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Hutton Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Atherton, California · EIN 474305984

Hutton Family Foundation is a private foundation in Atherton, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 72 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $112,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $920,310 the year before.

6% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$920,31070$17.1 million
2024$1.1 million72$20.4 million

How to apply

Hutton Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hutton Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California32$547,000
District of Columbia10$215,000
New York11$126,000
Massachusetts3$100,000
Virginia4$43,000
New Hampshire1$17,810
Washington4$16,500
Montana1$10,000
Maryland1$5,000
South Dakota1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 72 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
See statement a$112,500
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Palo Alto, CA
See statement a$100,000
Resurge International
Sunnyvale, CA
See statement a$100,000
American Independent Foundation
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$50,000
Media Matters for America
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$50,000
Reading Partners
Oakland, CA
See statement a$50,000
Upstream USA Inc
Boston, MA
See statement a$50,000
Global Fund for Children
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$45,000
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
See statement a$45,000
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
See statement a$40,000
Accion Opportunity Fund
San Jose, CA
See statement a$25,000
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
See statement a$25,000
Everytown Gun Safety
New York, NY
See statement a$25,000
Kqed Inc
San Francisco, CA
See statement a$25,000
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
San Jose, CA
See statement a$25,000
Daraja Education Fund
San Rafael, CA
See statement a$20,000
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
See statement a$20,000
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
See statement a$17,810
National Women's Law Center
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$15,000
The Brigid Alliance
New York, NY
See statement a$15,000
American Prairie Foundation
Bozeman, MT
See statement a$10,000
Common Sense Media
San Francisco, CA
See statement a$10,000
Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc
Milpitas, CA
See statement a$10,000
Issue One
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$10,000
JMT Wilderness Conservancy
Menlo Park, CA
See statement a$10,000
National Park Foundation
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$10,000
New York Yacht Club Foundation
New York, NY
See statement a$10,000
New York-Presbyterian Fund
New York, NY
See statement a$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
See statement a$10,000
Rainn
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$10,000
Reproductive Freedom for All
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$10,000
Reproductive Freedom for All
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$10,000
Wildlife Conservation Network
San Francisco, CA
See statement a$10,000
The Whale Museum
Friday Harbor, WA
See statement a$7,500
Eastside College Preparatory School
East Palo Alto, CA
See statement a$7,000
Able Works
San Francisco, CA
See statement a$5,000
Ecumenical Hunger Program
East Palo Alto, CA
See statement a$5,000
Georgetown Law Domestic Violence Clinic
Washington DC, DC
See statement a$5,000
Icivics Inc
Cambridge, MA
See statement a$5,000
Lifemoves
Santa Clara, CA
See statement a$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hutton Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Hutton Family Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 72 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Hutton Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Wende S Hutton (President, Director), G Thompson Hutton (Director), Robert C Hutton (Secretary, Director) and Rachel E Hutton (Cfo, Treasurer, Director).

What does Hutton Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and international.

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