PHILANTHROPY

Philanthropy is Leadership

For Susan Schulze Hoff, giving back is a lifelong discipline rooted in strategy, community wellbeing, and measurable outcomes. She supports initiatives that expand opportunity for youth, strengthen families, advance education, champion the arts, and accelerate solutions that improve quality of life.

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Impact by the Numbers

A Snapshot of What Strategic, Long-Term Giving Can Do

300-400
Nonprofits supported annually through RMSFF
400+
College scholars impacted each year
200+
Families supported through early learning
46
Scholarships awarded annually across four states
Three Pillars

Where Strategy Meets Purpose

Over the years, Susan Schulze Hoff has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to philanthropy, focusing on areas that yield significant, sustainable impact. By investing in education, arts, and community development, she ensures that her contributions not only address immediate needs but also lay the groundwork for future growth and prosperity.

Youth Opportunity Through Tech & Skills

Susan's philanthropic leadership began long before philanthropy became a headline. In 1994, while in senior leadership at Best Buy, she founded the Best Buy Children's Foundation — helping establish a national framework for corporate impact. That early foundation evolved into what is now the Best Buy Foundation™, with a mission centered on expanding youth opportunity through technology access, skills-building, and career pathways.
Impact Highlights

  • Tech access and digital opportunity for youth

  • Skills-building and career readiness programs

  • Scalable community partnerships designed for measurable outcomes

Community Wellbeing at Scale

Susan serves as a trustee of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation (RMSFF), supporting strategic grants that strengthen communities through practical, outcomes-driven investment. RMSFF's giving spans Education, Human Services, and Health & Medicine — reaching deep into the infrastructure that helps people thrive: early learning, scholarship support, family stability, and essential community services.
Impact Highlights

  • Education and scholarships that expand long-term mobility

  • Human services grants that strengthen families and community safety nets

  • Health and medicine investments focused on access and outcomes

  • Support across Minnesota, Florida, and mission-aligned communities

Investing in 12 American Cancer Society Hope Lodges nationwide — and counting.

Health, Innovation & Quality of Life

Susan believes philanthropy should strengthen the present while investing in better outcomes for the future. Her support includes initiatives connected to expanded cancer care and specialized treatment services, alongside community-based programs that reinforce youth development, family wellbeing, and healthy communities.
Impact Highlights

  • Advancing access to modern, specialized care and patient support

  • Strengthening communities through youth development and wellbeing programs

  • Prioritizing scalable models that improve long-term quality of life

Where the Work Lives

Susan Schulze Hoff's impact is evident in her strategic approach to philanthropy, focusing on education, community development, and health. Her initiatives have provided scholarships and early learning support, fostering long-term mobility and opportunity for countless individuals.

Education & Opportunity

Scholarships, early learning support, and programs that create long-term mobility.

Education & Opportunity

Mentorship, enrichment programs, and community-based support systems.

Arts & Culture

Institutions and initiatives that expand access to creativity, culture, and learning.

Health & Quality of Life

Organizations advancing access, outcomes, and patient-centered care.

Human Services & Family Wellbeing

Direct-service support and essential resources that protect community resilience.

Tech Access & Career Readiness

Skills-building and technology-driven access programs that expand what's possible.

PHILANTHROPY

Give Back: How to Get Involved

Susan believes generosity is most powerful when it's personal — and sustainable. You don't need a foundation to create impact. You need consistency.
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Volunteer or mentor
Through youth programs focused on education, confidence-building, or career exposure.
Support tech equity
Through donating devices, funding skills programs, or partnering with community initiatives.
Give locally
Where impact is immediate: food access, early learning, family stabilization services, or crisis support.
Support healthcare initiatives
That fund patient services, caregiver support, early detection, or innovative care models.
Start or join a giving circle
To pool resources and invest in local nonprofits together.