofit-owned Public Benefit Corporation of 240 professionals in which Hopewell is an owner. The organization is overseen by an independent board and employs 11–50 staff, with Anna Brower appointed as inaugural president in September 2025.

Revenue is generated as a public charity through donations and grants accepted into restricted funds and disbursed to sponsored projects; no fee schedule for fiscal sponsorship services is disclosed, and the firm does not operate on a traditional commercial GTM. New project inquiries are handled through a dedicated email channel and the contact form on hopewellfund.org, with the website serving as the primary content hub.

Name

Hopewell Fund

Legal name

Hopewell Fund

Website

https://hopewellfund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hopewell Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2015 that provides fiscal sponsorship, project incubation, and grant-making services, enabling donors and social entrepreneurs to launch charitable initiatives without forming standalone nonprofits. It is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiscal Sponsorship and Nonprofit Incubation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH)

Keywords

• Fiscal sponsorship services
• Charitable project incubation
• Nonprofit grant making
• Donor collaborative management
• Social change philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) public charity, Hopewell Fund generates revenue through donations and grants from donors and foundations. The organization accepts donations into restricted funds and grants them to organizations supporting project missions. No explicit fee structure for fiscal sponsorship services is disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hopewell Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity that provides fiscal sponsorship and project incubation services, enabling donors, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs to launch and operate charitable initiatives without establishing a new nonprofit. It accepts donations into restricted funds, grants them to organizations supporting project missions, and provides full financial management, HR support, grants administration, and compliance oversight. The organization also operates a 30-day-or-less grant-making cycle and coordinates donor collaboratives for both domestic and international social change projects.

Product overview

Hopewell Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity that operates as a fiscal sponsorship and project incubation platform. The organization offers five integrated service offerings: Fiscal Sponsorship for entities lacking tax-exempt status, Launching Charitable Initiatives for new project incubation, Domestic and International Grant Making with real-time fund monitoring, Donor Collaboratives for multi-donor coordination, and Advocacy services. Together, these services enable donors and changemakers to execute social change initiatives without establishing new nonprofits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiscal Sponsorship Comprehensive fiscal sponsorship for projects that exist as legal entities but lack tax-exempt status. Hopewell accepts donations into restricted funds and grants them to organizations supporting the project's mission, providing donors with immediate tax-deductibility.
• Launching Charitable Initiatives (Project Incubation) Project hosting and incubation services enabling philanthropists to quickly establish social initiatives. Services include establishing restricted funds, financial management, HR support, and spinoff services for projects that eventually become independent entities.
• Domestic and International Grant Making End-to-end grant-making services with real-time fund monitoring, 30-day-or-less grant cycles, and 24/7 web-based grants administration for global applicants.
• Donor Collaboratives Neutral platform enabling multiple donors to work together on common goals, including building collaborative infrastructure, advisory board setup, and project activity coordination.
• Advocacy Advocacy and limited lobbying capacity as a 501(c)(3) public charity, including compliance expertise and access to sister 501(c)(4) organization Sixteen Thirty Fund for projects requiring expanded political activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grant-making cycle completed in 30 days or less

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sunflower ServicescoreOthersSunflower Services is a nonprofit-owned Public Benefit Corporation that provides back-office support to Hopewell Fund. The company delivers integrated solutions in finance, HR, grants management, and compliance to mission-driven organizations. With a team of 240 professionals, Sunflower Services helps organizations focus on impact rather than administrative operations. Hopewell is among the nonprofit owners of Sunflower Services.
• Sixteen Thirty FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sixteen Thirty Fund is Hopewell Fund's sister 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. While Hopewell operates as a 501(c)(3) public charity limited to advocacy and limited lobbying, Sixteen Thirty Fund enables the organizations to host projects that focus on lobbying and political activities, providing a complementary vehicle for more extensive advocacy work.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tides Foundation: Tides is one of the largest fiscal sponsorship platforms in the US, offering 501(c)(3) project hosting, donor advised funds, and grantmaking services — directly comparable to Hopewell's core fiscal sponsorship model.
• New Venture Fund: New Venture Fund is a leading 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor that hosts progressive social-change projects and provides grants administration — directly overlapping with Hopewell's fiscal sponsorship and grantmaking services.
• NEO Philanthropy: NEO Philanthropy operates as a fiscal sponsor for advocacy, public policy, and social justice projects, offering 501(c)(3) hosting and collaborative infrastructure — closely comparable to Hopewell's donor collaborative and advocacy offerings.
• Proteus Fund: Proteus Fund provides fiscal sponsorship and grantmaking for progressive causes, including donor collaboratives and rapid-response funds — comparable to Hopewell's mix of fiscal sponsorship and multi-donor coordination.
• Borealis Philanthropy: Borealis Philanthropy operates as a fiscal sponsor and funder collaborative intermediary focused on social justice — directly comparable in mission, fiscal sponsorship model, and donor-collaborative focus.

Broad incumbents

• Arabella Advisors: Arabella Advisors is a larger philanthropic advisory and fiscal management firm serving donors and foundations with strategy, grantmaking, and back-office services — a broader-scope, more established version of Hopewell's donor-collaborative and incubation services.
• Foundation Source: Foundation Source provides outsourced foundation management, grant administration, and compliance services to private foundations — a scaled, for-profit analog to Hopewell's back-office and grantmaking infrastructure.
• Schwab Charitable: Schwab Charitable is one of the largest donor-advised fund sponsors in the US, offering giving accounts and grantmaking infrastructure — a much larger incumbent serving overlapping donor and grantmaking needs.
• Fidelity Charitable: Fidelity Charitable is the largest donor-advised fund sponsor in the US, providing giving accounts and grantmaking services to individual and institutional donors — a scaled incumbent overlapping with Hopewell's philanthropic intermediation role.
• Open Society Foundations: Open Society Foundations is a large private foundation making grants across global health, education, and human rights — comparable in thematic focus (civil rights, equity) though operating as a grantmaker rather than a fiscal sponsor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hopewell-fund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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