Funding search · EIN 223472805 · Lambertville, NJ
Hickory Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 159
- grants reported
- $7.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Witherspoon Institute3 grants · $750,000
- Children'S Scholarship Fund3 grants · $600,000
- The Foundation for Cultural Review3 grants · $490,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History3 grants · $485,000
- The Federalist Society2 grants · $450,000
- Special Operations Warrior Foundation2 grants · $400,000
- Hospital for Special Surgery2 grants · $400,000
- Encounter for Culture & Education Inc(Encounter Books)3 grants · $400,000
- Foundation for Government Accountability1 grant · $350,000
- American Principles Project Foundation2 grants · $300,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 159 grants.
- $350,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $300,000
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $260,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $250,000
The Witherspoon Institute · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
Encounter for Culture & Education Inc(Encounter Books) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
The Witherspoon Institute · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
The Witherspoon Institute · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $225,000
The Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $225,000
The Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
American Principles Project Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
St Luke'S Chamber Ensemble · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
The Life Flight Foundation · Augusta, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Special Operations Warrior Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
Special Operations Warrior Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
The Foundation for Cultural Review · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
The Foundation for Cultural Review · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $140,000
The Foundation for Cultural Review · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Brighter Choice Foundation · Glenmont, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
American Principles Project Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Brighter Choice Foundation · Glenmont, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Brighter Choice Foundation · Glenmont, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $75,000
Encounter for Culture & Education Inc(Encounter Books) · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Encounter for Culture & Education Inc(Encounter Books) · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Brooklin Botanic Garden · Brooksville, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Institute for Free Speech · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
American Civil Rights Institute · Coeur Dalene, ID · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Brooklin Botanic Garden · Brooksville, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Institute for Free Speech · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
The Life Flight Foundation · Augusta, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Brooklin Botanic Garden · Brooksville, ME · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Institute for Free Speech · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Parents Televison Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $40,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Mt Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
David Horowitz Freedom Center · Sherman Oaks, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Friends of Czech Greenways · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Friends of Czech Greenways · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Friends of Czech Greenways · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Cure Childhood Cancer Association · Rochester, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Goodman Institute for Public Policy · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Landmark Legal Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Parents Televison Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Center for Educational Innovation(Cei) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Cure Childhood Cancer Association · Rochester, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Goodman Institute for Public Policy · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Landmark Legal Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Parents Televison Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Cure Childhood Cancer Association · Rochester, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
David Horowitz Freedom Center · Sherman Oaks, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Goodman Institute for Public Policy · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Landmark Legal Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Maine Coast Hospital Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Pacific Research Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
New York Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Pacific Research Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Center for Independent Thought · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
New York Civil Rights Coalition · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
New York Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Pacific Research Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $19,000
New York Civil Rights Coalition · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Brooklin Volunteer Fire Company · Brooklin, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Center for Independent Thought · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Brooklin Volunteer Fire Company · Brooklin, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Center for Independent Thought · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
New York Civil Rights Coalition · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Action Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Commentary · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Free To Choose Network · Erie, PA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Friend Memorial Public Library · Brooklin, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Lambertvile-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad · Lambertville, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Peninsula Ambulance Corps · Blue Hill, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Spence Chapin · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Taliesin Preservation · Spring Green, WI · 2024
Charitable
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