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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0728892

D A Hoff Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Cottonwood, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $28,250 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sheri Erickson
480 E 4th Street N
Cottonwood, MN 56229
(507) 423-1000
Form and materials
Letter of request explaining need
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $28,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,522,191

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,812

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $640,531

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,146

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $715,975

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,534

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $784,286

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,094

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $855,312

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,602

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $891,509

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Swan Lake Evangelical Free ChurchCottonwood, MN

    Charitable activities

    $17,169
  2. Shine in the World MinitriesGolden Valley, MN

    Charitable activites

    $6,460
  3. Lakeview SchoolsCottonwood, MN

    Community support

    $2,721
  4. Cottonwood Coming Home DaysCottonwood, MN

    Community support

    $1,500
  5. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Charitable activities

    $250
  6. Lakeview FcaCottonwood, MN

    Community support

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota5 grants $28,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Al AndersonVICE PRES- S Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lisa ZmeskalDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dennis SimpsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Greg PavekDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheri EricksonPRESIDENT & Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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