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The Hofmann Family Foundation

Accepts applications Concord, California · EIN 946108897

The Hofmann Family Foundation is a private foundation in Concord, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $8.7 million in 22 grants; the typical grant was $72,500 and the largest $6.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.8 million the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.8 million16$36.6 million
2024$8.7 million22$31.8 million

How to apply

ContactBrad Whalen
PO Box 907, Concord, CA 94522
Phone or email(925) 478-2000
What to submitIn writing stating charitable use of funds

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hofmann Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California18$8.5 million
Indiana1$100,000
Hawaii1$50,000
Virginia1$50,000
Texas1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
John Muir Health Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
General support$6.0 million
De la Salle Academy
Concord, CA
General support$1.1 million
Yellow Roof Foundation
Concord, CA
General support$250,000
Park Theater Trust
Lafayette, CA
General support$200,000
Community Youth Center
Concord, CA
General support$100,000
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
General support$100,000
Martis Camp Foundation
Truckee, CA
General support$100,000
The McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, CA
General support$100,000
Order of Malta Oakland Clinic
Oakland, CA
General support$100,000
Uc Regents - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
General support$100,000
Cristo Rey de la Salle
Oakland, CA
General support$90,000
Sheriff's Charities Inc
Danville, CA
General support$55,000
Family Aid Catholic Education
Oakland, CA
General support$50,000
Navy Seal Foundation
Virginia Beach, VA
General support$50,000
High Ground Imua Kakou Hawaii Program
Honolulu, HI
General support$50,000
Pledge to Humanity
Danville, CA
General support$50,000
Be an Angel Fund Inc
Houston, TX
General support$25,000
Wheelchair Foundation
Danville, CA
General support$25,000
Diablo Regional Arts Association
Walnut Creek, CA
General support$25,000
The Miles Hall Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
General support$25,000
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church
Lafayette, CA
General support$20,000
George Mark Children's House
San Leandro, CA
General support$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hofmann Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Hofmann Family Foundation give?

$8.7 million in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $72,500.

Who runs The Hofmann Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Dennis Drew (Treasurer/Cfo), Lisa A Hofmann-Morgan (President), Martha Jean Hofmann (Director) and Vita Sechrest (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Hofmann Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and arts and culture.

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