Philip Hofer Charitable Trust
Philip Hofer Charitable Trust's network
3 people8 organisationsi3 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Thorndike | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles A Cheever | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kristin T Abati | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A Cheever | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin T Abati | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alexander Thorndike | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Philip Hofer Charitable Trust
- EIN
- 046469904
- Address
- Choate Hall Stewart Po Box 96101, Boston, MA, 02196
- State
- Massachusetts
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Charles A Cheever (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SONFI
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsAlexander Thorndike
≥4years on the filingsCharles A Cheever
≥4years on the filingsKristin T Abati
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $104k
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Support for the Houghton Library at Harvard University | $104k |