The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman
West Hartford, CT · EIN 22-2648036. Reported 203 grants totalling $8,200,340 to 178 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta House of Care Inc | Hartford, CT | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hartford Bishops' Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $348,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Museum Tort Law Inc | Winsted, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gaylord Hospital Inc | Wallingford, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Bishop's Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Catholic High School | Manchester, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools Inc | Weatogue, CT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middlesex Hospital | Middletown, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Science Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center | West Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Farmington, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts Inc | Katonah, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc | New Haven, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Coast Guard Museum Association | New London, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Catholic High School | West Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lucian's Residence | New Britain, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary Home Incorporated | West Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Village for Families & Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avon Old Farms School | Avon, CT | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Joseph School | Bristol, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale University (women's Health Research at Yale | New Haven, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Fuel Inc | Hartford, CT | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| My Sister's Place Inc | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbus House | New Haven, CT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Apostles College & Seminary | Cromwell, CT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Bridget School | Cheshire, CT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church | Waterbury, CT | $55,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy | Hartford, CT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kolbe Cathedral Catholic High School Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Liver Foundation | West Orange, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americares Free Clinic Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Inc | New Britain, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ballet Theatre Company | West Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Covenant School of Bridgeport Inc | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc | Danbury, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Park Conservancy Inc | West Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eparchy of St Maron of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundations in Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Family Care Center Inc | Meriden, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Service Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Futures Incorporated | West Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Life Choices Inc | West Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill-Stead Museum | Farmington, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intensive Education Academy Inc | West Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford Inc | Suite a, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Ct Inc | Trumbull, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum Inc | Mystic, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Hospital Association | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame High School | West Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence College | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rmhc Ctma | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Anthony Maronite Church | Danbury, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John Paul the Great Academy | Torrington, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Place Norwich Ct | Norwich, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Reach Inc | New Haven, CT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Senior Transportation Services Inc | New Britain, CT | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach Inc | Southington, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Mural Project Inc | Winsted, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor for St Joseph's Residence | Enfield, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women and Families Center | Meriden, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Horizons Inc | Unionville, CT | $33,590 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Place Inc | New Haven, CT | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Lawrence School | West Haven, CT | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Academy Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sea Research Foundation Inc | Mystic, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Haven Fire Dept Historical Library | West Haven, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artists Collective Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Electric Railway Association Incorporated | East Windsor, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Griffin Hospital Development Fund Inc | Derby, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council Inc | Vernon, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art Inc | New Britain, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center Inc | New London, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Playhouse Theatre Group Inc | West Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Real Art Ways Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Futures Inc | New London, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shepherds Inc | Darien, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent Depaul Mission of Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mary Wade Home Incorporated | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Academy of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated | Storrs, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wethersfield Historical Society Inc | Wethersfield, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windsor, CT | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific House Inc | Stamford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plainville Community Food Pantry Inc | Plainville, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Paul School | Kensington, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Place Middletown | Middletown, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent Depaul Place Middletown Inc | Middletown, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan B Anthony Project Inc | Torrington, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mark Twain Memorial | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abilis Inc | Greenwich, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra Inc | New Britain, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Stage Company | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Mountain Incorporated | Falls Village, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Hearth Association | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement | Avon, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theaterworks Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiny Miracles Foundation Inc | Darien, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shoreline Arts Alliance Inc | Madison, CT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc | East Haddam, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Chopin Foundation Inc | Rocky Hill, CT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamden Hall School Inc | Hamden, CT | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Center Incorporated (imagine Nation) | Bristol, CT | $10,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birthright of Greater Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bristol Boys & Girls Club Association Inc | Bristol, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bushnell Park Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Community School | Waterbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community First School | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Music School Inc | Centerbrook, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Solutions International Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Choral Artists Inc | New Britain, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Forum Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Living Community of Connecticut Inc | Manchester, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras Inc | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Haitian Health Foundation Inc | Norwich, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Performs | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc | Old Lyme, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immacare Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Association for Community Living | Bloomfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Inc | Old Saybrook, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Landmark Community Theatre | Thomaston, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Noah Webster House Inc | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Neighborhood Partners Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Odd Fellows Playhouse | Middletown, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Gabriel School | Windsor, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Diaper Bank of Connecticut Inc | North Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thrown Stone Theatre Company | Ridgefield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Psychotherapy Inc | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Windsor Art Center | Windsor, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bristol Symphony Orchestra Inc Dba Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra | Bristol, CT | $7,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Generational Wellbeing Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livfree Inc | Shelton, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nutmeg Senior Rides Inc | East Windsor, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of John Slade Ely House of Contemporary Art | New Haven, CT | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Five Points Center for Visual Arts Center | Torrington, CT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Inc | Canton, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Achieve Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blau House & Gardens Inc | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Counseling Center of Central Connecticut Inc | Bristol, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guilford Performing Arts Festival | Guilford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Chorale Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Opera Theatre Inc | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hedco Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine College Ct | West Simsbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut Inc | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Central Ct Inc | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Center Incorporated | Madison, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pilobolus Inc | Washington Depot, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Westborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Read to Grow Inc | Branford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apostle Immigrant Services Corporation | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southeast Connecticut Community Center of the Blind Inc | New London, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children in Placement Connecticut Inc | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizons at Ct State Norwalk Inc | Norwalk, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
25 of 178 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 0%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Gaylord Hospital Inc
JACKSON PAVILION RENOVATION - President and Trustees of Bates College
HOFFMAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc
DROP-IN AND RESOURCE CENTER CONSTRUCTION - Goodwin University
NURSING SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING - Futures Incorporated
CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM - Franciscan Family Care Center Inc
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 141 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $2,183,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $2,068,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $1,896,750 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 54 | $2,052,090 | $19,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 970 Farmington Avenue 203, West Hartford, CT, 06107. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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