Private foundation · EIN 26-1598880 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Hoffen Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $254K total, median $1,800. 81% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$254K
Median grant
$1,800
Stays in NY
81%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$105K
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$60K
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAGeneral charitable contribution$50K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$10K
Riverdale Jewish CenterBronx, NYGeneral charitable contribution$8,800
Mechon HadarNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$5,500
Chabad at Columbia IncColumbia, MDGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Ida Crown AcademySkokie, ILGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
The Auschwitz Jewish CenterNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Ohel Chabad LubavitchCambria Heights, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Machne Israel - Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Salanter Akiba Riverdale AcademyBronx, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Lincoln Square SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,800
Special Needs InstituteBronx, NYGeneral charitable contribution$1,000
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NYGeneral charitable contribution$720
Jewish Community Center in Manhattan IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable contribution$180

By state: New York 13 · Massachusetts 1 · Maryland 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Hoffen Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Sandra Hoffen, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Hoffen Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Hoffen Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $254K across 16 grants, a median of $1,800.

Where does Hoffen Family Foundation give?

New York (13 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), Maryland (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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