Lena Hoffmaster TW
Lena Hoffmaster TW is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $207K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $16K.
Lena Hoffmaster TW at a glance
In short: Lena Hoffmaster TW gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $206,865
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Lena Hoffmaster TW funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Masonic Homes Mary Meszaros Executive Assistant ($2K). Together the top 5 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lena Hoffmaster TW gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $14K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Masonic Homes Mary Meszaros Executive Assistant Elizabethtown, PA | Charitable Purposes | $2,000 |
| Olivet Boys & Girls Club Reading, PA | Charitable Purpose | $2,000 |
| St John's Reformed Church Reading, PA | Charitable Purposes | $2,000 |
| Reading Berks Basketball Assoc Inc Reading, PA | Charitable Purposes | $2,000 |
| Reading Hospital Foundation Sixth Avenue & Spruce Street West Reading, PA | General Use | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $206,865 | $23,276 | $17,629 | $10,000 | 5 | $10,000 | $16,051 | $11,879 |
| 2024 | $201,218 | $17,592 | $18,223 | $11,000 | 5 | $11,000 | $10,355 | $11,535 |
| 2023 | $202,099 | $9,207 | $19,227 | $12,000 | 5 | $12,000 | $1,848 | $10,971 |
| 2022 | $212,183 | $11,982 | $19,840 | $12,200 | 5 | $12,200 | $4,696 | $11,692 |
| 2021 | $220,050 | $22,255 | $19,107 | $13,560 | 5 | $13,560 | $16,716 | $13,566 |
| 2020 | $216,954 | $10,134 | $17,482 | $12,860 | 5 | — | $5,683 | $12,219 |
| 2019 | $224,256 | $11,957 | $16,041 | $11,615 | 5 | — | $7,383 | $12,210 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lena Hoffmaster TW reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lena Hoffmaster TW's only listed officer is Manufacturers AND Traders Trust CO, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Manufacturers AND Traders Trust CO
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$7K (2022) → $7K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: M&T Trust CO (2019–2021) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Manufacturers and Traders Trust CO (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Lena Hoffmaster TW
How much does Lena Hoffmaster TW give each year?
Lena Hoffmaster TW gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 5 grants.
What is Lena Hoffmaster TW's typical grant size?
Lena Hoffmaster TW's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lena Hoffmaster TW give grants?
Lena Hoffmaster TW gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Reading, PA (3 grants).
Who are Lena Hoffmaster TW's largest grantees?
Lena Hoffmaster TW's largest 2025 grantees include Masonic Homes Mary Meszaros Executive Assistant ($2,000), Olivet Boys & Girls Club ($2,000) and St John's Reformed Church ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lena Hoffmaster TW?
Lena Hoffmaster TW reported $207K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Lena Hoffmaster TW's EIN?
Lena Hoffmaster TW's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6877116. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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