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Hawley Family Foundation

Accepts applications Golden, Colorado · EIN 841224613

Hawley Family Foundation is a private foundation in Golden, Colorado. In tax year 2024 it gave $162,000 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $9,000 and the largest $21,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $133,000 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$133,00020$4.2 million
2024$162,00020$4.3 million

How to apply

ContactJim Hecker
884 8th Street, Golden, CO 80401
Phone or email(303) 819-2434, jimhtree@gmail.com
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsJim hecker none

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hawley Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota5$46,000
Florida2$36,000
California5$26,000
Colorado3$19,000
Maryland1$10,000
Nebraska1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
New York1$3,000
New Mexico1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Naples, FL
General Purpose$21,000
Audubon of Florida
Miami, FL
General Purpose$15,000
Amazon Conservation Team
Falls Church, VA
To Help Indiginous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture$10,000
Augsburg College Suzuki Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Enhance the Educational Program of the Center$10,000
Department of Entomology of University of Minnesota
St Paul, MN
General Contribution to enhance programs offered$10,000
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Saint Paul, MN
General Purpose$10,000
Natural Resources Defense Council
Santa Monica, CA
General Purpose$10,000
NutritionFactsorg
Takoma Park, MD
General Purpose$10,000
The Raptor Center University of Minnesota
St Paul, MN
General Contribution to enhance programs offered$10,000
Arbor Day Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Genral Purpose$10,000
Earth Island Institute
Berkeley, CA
Support the marine mammal and save japan dolphins$8,000
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver, CO
General Purpose$8,000
Greenhouse Scholars
Boulder, CO
Support Program development and fund scholarships$8,000
Minnesota Land Trust
St Paul, MN
To benefit the Rainy Lake Fund$6,000
CMDance
Denver, CO
To Promote new educational opportunities for dance$3,000
Maps
Pasadena, CA
Research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana$3,000
Ocean Conservation Research
Lagunitas, CA
General Purpose$3,000
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
General Purpose$3,000
The Navajo Water Project
Los Angeles, CA
General Purpose$2,000
SW Indian Foundation
Gallup, NM
Local food banks for the Native Reservations region$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hawley Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Jim hecker none.

How much does Hawley Family Foundation give?

$162,000 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $9,000.

Who runs Hawley Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists MacDonald Hawley (Director, President, Treasurer), James Hawley (Director, VP, Secretary) and Jim Hecker (Executive Director).

What does Hawley Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and arts and culture.

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