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Hills Family Foundation

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 582653431

Hills Family Foundation is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $9,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $9,250 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$5,0005$131,953
2024$9,2507$143,971
2025$9,5005$151,850

How to apply

ContactThomas D Hills
229 Peachtree Hills Ave NE Unit 412, Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone or email(404) 219-9542
What to submitOne page letter of request
RestrictionsLimited to religious,scientific,literary,educational, or charitable organizations in or near GA and NC.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hills Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia5$9,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta, GA
Exhibits &educational programming$5,000
The Atlanta Opera
Atlanta, GA
Main stageperformances &programming$1,500
Skyland Trail
Atlanta, GA
Mental healthservices forteens & adults$1,000
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA
Funraising campaignfor walkwayprogramming$1,000
The Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA
Student &faculty advancement$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hills Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hills Family Foundation give?

$9,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Hills Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas D Hills (Trustee) and Wallis G Hills (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Hills Family Foundation fund?

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

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