The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Okatie, SC EIN: 13-3947796

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Okatie, South Carolina. In its 2025 filing, it reported making 20 grants totaling $66,001, with awards to charitable organizations in several states.

Key facts about The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation

In short: The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation gave $66K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-3947796
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$66,001
Grants made (2025)
20
Average grant
$3,300
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
10% first-time grantees (2 of 20, 2025)
Total assets
$726,899
Primary geography
New York (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$727K

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$66K

+20.3% YoY

Grant Count

20

-13.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+38.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation open to new grantees?

10%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 20 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 132% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own stated missions cover areas such as environmental conservation, education, health, the arts, and historic preservation. For example, Spring Island Trust describes its mission as maintaining a nature preserve, preserving habitats and ecosystems, and supporting public education and scientific research. Port Royal Sound Foundation says it works to conserve the sound for the area’s environmental, cultural, and economic well-being. Peconic Land Trust describes its mission as conserving Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $66,001. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $22,187, with a median grant of $1,000. The filing describes the listed grants as unrestricted contributions to further each recipient’s exempt purpose.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grant dollars were reported as 69% to recipients in New York, 24% in South Carolina, 5% in Maryland, 2% in California, and less than 1% in New Jersey.

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkOkatieBeaufortEncinitasHamiltonLawrencevilleAnnapolisArapahoeRye BrookBlufftonEast HamptonFairlawnManhattanSarasotaApache JunctionArlingtonAugustaBentonBridgehamptonHenderson

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K19 grants2019 21 grants2020 13 grants2021 13 grants2022 17 grants2023 23 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $66K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $66K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Brooks School: $22KBrooks School$22KSpring Island Trust: $10KSpring Island Trust$10KAnne Moore Breast Cancer Research: $8KAnne Moore Breast CancerResearch$8KBeaufort Memorial Hospital: $5KBeaufort Memorial Hospital$5KSyracuse University: $5KSyracuse University$5KColgate University: $3KColgate University$3KSt Anne's Church: $3KSt Anne's Church$3KBridgehampton Chamber Music: $2KBridgehampton Chamber Music$2K564 Park Avenue Historic Preservation Fund: $2K564 Park Avenue HistoricPreservation Fund$2KPeconic Land Trust: $1KPeconic Land Trust$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Brooks School ($22K). Together the top 10 received $60K.

Grant Size Distribution

86 grants across all recorded years

86<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 86 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brooks School Rye Brook, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$22,187
Spring Island Trust Okatie, SCAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$10,000
Anne Moore Breast Cancer Research New York, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$7,500
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort, SCAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$5,000
Syracuse University Syrancuse, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$5,000
Colgate University Hamilton, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$3,000
St Anne's Church Annapolis, MDAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$3,000
Bridgehampton Chamber Music New York, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$2,000
564 Park Avenue Historic Preservation Fund New York, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$1,564
Peconic Land Trust Southampton, NYAn unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $726,899 $26,173 $70,994 $66,001
2024 $771,720 $24,513 $55,079 $54,868
2023 $802,668 $16,355 $52,109 $43,100
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$726,899$771,720$802,668
Revenue$26,173$24,513$16,355
Expenses$70,994$55,079$52,109
Qualifying Distributions$68,336$54,868$44,255
Net Investment Income$23,863$24,513$15,200
Distributable Amount$68,884$68,729$66,199

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Catherine Hoffmann as trustee and John Hoffmann as settlor.

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Catherine Hoffmann

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hoffmann

    Settlor

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Nancy Hoffmann (2019–2021) — Settlor

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 4019 Spring Island, Okatie, SC 29909
Phone: (212) 996-9550

Frequently asked questions about The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation

How much does The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation give each year?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation gave $66K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 23 grants.

What is The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,300, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.

Where does The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation give grants?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (9 grants) and Okatie, SC (2 grants).

Does The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Brooks School ($22,187), Spring Island Trust ($10,000) and Anne Moore Breast Cancer Research ($7,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation reported $727K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $68K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (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 does The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own stated missions cover areas such as environmental conservation, education, health, the arts, and historic preservation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's EIN?

The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3947796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does The Hoffmann-Osborne Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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