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The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Woodbine, Maryland · EIN 522207643

The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Woodbine, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $77,080 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $41,530. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $83,600 the year before.

65% of its 2025 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$81,30028$1.7 million
2024$83,60015$2.0 million
2025$77,08017$2.5 million

How to apply

ContactMs Leonora Hoenes
15115 Carrs Mill Road, Woodbine, MD 21797
Phone or email(410) 935-5518
What to submitLetter form, including purpose of application and documentation of activity.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland12$70,030
Oklahoma1$2,500
Florida1$2,300
Michigan1$1,000
Georgia1$750
New York1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St John's Episcopal Church
Ellicott City, MD
General funds$41,530
Howard County Historical Society
Ellicott City, MD
General funds$5,000
Howard County Library
Ellicott City, MD
General funds$5,000
Circling Eagle Community Inc
Westminster, MD
General funds$3,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc
Hunt Valley, MD
General funds$3,000
Elite Achievers Scholarship Fund Inc
Ellicott City, MD
General funds$2,500
In His Image
Tulsa, OK
General funds$2,500
Kennedy Krieger
Baltimore, MD
General funds$2,500
Real Eyes Meditation & Wellness Center
Laurel, MD
General funds$2,500
St Davids Episcopal Church
Cocoa Beach, FL
General funds$2,300
Boy Scouts of Central Maryland
Baltimore, MD
General funds$1,500
Glenelg Country School
Ellicott City, MD
General funds$1,500
Blink of an Eye
Baltimore, MD
General funds$1,000
Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry
Williamsport, MD
General funds$1,000
Pink Fund
Southfield, MI
General funds$1,000
She Is Safe
Roswell, GA
General funds$750
Future of Roswell Society
Buffalo, NY
Cancer research program$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc give?

$77,080 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists M Leonora Kaiser Hoenes (President), Rachel V Haak (Vice President & Secretary), Richard V Hoenes Jr (Treasurer) and Richard V Hoenes (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Hoenes Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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