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Hilltop Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New Canaan, Connecticut · EIN 133345688

Hilltop Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New Canaan, Connecticut. In tax year 2023 it gave $120,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $118,600 the year before.

0% of its 2023 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
2022$118,60024$2.4 million
2023$120,0009$2.8 million

How to apply

Hilltop Foundation Inc 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut6$95,000
New Hampshire2$20,000
Missouri1$5,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stamford Hospital Foundation
Stamford, CT
General use$30,000
Waveny Care Network
New Cannan, CT
General use$30,000
Pacific House
Stamford, CT
General use$20,000
Barnstormers
Tamworth, NH
General use$10,000
Loon Preservation Committee
Moultonborough, NH
General use$10,000
Getabout Inc
New Canaan, CT
General use$5,000
New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps
New Cannan, CT
General use$5,000
Stephens College
Columbia, MO
General use$5,000
Strays & Others Inc
New Cannan, CT
General use$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hilltop Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hilltop Foundation Inc give?

$120,000 in tax year 2023, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Hilltop Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Austin Furst (President/Director), Leslie F Furst (Secretary/Director) and Klaus Eppler (Director).

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