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Hoffer Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $457,800 (tax year ended November 2025)
Hoffer Foundation, a private foundation in South Elgin, IL, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $457,800 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 13, 2026. The largest was $65,000 to Fox Valley Christian Action in St Charles, IL for leadership development program for 180 at risk teens..
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- EIN
- 366160991
- Based in
- South Elgin, IL
- Assets
- $8,950,965
- Grants paid
- $477,800
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621049349100712. It reported $477,800 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Christian Action | St Charles, IL | Leadership development program for 180 at risk teens. | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Judson University | Elgin, IL | Improvement of baseball and softball fields as well as technology improvements | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edwards YMCA Camp | East Troy, WI | Camp roofing project; other capital needs; scholarship needs | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elgin Community College Foundation | Elgin, IL | Scholarship support for tuition books and fees financial assistance for emergency students in crisis plus innovative initiatives for student support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pads of Elgin | Elgin, IL | Funds to support case management services for homeless members of the community. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food for Greater Elgin | Elgin, IL | Expand services to the community. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fellowship Housing Corporation | Hoffman Estates, IL | Support housing and wrap around service for single mothers and families housing case management financial literacy counseling and basic needs | Housing and shelter | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fellowship Housing Corporation | Hoffman Estates, IL | Serve the needs of single mothers and their children who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness | Housing and shelter | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity | Elgin, IL | Help fund building completion for local homes. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Administrator Justice | Elgin, IL | Elgin site - legal assistance for underserved | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fox Valley Hands of Hope | Geneva, IL | Project Hope with School District U-46 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Support food and backpack programs. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | University program for students focused on injection molding. | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cals Angels | St Charles, IL | Glow walk sponsorship childrens cancer support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Kane County | Geneva, IL | Support annual Fall Educational Conference for local foster youth | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fox Valley Trolley Museum | South Elgin, IL | To preserve local transit history. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Funding Project | St Charles, IL | Care packs for Neo-natel intensive care. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Well Child Center | South Elgin, IL | Support comprehensive dental visit for school-age children including treatment and care. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chancez NFP | Elgin, IL | Thanksgiving Love Thy Neighbor Dinner Event | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elgin Lions Club Foundation | South Elgin, IL | Foxtrot fundraiser for local youth organizations. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | Elgin, IL | Support Thanksgiving meals. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Elgin Parks and Recreation | South Elgin, IL | Support summer concert series movies at dusk splash pad and classic car events. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Batavia, IL | Support of Torch Run for special needs community. | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central High School | Burlington, IL | Support fishing team for equipment gear tournament costs. | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 31, 2025, IRS object ID 202510919349100611. It reported $435,915 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judson University | Elgin, IL | Improvement of baseball and softball fields as well as technology improvements | $171,090 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fox Valley Christian Action | St Charles, IL | Leadership development program for 170 at risk teens direct programs and administrative fees. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elgin Community College Foundation | Elgin, IL | Scholarship support for tuition books and fees financial assistance for emergency students in crisis plus innovative initiatives for student support. | Education | $56,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fellowship Housing Corporation | Hoffman Estates, IL | Support housing and wrap around service for single mothers and families housing case management financial literacy counseling and basic needs | Housing and shelter | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwards YMCA Camp | East Troy, WI | General operations and upgrade to central bathhouse and new motor for pontoon boat. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fox Valley Hands of Hope | Geneva, IL | Project Hope with School District U-46 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pads of Elgin | Elgin, IL | Funds to support case management services for homeless members of the community. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westminster Christian School | Elgin, IL | New scoreboard for athletic fields. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | Support food and backpack programs. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food for Greater Elgin | Elgin, IL | Improve warehouse and pantry efficiency and expand services to the community. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cals Angels | St Charles, IL | Glow walk sponsorship | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Administrator Justice | Elgin, IL | Elgin site - legal assistance for underserved | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Mobility | St Charles, IL | Support efforts for special needs children to have adaptive bikes. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Well Child Center | South Elgin, IL | Support operations of the Food for Families program. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elgin Lions Club Foundation | Elgin, IL | Foxtrot fundraiser for funding sight and hearing programs. | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gifford Park Association | Elgin, IL | Sponsorship of Historic Elgin House Walk which raises funds for helping neighbors improve their homes. | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $106,075 |
| Housing and shelter | $66,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $62,000 |
| Human services | $6,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 |
States funded
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Updated April 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.