Hoefer Family Foundation
Private foundation · Burlingame, CA · EIN 36-6065404 · reported 2023–2025
122grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 122 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $6,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 7487
Burlingame, CA 94010-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Filoli | Woodside, CA | $103,500 |
| Filoli | Woodside, CA | $82,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 |
| Northern California Center for the Arts | Grass Valley, CA | $47,000 |
| Hospital de LA Familia Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $35,000 |
| California State Railroad Museum Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 |
| Cofam (fine Arts Museums Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Hospital de LA Familia Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Stanford University | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| California State Railroad Museum Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 |
| Hospital de LA Familia Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 |
| Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum | Nevada City, CA | $20,000 |
| Cofam (fine Arts Museums Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 |
| Cofam (fine Arts Museums Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 |
| Northern California Center for the Arts | Grass Valley, CA | $15,000 |
| San Mateo County Historical Association | Redwood City, CA | $15,000 |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $15,000 |
| Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum | Nevada City, CA | $13,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $12,000 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | Hillsborough, CA | $10,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $10,000 |
| Sfmoma | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| California State Railroad Museum Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | Hillsborough, CA | $10,000 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 |
| People's Fund of Maui | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| San Mateo County Historical Association | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 |
| Sfmoma | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | Hillsborough, CA | $10,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $10,000 |
| San Mateo County Historical Association | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 |
| Sfmoma | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $8,500 |
| Nordstrom Home & School Club | Morgan Hill, CA | $8,000 |
| Nordstrom Home & School Club | Morgan Hill, CA | $7,000 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | San Francisco, CA | $6,500 |
| Call Primrose | Burlingame, CA | $6,000 |
| Osu Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $6,000 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $6,000 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | San Francisco, CA | $5,001 |
| Call Primrose | Burlingame, CA | $5,000 |
| Hillsborough Beautification Foundation | Hillsborough, CA | $5,000 |
| Nevada County Arts Council | Nevada City, CA | $5,000 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 |
| Wineries of Santa Clara Valley | San Martin, CA | $5,000 |
| Burlingame Library Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $5,000 |
| Filoli | Woodside, CA | $5,000 |
| Hillsborough Beautification Foundation | Hillsborough, CA | $5,000 |
| Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum | Nevada City, CA | $5,000 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 |
| San Mateo Library Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 |
| Burlingame Library Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $5,000 |
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