With your help,

Hope is within reach.

Right now, there are young people who need hope.
Your support helps break down the barriers holding them back.

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 and Academy settings, we equip them with life preparedness, empowered learning, personal development, leadership & service, and college & career readiness.

The HOPE
you provide

From California to New York, and Detroit to Guatemala, your gift is an 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 Changes and Donations

We’re so grateful for your support of Hope Ignites, formerly Boys Hope Girls Hope! As we work through our legal name change with the Internal Revenue Service, we need your help to ensure gifts reach us without delay.

We’ve seen some confusion in online giving portals during this transition. While we’re updating our name to Hope Ignites in these systems, some portals and donor-advised fund (DAF) databases may still list us as Boys Hope Girls Hope until the IRS change is complete.  Please double-check the name, address, and EIN before you give:

Name: Hope Ignites (or Boys Hope Girls Hope)
Address: 5257 Shaw Avenue, Suite 202
St. Louis, MO 63110
EIN: 51-0182614

Once your gift is made, you can help us with one additional step—email bill.fronczak@hopeignites.org so we can confirm it’s been received and applied as intended.

Thank you for standing with us during this transition—we couldn’t do this without you.

Donate Securely On this Page

When you donate to Hope Ignites using the form on this page, your donation is processed in an encrypted manner, ensuring your data is secure.

Other Ways to Give

Please mail your contribution to:

Hope Ignites
5257 Shaw Ave
Suite 202
St. Louis, MO  63110

You can give using a credit card over the phone by calling 877.878.HOPE or 314.298.1250.

A gift to Hope Ignites in honor of a friend or loved one is a meaningful and lasting way to celebrate their accomplishments, life, and memory.

Immediately upon receipt of your gift, the honoree or family will be notified in writing. The amount of your gift will not be disclosed. Fill out the donation form on this page and designate the memorial or tribute when asked for the purpose of the gift.

To make a tribute or memorial gift via check, please include:

  • The name of the honoree
  • The contact information of the party you would like to notify

Consider a long-term commitment to the success of our program and scholars. Monthly gifts can be set up on your credit card through the online donation form on this page.  Annual or quarterly pledges are gratefully accepted. Contact Lynn Trieschmann at ltrieschmann@bhgh.org to set up your annual or quarterly pledge.

Your gift of appreciated stock and other securities can help relieve you from long-term capital-gains taxes, and it is deductible at the full fair market value on the date given.

Please consider giving to Hope Ignites through your will, trust, IRA, or life insurance policy. This is an effective way to both positively impact future generations of young people and to assist in lowering or eliminating the estate tax burden on your heirs.

To learn more, contact Bill Fronczak, Vice President of Advancement, at bill.fronczak@hopeignites.org.

From matches to campaigns — learn how your company can help Hope Ignites champion young people in need.

Our local affiliates accept gifts-in-kind that can be used in our programs or sold to generate revenue. Examples include food, furnishings, computers, linens, cars, real estate, and school or office supplies. To learn more about the needs of the affiliate in your state or city, please visit their websites. Find out which Affiliate is near you by visiting our Network page.

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What We Can Accomplish Together

Seeds of Hope

$25-$500

Network-wide whole-person development programming

Friends for Hope

$1,000+

Year-long college-preparatory training and reflection opportunities

Builders of Hope

$2,500+

college scholarship support for one or more collegians

Leaders for Hope

$5,000+

internships and career launch support

Champions for Hope

$10,000+

Best-practice sharing sessions and training resources for teams

Investors in Hope

$25,000+

impact investment