The Hook Family Foundation
The Hook Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $160K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $21.7M. Net investment income was $631K.
The Hook Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Hook Family Foundation gave $21.7M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7.2M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,710,423
- +520.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,236,808
- +313.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $471,949
- Total assets
- $160,377
- -98.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (99% 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 Hook Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($21.5M across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $21.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 31 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Hook Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1813% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $895K (2018) to $21.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $21.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc Purchase, NY | General & Unrestricted (See In-Kind Grant general Explanation) | $21,018,474 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc Purchase, NY | General & Unrestricted | $471,949 |
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Graduate School of Classical Education The Hook Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund | $220,000 |
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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 | $160,377 | $630,836 | $21,743,569 | $21,710,423 | 3 | $21,734,669 | $630,850 | $872,897 |
| 2024 | $10,737,948 | $2,609,175 | $3,566,681 | $3,500,000 | 2 | $3,524,581 | $3,022,637 | $1,015,441 |
| 2023 | $11,695,454 | $1,462,713 | $1,703,806 | $1,650,000 | 2 | $1,673,306 | $1,573,491 | $981,727 |
| 2022 | $11,936,547 | $1,143,699 | $1,179,322 | $1,135,000 | 12 | $1,163,371 | $1,319,016 | $1,055,256 |
| 2021 | $11,972,170 | $842,687 | $956,955 | $925,000 | 12 | $947,428 | $842,593 | $1,060,369 |
| 2020 | $12,086,438 | $658,568 | $1,155,236 | $1,110,000 | 10 | — | $655,405 | $881,748 |
| 2018 | $12,810,934 | $623,701 | $940,183 | $895,000 | 14 | — | $586,243 | $944,088 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hook Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $873K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Hook Family Foundation is led by Randall Townsend Hook, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Randall Townsend Hook
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Anne Hook King
Director & Treasurer
Assistant Secretary → Director, Assistant Sec* & Treasurer, 2020
Director, Assistant Sec* & Treasurer → Director & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
$22K (2018) → $0 (2025)
Joanne H Hook
Director & Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Director, Assistant Secretary & Sec*, 2020
Director, Assistant Secretary & Sec* → Director & Assistant Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Wesley Hook
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Randy Hook (2018) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about The Hook Family Foundation
How much does The Hook Family Foundation give each year?
The Hook Family Foundation gave $21.7M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 2 grants.
What is The Hook Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Hook Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $471,949, and its average grant was $7,236,808, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Hook Family Foundation give grants?
The Hook Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Purchase, NY (2 grants).
Does The Hook Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of The Hook Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Hook Family Foundation?
The Hook Family Foundation reported $160K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $873K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Hook Family Foundation's EIN?
The Hook Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0574363. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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