Public Charity

Philip Hofer Charitable Trust

Philip Hofer Charitable Trust is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in Boston, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $214K, expenses of $153K, total assets of $5.0M. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $624K.

EIN: 046469904 Boston, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$214K
Total Expenses$153K
Total Assets$5.0M
Grants Given6
Grant Total$624K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Trust was created and shall be operated exclusively for the benefit of and in connection with the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts of the Houghton Library at Harvard University, a Massachusetts charitable and educational corporation.

Sample Grants Given

Cambridge, MA · 2025
Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$103,829
Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$87,959
Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$69,298
Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$52,455
Cambridge, MA · 2021
Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$133,577

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Alexander Thorndike
Trustee Charles A Cheever
Trustee Kristin T Abati

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University
$623,530 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $214K $153K $5.0M
2024 $347K $134K $4.5M
2023 $219K $109K $4.0M
2022 $-139K $94K $3.6M
2021 $461K $185K $4.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $461K to $214K (-54%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA.

MA

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

See the full picture for Philip Hofer Charitable Trust

Complete financials, all 6 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 498,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time