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Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Lafayette, Indiana · EIN 200482010

Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Lafayette, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $328,481 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $65,696 and the largest $164,241. 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 $324,395 the year before.

0% 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$324,3954$7.0 million
2024$328,4814$6.9 million

How to apply

Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust 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 Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$164,241
Indiana3$164,240

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Smith College of Northham
Northhampton, MA
Scholarship purposes$164,241
Franciscan St Elizabeth Health
Lafayette, IN
Medical equipment$65,696
NCHS
West Lafayette, IN
Medical equipment$65,696
YWCA of Greater Lafayette
Lafayette, IN
Scholarship purposes$32,848

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust give?

$328,481 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $65,696.

Who runs Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Tammy Wolf (Trustee).

What does Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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