He's encouraging others to consider doing the same.
"I've made charitable donations throughout the years to various charitable organizations," he said. "When this showed up in my account, I decided the best thing to do with it was to send it to people who could really use it."
Among the charities benefiting from Hoffmann's generosity are the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, United Way of Greater Stark County and Catholic Charities of Portage & Stark Counties.
"I don't need a pat of the back, but I thought it'd be an encouragement to others who have trouble with food or paying rent or paying bills," he said.