The Hobbs Foundation is a small, highly concentrated private foundation based in Jacksonville, IL that directs substantial funding to a single beneficiary or a tightly defined set of recipients. All recorded giving (3 grants totaling $2.271M) is described generically as support for charitable activities, suggesting the foundation favors unrestricted or general operating support for local charitable work rather than many small, targeted projects. Public details about specific programmatic priorities are not provided, but the pattern indicates a local, donor-directed approach focused on sustaining one primary philanthropic partner.
Highly concentrated: a small number of large grants (3 grants totaling $2.27M) to essentially a single payee; repeat funding pattern for the same beneficiary; emphasis on sizable, likely multi-year or core support rather than many small awards.
$2.3M
$1.3M
$625K
$692K
Most grants fall between $696K and $849K, with a median of $818K.
25th Percentile
$696K
Median
$818K
75th Percentile
$849K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in AL.
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Notable grantees: See Attached Schedule (primary/sole recorded beneficiary)
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule | Jacksonville, IL | $574,000 | 2025 | Charitable |
| See Attached Schedule | see attached listing, AL | $879,000 | 2024 | Support Charitable Activities |
| See Attached Schedule | see attached listing, AL | $818,000 | 2023 | Support Charitable Activities |
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$574,000Charitable
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$879,000Support Charitable Activities
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$818,000Support Charitable Activities