With your help,
hope is within reach.
At Hope Ignites Northeastern Ohio (formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope), your contribution is needed now more than ever as we intensify engagement and programming with our Scholars and community. Give a gift at any level to make an immediate impact and support the next generation.
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The Need
Young people, especially those from underrepresented communities, face financial hardship, family stressors, parent/guardian illness, neighborhood violence, or an underperforming school — significant barriers to realizing their potential.
Our Approach
We’re with our Scholars and their families for the long-term — middle school through career launch. Through Residential, Academy, and College & Career Programs, we equip them with empowered learning, personal and leadership development, and life readiness.
The HOPE You Provide
Your gift is a direct investment in our programming, scholarships, and career pathways that directly and deeply benefit young people who have tremendous ability and just need the opportunity.
Name Change and Donations
Now that our name is changed with the Internal Revenue Service, we need your help to ensure gifts reach us without delay. Please make sure to double-check the name, address, and EIN before you give:
Name: Hope Ignites Northeastern Ohio
EIN: 34-1534921
Once your gift is made, you can help us with one additional step — email Michelle Bailin at michelle.bailin@hopeignites.org so we can confirm it’s been received and applied as intended.
Thank you!
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Stewardship
We pledge to ensure your investment has the impact that it merits. Hope Ignites continues to enhance our Performance Management Tool, utilizing peer accountability and support across our sixteen affiliates and Headquarters. This consistent evaluation allows us to assess our data-centric, outcomes-oriented programming. Our ability to generate real-time data gives us the opportunity to provide maximum transparency to our stakeholders.
Additionally, Hope Ignites adheres to AFP’s Donor Bill of Rights. Hope Ignites and all 16 affiliates undergo an annual audit. This transparency enables us to demonstrate our sound stewardship of the resources invested by our generous donors.
View our financial information and Year in Review links here.