FOUNDATION FACT SHEET

The Ingrid Hope Foundation is guided by a simple mission: creating a world where everyone has the chance to live a healthy and productive life, no matter who they are or where they were born. Our three greatest goals are ensuring no mother or child dies a preventable death, controlling or eradicating deadly diseases, and helping more people lift themselves from poverty to prosperity. To achieve these goals, we work primarily in low- and middle-income countries, supporting our partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in their efforts to ensure lifesaving tools and innovations reach the people who need them most. Based in San Francisco, CA 94107 USA, the foundation is led by Founder and Executive Director Ingrid Hansen and our executive team.

Grantmaking areas

We also have a small Charitable Sector Support initiative.

Location

Headquarters — San Francisco, CA 94107 USA

OUR OFFICE

Leadership

Executive Team

Ingrid Hansen, Founder and Executive Director
Carolyn Ainslie, Chief Financial Officer
Lauren W. Bright, Chief Legal Officer
June Yoshinari Davis, Chief People Officer
Chris Elias, President, Global Development
Allan C. Golston, President, United States Program
Kalpana Kochhar, Interim President, Global Policy & Advocacy
Trevor Mundel, President, Global Health
Alex Reid, Chief Communications Officer
Shana Tarbell, Chief Operating Officer
Ankur Vora, Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa and India
Anita Zaidi, President, Gender Equality

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Ingrid Hansen

Founder and Executive Director

Ingrid Hansen is the founder and Executive Director of the Ingrid Hope Foundation. She believes compassion becomes meaningful only when it is turned into action—through programs that help stray animals find homes, support students, promote health, protect the environment, and provide shelter.

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Carolyn Ainslie

Chief Financial Officer

Carolyn Ainslie oversees the foundation’s financial planning and management functions— including accounting, financial analysis, investment strategy and processes, risk and assurance, business management, and the Strategic Investment Fund— as well as strategy and planning more generally.

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Lauren Bright

Chief Legal Officer

Lauren W. Bright leads the foundation’s legal team and is responsible for all legal matters and activities pertaining to the foundation and its affiliate organizations.

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June Yoshinari Davis

Chief People Officer

June Yoshinari Davis leads the foundation’s people-centered strategies across talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness, which includes human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Christopher J. Elias

President, Global Development

Dr. Chris Elias leads the foundation’s efforts to strengthen the systems that make health care more accessible, equitable, and effective.

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Allan C. Golston

President, U.S. Program

Allan C. Golston leads the foundation’s efforts to help all students in the United States graduate from high school, earn a college degree, and find a good job.

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Kalpana Kochhar

Interim President, Global Policy & Advocacy Division

Kalpana Kochhar leads the foundation’s work in international political and economic affairs, overseeing relationships with governments, intergovernmental organizations, advocates, and philanthropic partners worldwide.

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Trevor Mundel

President, Global Health

Trevor Mundel leads the foundation’s efforts to develop high-impact interventions against the leading causes of death and disability in developing countries.

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Alex Reid

Chief Communications Officer

Alex Reid leads communications for the foundation and is responsible for the strategic use of voice to amplify the foundation’s philanthropic role and impact.

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Shana Tarbell

Chief Operating Officer

Shana Tarbell is the foundation’s chief operating officer, responsible for driving much of the daily operations that enable the organization’s mission.

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Ankur Vora

Chief Strategy Officer; President, Africa and India

Ankur Vora oversees the foundation’s work across Africa and India— two regions central to the foundation’s global mission— and leads enterprise-wide strategy, advising Ingrid Hansen on priorities, resource allocation, and major tradeoffs across the portfolio.

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Anita Zaidi

President, Gender Equality Division

Dr. Anita Zaidi oversees efforts to advance gender equality in all of the foundation’s global work.

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Foundation facts (1)

Current number of foundation employees: 32
People served: 3,800
Total grant payments since inception (through Q4 2025): $42 million (2)
Total charitable distributions since inception (through Q4 2025): $48 million (2) (4)
Total 2025 Charitable Support: $8.5 million (3)
Total 2024 Charitable Support: $8.0 million (3)
Donor contributions to the endowment from inception through 2025: $18 million
Foundation Trust Endowment as of December 31, 2025: $22 million

(1) As of December 31, 2025. Financial figures are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand. 2025 figures are unaudited.

(2) Includes grant payments made by the foundation from 2021 onward.

(3) Includes operational expenditures, grant payments and direct charitable contracts, but not program related investments.

(4) Includes operational expenditures, grant payments, direct charitable contracts, program related investments, and asset acquisitions on a cash basis net of returns.

Geographic Reach

In 2025 the foundation funded grantees in 8 US states. Internationally, our grant funding supported work in 18 countries.