Hoskins Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 16-1490629

Hoskins Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $4K.

Hoskins Foundation at a glance

In short: Hoskins Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$47,775
-13.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Hoskins Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Buffalo Prep: $10KBuffalo Prep$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Buffalo Prep ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Buffalo

How Hoskins Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 206% 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$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $20K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Buffalo Prep Buffalo, NYGeneral Purpose$10,000
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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$47,775$4,604$11,880$10,0001$11,650$4,454$5,653
2024$55,051$5,941$11,849$10,0001$11,625$5,791$5,540
2023$60,959$7,380$3,620——$1,550$5,310$5,145
2022$57,199$1,859$5,226————$5,314
2021$60,566$12,596$21,580$20,0001$20,000$11,016$6,101
2020$69,550$8,176$13,478$10,0001—$4,698$5,273
2019$74,852$6,505$3,879———$2,626$5,563

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hoskins Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hoskins Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Billings

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Lynne Hoskins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce J. Glor Investment Mgt Trust

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John T. Hoskins Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin K Gluc Hodgson Russ LLP

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Dianne Bennett Hodgson Russ LLP (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan S. Hoskins (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Hoskins Foundation

How much does Hoskins Foundation give each year?

Hoskins Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Hoskins Foundation?

Hoskins Foundation reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Hoskins Foundation?

Hoskins Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hoskins Foundation operate?

Hoskins Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Hoskins Foundation's EIN?

Hoskins Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1490629. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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