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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1790317

Hofmeister Foundation

A private foundation in Quincy, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $144,944 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $144,944

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,230,607
  • Tax year 2024

    $139,585

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,153,417
  • Tax year 2023

    $122,567

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,563
  • Tax year 2022

    $108,685

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,809
  • Tax year 2021

    $69,570

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $907,194
  • Tax year 2020

    $49,680

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $762,198
  • Tax year 2019

    $36,290

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $789,155
  • Tax year 2018

    $32,284

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $655,480

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blessing Foundation IncQuincy, IL

    Scholarships, operating

    $40,200
  2. Culver Stockton CollegeCanton, MO

    Operating

    $40,000
  3. Hope Lutheran ChurchQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $26,000
  4. Saint Louis UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Operating

    $20,000
  5. Cheerful HomeQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $15,000
  6. Down CountryTaylor, MO

    Operating

    $1,000
  7. Quincy MuseumQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $500
  8. West Central Il Area Agency on AginQuincy, IL

    Capital

    $500
  9. Boy Scouts of AmericaQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $344
  10. Kingston CemeteryLiberty, IL

    Operating

    $250
  11. Quincy Symphony OrchestraQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $200
  12. Historical Society of Quincy & AdamQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $100
  13. Arts QuincyQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $100
  14. Quincy Sister City CommissionQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $100
  15. Veterans of Foreign WarsKansas City, MO

    Operating

    $100
  16. St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Operating

    $100
  17. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Operating

    $100
  18. Faith Baptist ChurchCamp Point, IL

    Operating

    $100
  19. Blessed Sacrament Catholic ParishQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $100
  20. United States Deputy Sheriffs AssocWichita, KS

    Operating

    $50
  21. Great Commission Broadcasting CorpQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $50
  22. Quincy Humane SocietyQuincy, IL

    Operating

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $41,30050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $40,00049% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $550<1% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $344<1% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $50<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois15 grants $83,594
  2. Missouri4 grants $61,100
  3. Georgia1 grant $100
  4. Tennessee1 grant $100
  5. Kansas1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert HofmeisterPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Phyllis J HofmeisterSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kurt Jay HofmesiterTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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