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Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation at a glance

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Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$54k
Granted FY2023
8
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Youth Development$152kHealth$116kEducation$106kRecreation & Sports$67kPhilanthropy$53kArts & Culture$28kReligion$20kPublic Benefit$20kOther$0
02FY2023 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k6 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$6,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$34k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$10,000
ST MARGARET'S HOSPITAL$10,000
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - GOLD PANTS CLUB$8,000
UPMC$6,500
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES$5,410
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$5,000
FOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB$5,000
EVANS SCHOLAR FOUNDATION$4,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AMERICA RED CROSS: $2k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
OH
PA
NJ
CA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$428k · 16 repeat orgs$123k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2023, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
16

Total granted

$428k
$105k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+24%

Still filing today

56%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
PhilanthropyHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
    2× · 2018–2019 · $137k · revenue +45%
  • SM
    ST MARGARET FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2021 · $50k · revenue +133%
  • VU
    VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2022 · $45k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FIRST TEE OF PALM BEACHES
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • TF
    TROOPS FIRST FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -30%
  • US
    UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Uvmc Foundation

Enhance the patient and family experience at upper valley medical center by raising community support for programs and services which help build healthy communities.

Philanthropy
2
Miami Valley Hospital Foundation

Enhance the patient and family experience at miami valley hospital by raising community support for cutting-edge programs and services which help build healthy communities.

Health
3
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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4
Jefferson Regional Foundation

The mission of the foundation is to improve the health and well-being of the communities served by jefferson hospital through engagement, community-driven research and grantmaking. there are three grantmaking priorities focused on the…

Health
5
St Francis Foundation

We, st. francis foundation and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.st. francis foundation is a member of st. francis healthcare and trinity…

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6
St David's Foundation Community Fund

The mission of st. david's foundation community fund ("community fund") is to improve the health of central texans and to provide scholarships to financially disadvantaged students pursuing a health care career at a texas college or…

Health
7
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
8
St Peter's Hospital Foundation Inc

We, st. peter's health partners and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. peter's hospital foundation is a member of st. peter's health…

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9
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Inc

The sarnoff cardiovascular research foundation is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of physician-leaders in cardiovascular medicine by funding and supporting medical students and physicians engaged in transformative research.

Health
10
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc

The mission of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, Inc. is to secure the financial resources required to sustain clinical excellence and quality of care at Jupiter Medical Center, Inc. & its affiliates.

Philanthropy
11
Marietta Health Foundation

The memorial health foundation encourages philanthropic support of marietta memorial hospital and related services. activities include raising funds, fund stewardship and making grants to improve health care in the mid-ohio valley.

Health
12
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Margaret Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARIO LEMIUEX FOUNDATION: $28,300 · OtherMARIO LEMIUEX FOUNDATIONOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $26,400 · OtherOHIO STATE UNIVERSITYTHE FIRST TEE OF PALM BEACHES: $25,000 · OtherTHE FIRST TEE OF PALM BEACHESST MARGARET'S HOSPITAL: $20,000 · OtherST MARGARET'S HOSPITALRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARTIES OF NORTHEASTERN PENSYLVANIA INC: $15,350 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARTIES OF NORTHEAST…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $15,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBUPMC: $11,500 · OtherST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH: $10,000 · OtherUNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherJ WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP: $8,900 · OtherTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - GOLD PANTS CLUB: $8,000 · Other+9 more: $33,500 · Other+9 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $137,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERIC…Will Allen Foundation: $11,000 · Youth DevelopmentWill Allen FoundationST MARGARET FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthST MARGARET …RYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION: $10,000 · HealthRYAN SHAZIER…+1 more: $2,000 · HealthVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $45,000 · EducationVILLANOVA U…Vanderbilt University: $15,000 · EducationVanderbilt …THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $28,750 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNI…MARIO LEMIEUX FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyMARIO LEMIE…THE SUMNER STATION FOUNDATION: $9,860 · PhilanthropyTHE SUMNER …+3 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropyTROOPS FIRST FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $20,000 · Public BenefitAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$221,950Youth Development$148,000Health$62,000Education$60,000Philanthropy$56,610Public Benefit$20,000Recreation & Sports$10,000Human Services$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $137,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST MARGARET FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARTIES OF NORTHEASTERN PENSYLVANIA INC: $15,350 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetVanderbilt University: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARIO LEMIEUX FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWill Allen Foundation: $11,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetRYAN SHAZIER FUND FOR SPINAL REHABILITATION: $10,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Hills Community Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTHE DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Highmark HealthDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Highmark HealthPA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Highmark Health · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert & Christy Hofmann Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 37 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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