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Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Princeton, New Jersey · EIN 223762447

Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $87,250 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $73,250 the year before.

24% 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
2023$160,75027$64,787
2024$73,25026$70,821
2025$87,25029$85,880

How to apply

Leita & William Hamill 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

What Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey8$41,000
New York11$18,500
Maryland2$10,500
District of Columbia1$5,000
Vermont2$3,500
Connecticut1$3,000
South Carolina1$2,500
Maine1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Montana1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
Charitable$25,000
Holton Arms School
Bethesda, MD
Charitable$10,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Mercer Area
Trenton, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Cape Eleuthera Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Individual
DC
Charitable$5,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$3,000
Individual
NJ
Charitable$3,000
Rectory School
Pomfret, CT
Charitable$3,000
Keewaydin Foundation
Salisbury, VT
Charitable$3,000
One Eleuthera Foundation
Clemson, SC
Charitable$2,500
Individual
ME
Charitable$2,000
AU Sable Club Preservation Foundati
St Huberts, NY
Charitable$1,000
Keene Valley Fire Department
Keene, NY
Charitable$1,000
Adirondack Land Trust
Keene Valley, NY
Charitable$1,000
Individual
NJ
Charitable$1,000
Dreamweaver Equine Center
Ringoes, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Buckingham Friends
Lahaska, PA
Charitable$1,000
Gramercy Park Block Association
New York, NY
Charitable$500
Isles Inc
Trenton, NJ
Charitable$500
Adirondack Foundation
Lake Placid, NY
Charitable$500
Vermont Academy
Saxtons River, VT
Charitable$500
Individual
NY
Charitable$500
AU Sable Freshwater Center
Wilmington, NY
Charitable$500
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Far Hills, NJ
Charitable$500
The Gunston School
Centreville, MD
Charitable$500
Individual
NY
Charitable$250
Ruby Habitat Foundation
Sheridan, MT
Charitable$250
Keene Valley Library
Keene Valley, NY
Charitable$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc give?

$87,250 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists William HB Hamill (Trustee), Leita V Hamill (Trustee), Sarah BH Hamill (Trustee) and Jane LaF Hamill (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Leita & William Hamill Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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