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The Clinton Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chappaqua, New York · EIN 300048438

The Clinton Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chappaqua, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $226,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $64,000. 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 down from $501,934 the year before.

59% 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$54,0009$1.2 million
2024$501,93419$716,894
2025$226,00017$988,821

How to apply

The Clinton Family 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 Clinton Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Arkansas3$154,000
New York6$31,000
Massachusetts3$10,000
Iowa1$10,000
New Jersey1$10,000
South Carolina1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation
Little Rock, AR
General$64,000
Thea Foundation
North Little Rock, AR
General$50,000
Thrive
Helena, AR
General$40,000
Foundation of the United States Secret Service
West Des Moines, IA
General$10,000
The CJ Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund
West Orange, NJ
General$10,000
The Public Theater
New York, NY
General$10,000
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
General$5,000
Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Chappaqua, NY
General$5,000
Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Reserve
Sleepy Hollow, NY
General$5,000
Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation
Charleston, SC
General$5,000
New York Public Radio
New York, NY
General$5,000
Ron Brown Scholar Fund
Charlottesville, VA
General$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
General$5,000
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Cambridge, MA
General$2,500
Partners in Health
Boston, MA
General$2,500
Betsy's Blankets
Wilmette, IL
General$1,000
Westchester Land Trust
Bedford Hills, NY
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Clinton Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Clinton Family Foundation give?

$226,000 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Clinton Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William Jefferson Clinton (President), Hillary Rodham Clinton (Secretary/Treasurer) and Chelsea V Clinton (Director).

What does The Clinton Family Foundation fund?

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

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