Hoag Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should first look for a route to an invitation.
- Its recorded grants are general operating support across a broad mix of charitable fields, and no geographic focus is stated, although the filing shows most grants in California, Illinois, Nevada, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- About 8 in 10 of its 89 grants to organisations fall between $2,550 and $100,000, with a median of $25,000 and half at $25,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size; its largest grant was $1,000,000.
- In its most recent filing, 85% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new grantee should expect the foundation's money to flow mainly to existing relationships.
Overview
Hoag Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Atherton, CA.
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 describe the grants as support for general operations. The recipients span a broad mix of charitable organisations: food banks and meals services, universities and schools, hospitals and health organisations, youth and community services, environmental conservation bodies, religious organisations, and arts and advocacy organisations. The foundation’s recorded giving includes Bay Area charities as well as institutions elsewhere in the United States, and it has supported a number of organisations repeatedly. The filings do not state a narrower programme focus; the recorded grants are general operating support rather than project-specific awards.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Illinois, Nevada, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% 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 89 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations Hoag Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- BPS Foundation · In support of general operations$225,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · In support of general operations$150,0002024 tax year
- University of Michigan · In support of general operations$100,0002024 tax year
- BPS Foundation · In support of general operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern University · In support of general operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Spirit of America · In support of general operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Part the Cloud · In support of general operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Camp Harbor View · In support of general operations$52,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michaela Hoag — Secretary / Treasurer
- Jay Hoag — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,328,302 | $1,850,000 | $35,455,920 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,389,060 | $1,897,460 | $40,361,912 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,890,227 | $1,364,588 | $45,925,994 | 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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- Atherton, CA
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Contact
- Atherton, CA