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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1991591

The Ethel Mae Hocker Foundationinc

A private foundation in Haddonfield, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,067,265

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,646,995
  • Tax year 2023

    $949,686

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $11,470,412
  • Tax year 2022

    $768,586

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $12,461,032
  • Tax year 2021

    $985,195

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,266,736
  • Tax year 2020

    $397,525

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $14,742,634
  • Tax year 2019

    $761,213

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,858,297
  • Tax year 2018

    $854,333

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $15,531,281

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Big & Small Dog Ranch RescueLoxahatchee Groves, FL

    Charitable donation

    $175,000
  2. Vfma FoundationWayne, PA

    Scholarships

    $150,000
  3. Ashley Hall FoundationCharleston, SC

    Scholarships

    $133,474
  4. Camden Catholic High SchoolCherry Hill, NJ

    Scholarships

    $115,342
  5. Catholic Partnerships SchoolsCamden, NJ

    Scholarships

    $85,000
  6. Roman Catholic High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarships

    $72,974
  7. Gesu SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarships

    $70,000
  8. St Helena Montessori SchoolSaint Helena, CA

    Scholarships

    $63,750
  9. Wildwood Catholic High SchoolNorth Wildwood, NJ

    Scholarships

    $61,500
  10. Urbanpromise MinistriesPennsauken, NJ

    Scholarships

    $52,500
  11. Christ the King Regional SchoolHaddonfield, NJ

    Scholarships

    $44,450
  12. Independence Mission SchoolsWayne, PA

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  13. The Little Flower High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarships

    $13,275

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $203,474100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey5 grants $358,792
  2. Pennsylvania5 grants $336,249
  3. Florida1 grant $175,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $133,474
  5. California1 grant $63,750

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Richard A HockerTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Marcia HockerTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kirsten A HockerPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $150,000
  • John J Gallagher JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne HartmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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