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Hoertkorn Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Kentfield, California · EIN 463657981

Hoertkorn Family Foundation is a private foundation in Kentfield, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $214,000 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $35,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $150,700 the year before.

19% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$136,80024$1.8 million
2024$150,70032$2.5 million
2025$214,00028$2.7 million

How to apply

Hoertkorn Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hoertkorn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California17$112,500
New York4$49,500
Maryland1$25,000
Colorado2$10,000
Texas1$10,000
Massachusetts2$4,000
Wisconsin1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Johns Episcopal Church
Ross, CA
Gift$35,000
Success Academy Charter Schools
New York, NY
Gift$35,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Hagerstown, MD
Gift$25,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Gift$10,000
The Anal Cancer Foundation
New York, NY
Gift$10,000
The Branson School
Novato, CA
Gift$10,000
The V Foundation
Napa, CA
Gift$10,000
Town School
San Francisco, CA
Gift$10,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Gift$10,000
Aspire Public Schools
Oakland, CA
Gift$5,000
Bridge the Gap College Prep
Marin City, CA
Gift$5,000
Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale, CO
Gift$5,000
KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Gift$5,000
Season of Sharing Fund
San Francisco, CA
Gift$5,000
Waldorf School on Roaring Fork
Carbondale, CO
Gift$5,000
SF Marin Food Bank
San Francisco, CA
Gift$3,000
St John in the Wilderness Epis
Elkhorn, WI
Gift$3,000
The New Village School
Sausalito, CA
Gift$3,000
Agape Farmhands
San Rafael, CA
Gift$2,500
Glide Memorial Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Gift$2,500
Newyork-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Gift$2,500
St Johns Episcopal Church
Ross, CA
Gift$2,500
Boston University
Boston, MA
Gift$2,000
Church of the Incarnation
New York, NY
Gift$2,000
Seeds Learner
San Rafael, CA
Gift$2,000
Wheaton Fund
Norton, MA
Gift$2,000
Adopt A Family of Marin
San Rafael, CA
Gift$1,500
Ross Property Owners' Association
Ross, CA
Gift$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hoertkorn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Hoertkorn Family Foundation give?

$214,000 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Hoertkorn Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kathleen C Hoertkorn (Director, President), Richard C Hoertkorn (Director, Cfo) and Caitlin Beita (Secretary).

What does Hoertkorn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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