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The Hoak 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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
63
Grants FY2024
68
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,002,000
Organizations funded a year
61 to 84
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
18
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations The Hoak Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving60$1.3M5%
FY202368$1.3M15%
FY202273$442k7%
FY202170$380k14%
FY202066$284k14%
FY201984$302k24%
FY201876$276k37%
FY201761$248kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.3MHealth$444kArts & Culture$204kHuman Services$104kReligion$91kRecreation & Sports$79kEnvironment$59kFood & Nutrition$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MT
MN
NY
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
OK
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Yale University$1,052,0004n/a
Yale University$1,015,5003n/a
Hockaday School$460,00080%
St Mark's School of Texas$289,00080%
Madeleine Choir School$125,0007n/a
Montage Health Foundation$92,00080%
North Texas Food Bank$39,00080%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769)$37,50080%
Southwestern Medical Foundation$35,50080%
The Valentine Museum$34,00070%
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All grantees of The Hoak Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Yale University$1,052,0004n/a
Yale University$1,015,5003n/a
Hockaday School$460,00080%
St Mark's School of Texas$289,00080%
Madeleine Choir School$125,0007n/a
Montage Health Foundation$92,00080%
North Texas Food Bank$39,00080%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769)$37,50080%
Southwestern Medical Foundation$35,50080%
The Valentine Museum$34,00070%
Children's Medical Center Foundation$34,00080%
Southern Methodist University$34,00080%
Hope Clinic Inc$33,000314%
The Lamplighter School$32,40040%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$31,50080%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$30,50020%
The George W Bush Foundation$27,00080%
The Collegiate School$27,00080%
Monterey Peninsula Foundation$25,00070%
Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital$24,00080%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$24,00070%
United States Golf Association$20,00010%
Greenhill School$18,50060%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$15,50070%
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation$14,50080%
St Philips School and Community Center$13,00060%
Wake Forest University$12,50080%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc$12,00080%
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc$12,00080%
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Founda Foundation Inc$11,50040%
Ugm of Dallas$11,0006n/a
Pebble Beach Company Foundation$10,72080%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$10,50040%
Utah Clean Air Partnership Inc$10,00011%
Lift Literacy Instruction for Texas Dba Aspire$9,00060%
Church in the Forest$9,0008n/a
SPCA of Texas$9,00060%
Ncga Foundation$8,50080%
Kents Hill School$8,50040%
International Myeloma Foundation$8,00080%
Heritage School of Texas$8,00030%
World Pediatrics$8,00040%
North Dallas Shared Ministries Inc$8,00030%
Hawaii State Junior Golf Association In$7,80031%
Roosevelt High School Foundation$7,50081%
Woodberry Forest School$7,00020%
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum$7,00070%
Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc$7,00040%
United to Learn$7,00020%
The Family Place$6,50060%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,10060%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$6,00020%
TEXAS FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT INC dba THE DA VINCI SCHOOL$6,00010%
Turtle Creek Conservancy$5,50050%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$5,50030%
Turtle Creek Association$5,35080%
The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc$5,00040%
Educational First Steps$5,00020%
Sheltering Arms Foundation$5,00020%
The Watson Youth Golf Foundation$5,00011%
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas$5,00010%
Citizens Committee to Save Our$5,00012%
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Inc$5,00010%
Austin Street Center$4,50030%
The Marine Mammal Center$4,50060%
Drake University$4,25040%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$4,25040%
World Food Prize Foundation$4,00030%
Texas Tribune Inc$4,00080%
Promise House Inc$4,00030%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$4,00040%
CalMatters$4,00080%
Yale University$4,0001n/a
Institute for Shipboard Education$3,50060%
US Naval Academy Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Little Hands Virginia Inc$2,50040%
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy$2,25020%
Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island$2,10030%
Wilkinson Center$2,00010%
Child Protective Services Community Partners Inc$2,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,00020%
Shalom Farmsinc$2,00020%
Del Monte Forest Conservancy$1,50030%
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center$1,50020%
Dallas Museum of Art$1,50010%
Grove Church$1,0001n/a
Aberg Center for Literacy$1,00010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,00010%
Cristo Rey Richmond High School Inc$1,00010%
Operation Kindness$1,00010%
Best Buddies International Inc$1,00010%
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$1,00010%
Youth Believing in Change Inc$1,00010%
Masters Tournament Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Rustic Pathways Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Momentous Institute$1,00010%
Dallas Golf Initiative Corp$1,0001n/a
The Nasher Sculpture Center$60010%
Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation$50010%
North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens$50010%
Maymont Foundation$50010%
Reading Partners$50010%
Arizona Science Center$30010%
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($517k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Hoak Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHockaday School: $460,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSt Mark's School of Texas: $289,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMontage Health Foundation: $92,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $39,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769): $37,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwestern Medical Foundation: $35,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Valentine Museum: $34,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Medical Center Foundation: $34,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $34,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHope Clinic Inc: $33,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetThe Lamplighter School: $32,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $31,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $30,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $27,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Collegiate School: $27,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMonterey Peninsula Foundation: $25,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetQueen's North Hawaii Community Hospital: $24,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $24,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Golf Association: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenhill School: $18,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation: $14,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Philips School and Community Center: $13,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWake Forest University: $12,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNaval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMarine Corps-Law Enforcement Founda Foundation Inc: $11,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPebble Beach Company Foundation: $10,720 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Clean Air Partnership Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLift Literacy Instruction for Texas Dba Aspire: $9,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNcga Foundation: $8,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetKents Hill School: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Myeloma Foundation: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHeritage School of Texas: $8,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Pediatrics: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Dallas Shared Ministries Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHawaii State Junior Golf Association In: $7,800 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRoosevelt High School Foundation: $7,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetWoodberry Forest School: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Dallas Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited to Learn: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Family Place: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $6,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT INC dba THE DA VINCI SCHOOL: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 96.

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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.

Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX26.9× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · The Addy Foundation · Texas Women's Foundation · The Roberts Foundation · The Hoglund Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Riggs Family Foundation · Theodore and Beulah Beasley 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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How do I get to The Hoak Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Hoak 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.

About The Hoak Foundation

How much does The Hoak Foundation give?
The Hoak Foundation reported 63 grants totaling $1,252,720 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 61 and 84 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Hoak Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (74%), Health (10%), Arts & Culture (5%).
Who are The Hoak Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Yale University ($1.1M), Yale University ($1.0M), Hockaday School ($460k).
Does The Hoak Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Hoak 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 The Hoak Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Texas Instruments Foundation, The Dallas Foundation.
Where is The Hoak Foundation based?
The Hoak Foundation is based in TX.

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 150 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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