Princess Hailey S Hope Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The primary purpose of Princess Hailey's Hope Foundation is 1) to raise funds to support pediatric brain cancer research, with an emphasis on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)/Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG); 2) to raise funds to support children fighting cancer, with an emphasis on those who have been diagnosed with DIPG and DMG; and 3) to raise awareness of childhood cancer, which is the leading cause of death by disease in children in the United States.
- Income
- $52,618
- Spending
- $35,188
- Reserves
- 18.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $26,500 spent. 1. HOPE FROM HAILEY: Our organization awarded three grants in 2025 to advance research and treatment for Diffuse Instrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). 1. A grant of $15,000 was given to the Hailey Acevedo Power Up Against DIPG Research Fund at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN (EIN: 62-0646012), to support their efforts to develop effective treatments for both DIPG and DMG. 2. A grant of $5,000 was awarded to the DIPG/DMG Research Funding Alliance, administered by Tough2Gether Foundation in Manhattan, KS (EIN: 92-1204987). This funding will help support a grant to Rebecca Ronsley at Seattle Children's Hospital for her research on quad target CAR-T cell therapy outcomes from the BrainChild-04 clinical trial. 3. An additional $6,500 was awarded to the DIPG/DMG Research Funding Alliance (also administered by Tough2Gether Foundation) to help support the National DIPG/DMG Brain Tumor Board, which provides referring oncologists with advice from a panel of DIPG/DMG experts on the best treatment options for their patients. This service is a free and confidential resource for families across the United States. To date, this board has reviewed over 500 DIPG/DMG patient cases. The exact number of individuals who will benefit from these grants is unknown.
- $6,531 spent. 2. HUGS FROM HAILEY: This program seeks to brighten the days of children diagnosed with cancer. Our organization sent a total of 70 personalized Hugs from Hailey care packages or gifts of support to children battling cancer in FY2025. Thirty (30) of these care packages or gifts of support were sent to children battling DIPG/DMG brain cancer across the United States. We also delivered an additional forty (40) Hugs from Hailey boxes to local childhood cancer patients receiving treatment at the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children.
- $1,653 spent. 3. HOPS FROM HAILEY: Our organization provided gas gift cards to 16 families with children battling DIPG/DMG across the United States who had to travel significant distances (50+ miles) to receive treatment as part of a clinical trial or expanded access program.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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