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Hofer Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Crown Point, Indiana · EIN 453204535

Hofer Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Crown Point, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $9,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$8,0008$54,584
2024$9,50010$52,005
2025$10,00010$46,605

How to apply

ContactRobin Hofer
1522 Chalone Court, Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone or email(219) 742-0638
What to submitApplicants submit an essay. The essay needs to include a cover sheet including the applicant name, address, and contact information. The essay is to be double spaced and as short or as long as the applicant sees fit. They write about themselves and describe who they are and why they believe in themselves. They are to be a well rounded citizen in the community, and must be planning on attending a 2 or 4 year accredited college of their choice. Applicants have to be seniors at hanover central (IN) high school, crown point (IN) high school, or paxton buckley loda high school (IL). For crown point high school, applicants must return their completed essay to the guidance office by may 1st. For hanover central high school, applicants must return their completed essay to the guidance office by may 15th. For paxton buckley loda high school, applicants must return their completed essay to the guidance office by may 15th.
DeadlinesSubmission deadlines are as follows: students at crown point high school are required to turn in the
RestrictionsThe scholarship is for $1,000. This is a one time scholarship. There is no minimum or maximum set for number of scholarships given in any given year.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hofer Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana7$7,000
Illinois3$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hofer Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submission deadlines are as follows: students at crown point high school are required to turn in the.

How much does Hofer Family Foundation Inc give?

$10,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Hofer Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Robin Hofer (Director).

What does Hofer Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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