Wise Carter Partner Fred Hoff is pleased to share that he assisted with a $40,000.00 grant made by the Velkas Estate to local organizations benefitting Gulf Coast youth on June 26.

Fred represented John and Lois Velkas during their lifetimes, at which John died in 2011 and Lois died in 2019. The Velkas left a quarter of their estates to each of the following charities: St. Jude’s, Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Diamondhead, MS, an international organization for the benefit of needy children, and a fund at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Each gift was approximately $1,250,000.00. 

The Velkas fund at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation produces between $40,000.00 to $50,000.00 a year for grants to benefit children in Hancock and Harrison Counties. Fred is still involved with the decision making of grants awards through the Velkas fund. This year at the Gulf Coast Business Council meeting the Velkas Fund at the Gulf Coast Community Foundation gave grants to four organization totaling $40,125.

Fred Hoff has been practicing law for over 40 years and is well known in the community for his excellent work with large estates. Through Fred’s legal counsel and guidance, the Velkas Estate has positively affected so many people throughout the community and world.