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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4094223

Hoffman Family Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $665,055 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

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

    $665,055

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $93,797

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $527,008
  • Tax year 2023

    $161,626

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $268,567
  • Tax year 2022

    $197,876

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $439,456
  • Tax year 2021

    $109,928

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $505,034
  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $423,757

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Goldman Sachs Donor Advised FundQueenstown, MD

    Charitable

    $413,535
  2. Chesapeake Bay FDNAnnapolis, MD

    Charitable

    $55,000
  3. Jewish Federation of DCBethesda, MD

    Charitable

    $27,500
  4. AdlNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  5. Hole on the Wall GangDanbury, WI

    Charitable

    $25,000
  6. U S Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $18,000
  7. Capital Jewish MusuemWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $17,500
  8. Univ of Michigan Law SchoolAnn Arbor, MI

    Charitable

    $15,000
  9. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  10. Umms FoundationStevensville, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. De Paul University SchoolChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $9,300
  12. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. Adl WashingtonWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Adas IsraelWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $4,220
  16. So Others Might EatWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $3,500
  17. Washington UnivSt Louis, MO

    Charitable

    $2,500
  18. Chesapeake Wildlife HeritChester, MD

    Charitable

    $2,500
  19. Bread for the CityWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,500
  20. Ajws FDNNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  21. Capital Area Food BankSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. Shore RiversEaston, MD

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. Life Pieces to MasterpiecesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  24. Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $40,00094% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5004% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland8 grants $511,535
  2. District of Columbia8 grants $59,220
  3. New York4 grants $42,500
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $25,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $15,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $9,300
  7. Missouri1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Burton L HoffmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard S HoffmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah M LevyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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