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The Hodges Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046866454

The Hodges Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $85,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $17,500. 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 up from $65,000 the year before.

64% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$65,00011$1.4 million
2024$65,00011$1.8 million
2025$85,00011$2.4 million

How to apply

The Hodges Charitable 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

What The Hodges Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut3$21,250
Massachusetts2$21,250
Colorado1$17,500
North Carolina1$10,000
California1$7,500
New York1$3,750
Georgia1$2,000
New Mexico1$1,750

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver Architectural Foundation
Denver, CO
Operating fund$17,500
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
Education for displaced$15,250
Woodwell Climate Research Center
Falmouth, MA
Financial support$10,625
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston, MA
Unrestricted gift for$10,625
UNC College of Arts and Sciences History
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating fund$10,000
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation
Oakland, CA
Operating fund$7,500
Steep Rock Association
Washington Depot, CT
Trail upkeep$5,000
Women for Afghan Women
Fresh Meadows, NY
Operating fund$3,750
All for Lunch
Cumming, GA
Operating fund$2,000
Taos Land Trust
Taos, NM
Operating fund$1,750
Washington Gunnery and Hockey and Skating Association
Waterbury, CT
Operating fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hodges Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Hodges Charitable Foundation give?

$85,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs The Hodges Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Arthur C Hodges Jr (Trustee), Susanna H Salk (Trustee) and Alexander W Hodges (Trustee).

What does The Hodges Charitable Foundation fund?

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

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