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D A Hoff Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Cottonwood, Minnesota · EIN 760728892

D A Hoff Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Cottonwood, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $28,250 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $2,110 and the largest $17,169. 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 $15,812 the year before.

50% 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$21,1468$968,808
2024$15,8127$915,141
2025$28,2506$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactSheri Erickson
480 E 4th Street N, Cottonwood, MN 56229
Phone or email(507) 423-1000
What to submitLetter of request explaining need

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota5$28,000
North Carolina1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Swan Lake Evangelical Free Church
Cottonwood, MN
Charitable activities$17,169
Shine in the World Minitries
Golden Valley, MN
Charitable activites$6,460
Lakeview Schools
Cottonwood, MN
Community support$2,721
Cottonwood Coming Home Days
Cottonwood, MN
Community support$1,500
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Charitable activities$250
Lakeview Fca
Cottonwood, MN
Community support$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does D A Hoff Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does D A Hoff Charitable Foundation give?

$28,250 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $2,110.

Who runs D A Hoff Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Al Anderson (Vice Pres- S), Lisa Zmeskal (Director), Dennis Simpson (Director) and Greg Pavek (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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