Funding search · EIN 136135887 · New York, NY

The John S Hilson Family Fund

Name: The John S Hilson Family Fund grants, 2023–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

115
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “purposee” · $70,000

$70,000
Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General Purposee

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

John S Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 041120232 grants · $1.5M
Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 042920232 grants · $1.4M
The Hilson Parker Fund Trust Ua Dtd 42420232 grants · $1.4M
Pratt Institute2 grants · $95,000
Manhattanville College3 grants · $70,000
Pratt Institute3 grants · $45,000
St Andrews School1 grant · $25,000
St Andrews School1 grant · $25,000
Lake Worth Christian School1 grant · $25,000
The Big Dog Ranch Rescue2 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$266,965

2023

$4.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 115 grants.

$1.5M
John S Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 04112023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1.4M
Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 04292023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1.3M
The Hilson Parker Fund Trust Ua Dtd 4242023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$70,000
Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General Purposee
$38,219
Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 04292023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$38,219
John S Hilson Fam Fund Tr Agreement 04112023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$38,219
The Hilson Parker Fund Trust Ua Dtd 4242023 · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$30,000
Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY · 2024
General purpose
$30,000
Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
Lake Worth Christian School · Boynton Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
St Andrews School · Middletown, DE · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Pratt Institute · Booklyn, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$25,000
St Andrews School · Middletown, DE · 2023
General Purpose
$17,500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
The Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
Silvermine Arts Center · New Canaan, CT · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Defender Fund · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Leeds Endowment · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
One Story · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Pratt Institute Legend · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
The Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
Deerfield Academy · Derfield, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
One Story · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
The Big Door Ranch Rescue · Loxahatchee Groves, FL · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Eaglebrook School · Deerfield, MA · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Pratt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Silvermine Arts Center · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Vermont College of Fine Arts · Montpelier, VT · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
West Palm Beach Fishing Club · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Vermont College of Fine Arts · Montpelier, VT · 2023
General Purpose
$4,000
New Hope Charities · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Eaglebrook School · Deerfield, MA · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Friends of Karen · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
St John Paul Ii Academy · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
The Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Eaglebrook School · Deerfield, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$2,500
Kwmr · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2023
General Purpose
$2,500
St John Paul Ii Academy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$2,500
The Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General Purpose
$2,000
Grateful Gatherings · Oakland, CA · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
Grateful Gatherings · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,500
The Crohn'S and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,500
The Crohn'S and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Bmw Moa Foundation · Greer, SC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Fractured Atlas · New York City, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Heal Trafficking · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Jacob Burns Film Center · Pleasantville, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation · Tuckahoe, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Naacp Legal Defense & Education · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
National Ms Society · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England · New Haven, CT · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Silvermine Community Association · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Spca Westchester · Briarcliff Manor, NY · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
The 1898 Foundation · Hamden, CT · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Heal Trafficking · Washington, DC · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Naacp Legal Defense & Education · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
National Ms Society · New Yoek, NY · 2023
General Purpoe
$1,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England · New Haven, CT · 2023
general Purpose
$1,000
Silvermine Community Association · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
General Puroose
$750
New Canaan Beautification League · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$750
New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$750
Staying Put in New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$750
Strays and Others · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$600
Whitby School · Greenwich, CT · 2024
General purpose
$600
Whitby School · Greenwich, CT · 2023
General Purpose
$515
Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2024
General purpose
$515
Deerfield Academy · Deerfield, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$500
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$500
International Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$500
National Parks Conservation Association · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$500
New Canaan Nature Center · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General purpose
$500
Project Sunshine · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General purpose
$500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$500
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General purpose
$500
Amnesty International · New Yoek, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$500
International Justice · Washington, DC · 2023
General Purpsoe
$500
National Parks Conservation Association · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.