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The Ralph S Hoffman Foundation: 12 grants to organizations, $153,937 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Ralph S Hoffman Foundation, a private foundation in Lake Bluff, IL, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $153,937 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $45,000 to Thread in Baltimore, MD for general purposes.
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- EIN
- 201337530
- Based in
- Lake Bluff, IL
- Assets
- $3,576,666
- Grants paid
- $153,937
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202523179349101027. It reported $153,937 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thread | Baltimore, MD | General purposes | Youth development | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia Reach Teach Play | Highland Park, IL | General purposes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Careers Through Culinary Arts (c-Cap) | New York, NY | General purposes | $21,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Birmingham, AL | General purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brownpreneurs | Saint Louis, MO | General purposes | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central American Legal Assistance | Brooklyn, NY | General purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inside Circle | San Francisco, CA | General purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books Beyond Bars | Brooklyn, NY | General purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chashama Inc | New York, NY | General purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Community Land Trust | Barrington, MA | General purposes | Environment | $1,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barrington Public | Barrington, IL | General purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Needs Coop Inc | Great Barrington, MA | General purposes | $203 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Youth development | $60,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $16,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 |
| Environment | $1,834 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $45,000 |
| New York | $40,400 |
| Illinois | $25,500 |
| Alabama | $16,000 |
| Missouri | $15,000 |
| California | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts | $2,037 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. 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.