Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 52-6959617

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $211K. Net investment income was $373K.

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust gave $211K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $106K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$211,303
+22.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$105,652
+22.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$105,652
Total assets
$3,761,269
+4.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Society of Women Engineers: $121KSociety of Women Engineers$121KAmerican Vacuum Society: $90KAmerican Vacuum Society$90K

The largest 2025 recipient was Society of Women Engineers ($121K). Together the top 2 received $211K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K6$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoNew York

How Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2023) to $216K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $211K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Society of Women Engineers Chicago, ILUnrestricted General$120,894
American Vacuum Society New York, NYUnrestricted General$90,409
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,761,269$398,908$246,173$211,3032$222,114$373,035$209,065
2024$3,606,932$114,640$202,303$171,9282$182,067$93,361$199,008
2023$3,489,849$-38,101$177,840$144,8942$153,512$59,522$177,699
2022$3,593,324$596,200$245,585$215,7102$223,935$574,463$179,901
2021$3,901,237$231,989$203,797$178,8272—$206,879$209,909
2020$3,388,460$132,305$202,924$158,3902—$118,970$173,549

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $209K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America NA, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $18K (2020) → $26K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America NA — Trustee: $26KBank of America NATrustee$26K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $26K, to Bank of America NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust

How much does Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust give each year?

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust gave $211K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $172K across 2 grants.

How large is Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust?

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $222K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $209K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust operate?

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Illinois, New York.

What is Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust's EIN?

Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6959617. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 23, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 31, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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