John D & Edna A Hofer TR
Private foundation · Mitchell, SD · EIN 46-6088580 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John D & Edna Hofer Trust
20grants reported
$112Kmedian award
$52Klower quartile
$22Ksmallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 20 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $929K 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 1089
Mitchell, SD 57301-7089
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bethany Mennonite Church | Freeman, SD | $245,000 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $242,750 |
| Bethany Mennonite Church | Freeman, SD | $242,000 |
| Bethany Mennonite Church | Freeman, SD | $237,000 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $235,155 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $227,700 |
| Goodwill Industries | Sioux Falls, SD | $117,000 |
| Goodwill Industries | Sioux Falls, SD | $116,000 |
| Goodwill Industries | Sioux Falls, SD | $115,000 |
| Salem Mennonite Breth Chu | Bridgewater, SD | $113,000 |
| Salem Mennonite Breth Chu | Bridgewater, SD | $111,000 |
| Salem Mennonite Breth Chu | Bridgewater, SD | $106,000 |
| St Vincent Depaul of Siou | Sioux Falls, SD | $75,500 |
| St Vincent Depaul of Siou | Sioux Falls, SD | $72,500 |
| St Vincent Depaul of Siou | Sioux Falls, SD | $72,500 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Sioux Falls, SD | $52,250 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Sioux Falls, SD | $50,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission | Sioux Falls, SD | $50,000 |
| Parkston Congregational Church | Parketson, SD | $31,500 |
| Parkston Congregational Church | Parketson, SD | $21,500 |
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