The Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust

Private foundation · EIN 13-7102172 · since 1997hanshofmann.org/thetrust·Germany, New York, North Carolina·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$25,000 to $200k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$100k

Typical grant (median)

13 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The filing states a priority of Germany and names two purposes, support for the public's understanding of Hans Hofmann's art and services for people in need, so your work should fit one of these to be worth raising.
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it an application.
Its typical grants fall between $25,000 and $200,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 38 grants to organisations in that range and a median of $100,000, so a request within that band suits its usual practice, though it has made larger grants, the largest being $1,250,000.
Its grant dollars to organisations have gone entirely to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it is mainly a repeat funder, and New York and North Carolina appear only in its grants, not as stated limits.

Overview

The Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in Chicago, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Trust has two purposes. Its educational work is to educate the public about Hans Hofmann’s art through support for exhibitions, publications, and educational activities and programmes. Its charitable purpose is to assist persons, particularly children, who because of physical, mental, emotional or other reasons are not part of the mainstream of society. It makes grants to organisations providing much-needed services to adults and children in need. Its stated aims therefore encompass both public engagement with Hofmann’s art and services for people in need.

Themes

Hofmann art education
People in need

Geographic Focus

Priority: Germany. From its grants, not stated by the foundation: New York; North Carolina.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 38 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York41%

North Carolina6%

Missouri2%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 50%

The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust had funded in earlier filings.
50% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Germany).
7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

13 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $100k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$25k–$50k23%

$50k–$100k23%

$100k–$250k46%

$250k–$500k0%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over8%

Median $100k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Verband Der Dioezesen · Program support
$1,100,0002024 tax year
Fountain House · General
$200,0002024 tax year
Leviticus 2523 Alternate Fund · General
$175,0002024 tax year
Center for Family Representation · General
$150,0002024 tax year
Center for Urban Community Services · General
$125,0002024 tax year
Henry Street Settlement · General
$100,0002024 tax year
Metrolina Association for the Blind · General
$100,0002024 tax year
Graham Windham · General
$75,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Patricia A Gallagher Esq — Trustee
JP Morgan Chase Bank Na — Co-Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,786,569	$2,000,000	$59,309,177	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,315,885	$2,500,000	$64,926,521	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,087,392	$2,200,000	$68,736,582	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.