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Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$289k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 28
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$449k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving34$289k26%
FY202426$289k19%
FY202328$404k29%
FY202227$242k63%
FY20218$36k50%
FY202018$120kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$580kArts & Culture$207kHuman Services$105kEnvironment$101kYouth Development$84kCommunity Improvement$73kEducation$51kScience & Tech$40kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc$250,00040%
Hartford HealthCare Corporation$101,87520%
Riverfront Recapture Inc$101,00022%
Hartford Hospital$86,87530%
Playhouse Theatre Group Inc$80,00041%
Community Renewal Team Inc$73,00060%
Connecticut Children's Medical Center$55,00010%
Connecticut Science Center Inc$40,00040%
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc$36,50050%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc$32,50041%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc$32,00030%
Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc$30,00050%
Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut$27,50040%
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford$26,00060%
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
Camp Courant Inc$25,00050%
Hartford Stage Company Inc$25,00040%
University of Hartford$20,00030%
Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut$20,00032%
Special Olympics Connecticut Inc$20,00030%
Gifts of Love Inc$18,00011%
Dignity Grows Inc$15,0001n/a
Hartford Youth Scholars Inc$15,00020%
Voices of Hope Inc$15,0001n/a
Malta House of Care Foundation Inc$10,00021%
The Hometown Foundation Inc$10,00020%
The Palace Theater Group Inc$10,00010%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$8,40030%
Els for Autism Foundation$6,00010%
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$6,00010%
Foodshare Inc$5,60020%
St Mary's Hospital Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall$5,00010%
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation Inc$5,00040%
Zero Prostate Cancer$5,00010%
Cherish the Children Foundation$4,00013%
Journey Home Inc$4,00040%
Omar Coffee Charitable Trust Inc$3,0002n/a
Rob the Drummer Educational Programs Inc$3,0001n/a
Johnny's Jog for Charity Inc$3,00013%
Grace Academy$2,50010%
Alexander Franklin Charitable Fdn$2,500411%
2-4-1 Care Inc$2,50020%
Hartford Interval House Inc$2,00020%
Emanuel Synagogue$1,8001n/a
Kingswood Oxford School Inc$1,75010%
Harc Inc$1,50010%
The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society Inc$1,50010%
The Mark Twain Memorial$1,00010%
The Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools Inc$1,00011%
Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving Inc$5001n/a
Glastonbury Youth Football Association Inc$50011%
Hope Partners of Farmington$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($97k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetConnecticut Children's Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHartford HealthCare Corporation: $101,875 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRiverfront Recapture Inc: $101,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetHartford Hospital: $86,875 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlayhouse Theatre Group Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCommunity Renewal Team Inc: $73,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Children's Medical Center: $55,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Science Center Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc: $36,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc: $32,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc: $32,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHartford Symphony Orchestra Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetEasterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut: $27,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford: $26,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Courant Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHartford Stage Company Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Hartford: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrain Injury Alliance of Connecticut: $20,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Connecticut Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGifts of Love Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHartford Youth Scholars Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMalta House of Care Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Hometown Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Palace Theater Group Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $8,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEls for Autism Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoodshare Inc: $5,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Hospital Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAurora Women and Girls Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetZero Prostate Cancer: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCherish the Children Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetJourney Home Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohnny's Jog for Charity Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetGrace Academy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlexander Franklin Charitable Fdn: $2,500 over 4y, 11% of budget2-4-1 Care Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHartford Interval House Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKingswood Oxford School Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarc Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Antiquarian & Landmarks Society Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mark Twain Memorial: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGlastonbury Youth Football Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHope Partners of Farmington: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Hartford Foundation for Public GivingCT58.8× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · The William and Alice Mortensen Foundation · Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut · Sandra & Arnold Chase Family Foundation Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · The Zachs Family Foundation Inc · Sbm Charitable Foundation Inc · J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc · Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation Inc · Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc

How much does Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc give?
Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc reported 34 grants totaling $288,550 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 28 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (42%), Arts & Culture (15%), Human Services (8%).
Who are Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc ($250k), Hartford HealthCare Corporation ($102k), Riverfront Recapture Inc ($101k).
Does Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, The William and Alice Mortensen Foundation, Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc based?
Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc is based in CT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 63 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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