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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “hoffman”
Where the money went
Largest: $239,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — fbo nyu daily gift account for philip seymour hoffman scholarship (t3086)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $999,419 · through 2024Largest: $172,863 to PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC — hoffman als clinic development award
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER — subsidize/enhance access to high-quality early care and education for children
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — hoffman family fund in education support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2022Largest: $1.3M to Jewish United Fund of Chicago — general operating support, support for annual campaign 2022, support for the work of janna berk on behalf of the juf, bari patzik charitable fund, women's only support, 2022 unrest…
Largest: $154,709 to COLOMBIA UNIVERSITY ATTN MS GAIL HOFFMAN — general exempt purposes
Largest: $30,000 to HOFFMAN HOMES INC — health and safety
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $130,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to RESTORATION CENTER — for residents of the las vegas trail area who are in need of services, in memory of marilyn brachman hoffman
Community Foundation of Tampa BayTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $62,931 · through 2024Largest: $16,399 to THE SALVATION ARMY - HOFFMAN ESTATES IL — support of mission
Black River Falls Area FoundationBlack River Falls, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $123,000 · through 2025Largest: $45,000 to BLACK RIVER FALLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — annual distribution from peter & jone hoffman fund, 2025 foundation grant award, dd from g. homstad for dinner church
Adams County Community FoundationGettysburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $115,512 · through 2025Largest: $44,929 to HOFFMAN HOMES INC — see statement
Largest: $42,234 to JESSICA HOFFMAN — scholarship grants for undergraduate study
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →