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The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 203638690

The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 the same as $40,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$40,00011$588,318
2024$40,00011$626,884
2025$40,00011$668,022

How to apply

The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes 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 Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$22,500
Connecticut1$10,000
South Carolina1$5,000
California2$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Charitable$10,000
Spring Island Trust
Okatie, SC
Charitable$5,000
Trinity School
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
St Bernard's School
New York, NY
Charitable$3,000
Barnard College
New York, NY
Charitable$1,500
Brentwood School
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$1,500
Atlantic Golf Club Educational Fund Inc
Bridgehampton, NY
Charitable$1,000
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Charitable$1,000
KIPP Los Angeles Schools
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$1,000
Teach for America
New York, NY
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation give?

$40,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bettysue Hughes (Trustee As Required), John Cameron Hughes (Trustee As Required) and Jeffrey P Hughes Jr (Trustee As Required).

What does The Jeffrey P & Bettysue Hughes Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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