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THE REID HOFFMAN FILES: GOVERNMENT EDITION -- SOURCE INDEX
Every claim in the Government Edition is backed by a DOJ document, a government filing, or both. This companion post provides direct links and lookup instructions for every source cited. Verify everything yourself.
SECTION I: THE TRUST NAMES
Claim: Epstein emailed Hoffman a seven-point estate plan on December 28, 2013.
DOJ: EFTA01752261 / EFTA00979879 / EFTA01944661
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Location: Search extracted text for "sharing not advising" or "pour over will"
Also: EFTA00979884 (Hoffman's reply: "Very helpful. :) Thx. Did take notes.")
Claim: Hoffman created the Aphorism Foundation, a $1.05B private foundation.
IRS 990-PF: EIN 46-4347021
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Click any tax year. The 990-PF shows net assets, grants, officers.
Raw IRS XML:
pp990.s3.amazonaws.com/index… (search EIN 464347021)
Claim: Hoffman's LinkedIn shares were held in "Reid Hoffman & Michelle Yee Living Trust."
SEC Schedule 13G: LinkedIn Corp (CIK 0001271024)
Link:
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar…
How to verify: Click any SC 13G/A filing. The filer name is "Reid Hoffman & Michelle Yee Living Trust." The percent-of-class field shows 46.6% (2012) declining to 11.06% (2016).
Claim: Hoffman became Director of BlockStream Corp in October 2014.
SEC Form D: BlockStream Corp (CIK 0001632839)
Link:
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar…
How to verify: Open the Form D filing dated 2014-10-02. Related Persons section lists "Reid Hoffman -- Director."
SECTION II: THE BLOCKSTREAM INVESTMENT
Claim: Hoffman bumped Epstein's BlockStream allocation from $50K to $500K.
DOJ: EFTA01917472
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Location: Search for "blockstream" or "50" near "500"
Claim: Hoffman is listed as Director on BlockStream's SEC Form D.
SEC Form D: BlockStream Corp
Link:
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar…
How to verify: Same as Section I.
Claim: Ito confirmed "Jeffrey and Reid are both involved in BitCoin stuff."
DOJ: EFTA02594373 (Ito to Summers, November 2014)
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
SECTION III: THE NEOTENY FUNDS
Claim: Neoteny 3, LP had $10M offering, $5.1M sold, 14 investors.
SEC Form D: Neoteny 3, LP (CIK 0001636517)
Link:
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar…
How to verify: Open the Form D. Total Offering Amount, Total Amount Sold, Total Number of Investors are on the face of the filing.
Claim: $1,000,000 wire from Southern Financial to Neoteny 3 LP.
DOJ: EFTA01285436 (Deutsche Bank statement, April 2015)
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: $30,000 distribution from Neoteny 3 LP to Southern Financial, address "15 Walnut Street, Wellesley MA."
DOJ: EFTA01287502 (Deutsche Bank statement, April 2018)
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: MA Secretary of State confirms Neoteny entities at 15 Walnut St, Wellesley.
MA SOS: Neoteny 3 Management, LLC / Neoteny 4 GP, LLC
Link:
corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb…
How to verify: Search "Neoteny" by Entity Name. Results show Neoteny 3 Management LLC, Neoteny 3 Co-Investment I GP LLC, Neoteny 4 GP LLC, Neoteny Management LLC -- all at 15 Walnut St, Suite 150, Wellesley MA 02481.
Claim: Neoteny 4, LP had $50M offering, 4 investors, $1M minimum.
SEC Form D: Neoteny 4, LP (CIK 0001744335)
Link:
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar…
Claim: Ito solicited Epstein for $15M alongside Hoffman's $15M.
DOJ: EFTA02471838
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: Neoteny 4 pitch deck in Epstein's files names Hoffman as anchor investor.
DOJ: EFTA00805921
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
SECTION IV: THE BAUME DINNER TO THE BIOHUB BOARD
Claim: Hoffman invited Epstein to dinner with Zuckerberg.
DOJ: EFTA00691059 ("I have a dinner with joi, ed boyden, mark zuckerberg... You would be welcome to join.")
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: Zuckerberg's assistant requested Epstein's contact info after.
DOJ: EFTA02074070
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: Hoffman and Zuckerberg now sit on CZ Biohub board together.
IRS 990: Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Inc (EIN 81-1669175)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open any recent 990. Part VII Section A lists officers/directors. Reid Hoffman appears as Director alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.
Claim: Aphorism Foundation gave $2M/year to CZ Biohub, $10M total.
IRS 990-PF: Aphorism Foundation (EIN 46-4347021)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open the 990-PF for any year 2020-2024. Part XV (Grants and Contributions Paid) lists "CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB" or "CZ BIOHUB NETWORK" with $2,000,000.
SECTION V: THE HOFFMAN-ITO FINANCIAL PIPELINE
Claim: Hoffman gave $250,000 to Ito's Momoko Ito Foundation in 2020.
IRS 990-PF: Momoko Ito Foundation (EIN 77-0462154)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open the 990-PF for tax year 2020. Schedule B (Contributors) lists "REID HOFFMAN" with $250,000 noncash contribution. NOTE: Schedule B is public for private foundations (990-PF), unlike public charities.
Claim: Hoffman's foundation gave $1,865,000 to Connected Learning Alliance where Ito is a board member.
IRS 990-PF: Aphorism Foundation (EIN 46-4347021)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open the 990-PF for tax year 2024. Part XV lists "CONNECTED LEARNING ALLIANCE" with $1,865,000.
IRS 990: Connected Learning Alliance (EIN 30-0976576)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open any 990. Part VII lists "JOICHI ITO" as Board Member.
Claim: Both Aphorism and Momoko fund Safecast Global.
IRS 990-PF: Aphorism Foundation -- Part XV, tax year 2024, "SAFECAST GLOBAL" $50,000
IRS 990-PF: Momoko Ito Foundation -- Part XV, tax years 2020-2022, "SAFECAST GLOBAL" / "SAFECAST JAPAN"
Links: Same ProPublica links above. Open each foundation's 990-PF and check Part XV.
SECTION VI: THE FOUNDATION THAT NEVER FILED
Claim: J. Epstein VI Foundation registered in USVI, dissolved November 2024.
USVI SOS: Entity ID 551494
Link:
corporationsandtrademarks.vi…
How to verify: Search "EPSTEIN" in the Corporations Register. Result: "J. EPSTEIN VIRGIN ISLANDS FOUNDATION, INC." Status: Dissolved/Withdrawn. Registration date: 06/15/2000. Registered Agent: Business Basics VI, LLC.
Claim: Zero IRS 990 returns found for J. Epstein VI Foundation.
IRS: EIN unknown (not in electronic filing index)
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp… (search "Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation")
How to verify: Search returns zero results. Also search EIN 660789697 (Gratitude America, a related Epstein charity) -- also zero results on ProPublica, though the IRS index has filing entries with no extractable data.
Claim: Hyperion Air LLC and JEGE LLC registered October 19, 2012.
USVI SOS: Entity IDs 582952 (Hyperion Air) and 582953 (JEGE)
Link:
corporationsandtrademarks.vi…
How to verify: Search "HYPERION" and "JEGE" in Corporations Register. Both show registration date 10/19/2012, same address 9053 Estate Thomas Suite 101, same agent Business Basics VI LLC.
Claim: 27 days later, Epstein testified at USVI EDC hearing for tax benefits.
DOJ: 186-40 (Epstein testimony, November 15, 2012)
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
Claim: Expert testified USVI gave Epstein companies $300M in tax breaks.
DOJ: 290-07
Link:
justice.gov/d9/2024-12/DataS…
SECTION VII: THE BILLION-DOLLAR FOUNDATION
Claim: Aphorism Foundation has $1.05B in net assets, $43M in grants, sole contributor is Reid Hoffman.
IRS 990-PF: EIN 46-4347021
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open the 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Net assets: Part III, Line 6 (or Summary page)
- Grants: Part XV (list of all 27 recipients with amounts)
- Contributors: Schedule B (all entries are "REID HOFFMAN, San Francisco CA, noncash")
Claim: Aphorism Foundation gave $1M to MIT (2024) and $1.5M to Harvard (2022).
IRS 990-PF: Same link above.
How to verify: Open 990-PF for 2024 -- Part XV lists "MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY" $1,000,000. Open 2022 -- Part XV lists "PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE" $1,500,000.
Claim: Momoko Ito Foundation has $6,629 in net assets.
IRS 990-PF: EIN 77-0462154
Link:
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
How to verify: Open the most recent 990-PF. Net assets line.
SECTION VIII: THE SCORECARD
All sources referenced in the scorecard are cited above. Summary of filing locations:
SEC EDGAR (all free, no account needed):
sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar
Search by company name or CIK number. All Form D, 13G, Form 4 filings are public.
IRS 990 (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, free):
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
Search by organization name or EIN. Full 990/990-PF returns with all schedules.
FEC (all free, no account needed):
fec.gov/data/receipts/indivi…
Search by contributor name. All individual contributions $200 are public.
USVI Secretary of State:
corporationsandtrademarks.vi…
Search by entity name. Corporate registrations, agents, addresses, status.
Massachusetts Secretary of State:
corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb…
Search by entity name. Corporate registrations, officers, filings.
DOJ Epstein Document Release:
justice.gov/usao-sdny/jeffre…
Datasets 1-12. Individual documents referenced by EFTA file key.
Searchable archive:
epstein.geeken.dev (community mirror with full-text search)
House Oversight Release:
Referenced documents prefixed HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ are from the Congressional release.
HOW TO VERIFY ANY CLAIM IN THIS POST
For DOJ documents (EFTA file keys):
1. Go to
epstein.geeken.dev
2. Enter the EFTA number in the search bar
3. The original PDF is viewable and downloadable
For IRS 990 filings:
1. Go to
projects.propublica.org/nonp…
2. Enter the EIN number (e.g., 464347021 for Aphorism Foundation)
3. Click the tax year
4. The full 990/990-PF is viewable as a PDF with all schedules
For SEC filings:
1. Go to
efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-i…
2. Search by entity name (e.g., "Neoteny 3") or CIK number
3. Click the filing to view the full document
For FEC contributions:
1. Go to
fec.gov/data/receipts/indivi…
2. Enter contributor name (e.g., "Hoffman, Reid")
3. All contributions $200 are listed with dates, amounts, and committees
For USVI corporate entities:
1. Go to
corporationsandtrademarks.vi…
2. Click "Entity Search"
3. Search by entity name (e.g., "EPSTEIN")
Every number in this post is independently verifiable through free, public government databases. No subscriptions. No paywalls.