California · Private foundation
Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation
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.
- $321k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 22
- Grants FY2025
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $70,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yosemite Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sweet Home Alumni Foundation | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Oregon Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wildland Firefighter Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Altos Educational Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Save the Redwoods League | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yosemite Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sweet Home Alumni Foundation | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Oregon Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wildland Firefighter Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Altos Educational Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Save the Redwoods League | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mountain View Educational Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ventana Wildlife Society | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Norcal Boxer Rescue | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($140k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation
- How much does Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation give?
- Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $321,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (22%), Education (19%), Public Safety & Disaster (12%).
- Who are Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research ($70k), Yosemite Foundation ($20k), Sweet Home Alumni Foundation ($17k).
- Does Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation 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 Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Bright Funds Foundation.
- Where is Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation based?
- Melvin & Geraldine Hoven Foundation is based in CA.
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