The Hodgson Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Moreland Hills, OH EIN: 46-2348468

The Hodgson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Moreland Hills, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $355K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $13K.

The Hodgson Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Hodgson Family Foundation gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,500
-92.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,250
-88.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,250
Total assets
$355,281
+13.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (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 The Hodgson Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Playhouse Sqaure: $8KPlayhouse Sqaure$8KSenders Pediatrics: $5KSenders Pediatrics$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Playhouse Sqaure ($8K). Together the top 2 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 18 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ClevelandBrecksvilleBrentwoodChargin TownshipHanoverNew YorkPeninsulaWarrenAlbanyAlbert LeaChagrin FallsFranklinPompano BeachRadfordSouth Euclid

How The Hodgson Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2 grants2019 8 grants2020 0 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $160K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Playhouse Sqaure Cleveland, OHGeneral Support$7,500
Senders Pediatrics South Euclid, OHGeneral Support$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$355,281$42,500$14,600$12,5002$12,500$15,320
2024$312,840$190,000$161,890$160,0003$161,890$14,222
2023$278,594$82,500$49,475$47,6507$49,475$11,788
2022$241,388$35,000$17,675$16,0006$17,675$9,988
2021$221,448$47,500$1,639——$1,525$8,374
2020$174,535$39,500$9,850$8,5008—$7,349
2019$145,356$34,000$5,891$4,5002—$5,928

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hodgson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Hodgson Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caitlin E. Hodgson

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dinah L. Hodgson

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John M. Hodgson

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Hodgson Family Foundation

How much does The Hodgson Family Foundation give each year?

The Hodgson Family Foundation gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $160K across 3 grants.

How large is The Hodgson Family Foundation?

The Hodgson Family Foundation reported $355K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (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.

Where does The Hodgson Family Foundation operate?

The Hodgson Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia.

What is The Hodgson Family Foundation's EIN?

The Hodgson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2348468. 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 June 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 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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