The Honzel Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and a small nonprofit should first look for an introduction through someone it already knows.
- If your work is in schools or tuition assistance, or in social services, religious life, or community and recreation, it matches the recorded giving, but the filing states no formal funding remit or selection criteria, so do not assume a fit beyond that.
- Most grants fall between $25,000 and $125,000, with a median of $65,000, and the largest grant was $175,000, so a request in that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 83% of grant dollars going to organisations the foundation had already funded, so new recipients are a minority of its giving.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filings show grants mainly in Oregon and Washington, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
Overview
The Honzel Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Tacoma, WA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants to schools and educational organisations, social-service charities, religious communities, and community and recreation organisations. Tuition assistance is a substantial strand of the recorded giving, including support to schools; other grants are described as going where need is greatest. Recipients also include organisations serving children and people needing food or other social support, alongside groups supporting trails, sport and community facilities. The filing does not state a broader formal funding remit or selection criteria. Recorded giving is concentrated in Oregon, with smaller amounts reaching Washington and California.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Tuition assistance
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oregon and Washington.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% 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 82 grants to organisations were $65,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations The Honzel Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- De La Salle North Catholic HS · Tuition assistance$175,0002024 tax year
- Saint Andrew Nativity School · Where need is greatest$150,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Schools Endowment Foundation · Where need is greatest$125,0002024 tax year
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul · Emergency services rent, utility, & food assistance$100,0002024 tax year
- Klamath Trails Association · Where need is greatest$100,0002024 tax year
- Valley Catholic Middle High School · Tuition assistance$75,0002024 tax year
- Saint Mary's Academy · Tuition assistance$75,0002024 tax year
- Treehouse · Where need is greatest$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
- Karen Musica — Co-Trustee
- Drew Honzel — 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 | $2,090,320 | $1,875,000 | $31,941,894 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,178,393 | $1,850,000 | $35,219,246 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,152,849 | $1,905,000 | $40,419,961 | 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.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Tacoma, WA