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Hutchins Education Foundation

Preselected recipients only Champaign, Illinois · EIN 831379465

Hutchins Education Foundation is a private foundation in Champaign, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $142,913 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,006 and the largest $135,394. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $279,904 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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
2024$279,9047$137,372
2025$142,9136$0

How to apply

Hutchins Education 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

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania1$135,394
Illinois3$6,258
California2$1,261

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
General charitable purposes$135,394
CU at Home
Champaign, IL
Social welfare$5,000
Free Law Project
Oakland, CA
Support for free access to legal records$1,011
Restoration Urban
Champaign, IL
Social welfare$1,000
North Central College
Naperville, IL
Educational support-Shimer program$258
Wikimedia Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Information access$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hutchins Education Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hutchins Education Foundation give?

$142,913 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,006.

Who runs Hutchins Education Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Alexander Wolfram (Director), Katja Della Libera (Trustee) and Connor Gray (Trustee).

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