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The S L Hickman Family Foundation

Accepts applications Shaker Heights, Ohio · EIN 383349206

The S L Hickman Family Foundation is a private foundation in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.0 million the year before.

62% of its 2024 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$2.0 million19$29.0 million
2024$1.8 million13$28.9 million

How to apply

ContactSally D Hickman
C/O Corient 3401 Tuttle Rd Suite, 290, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Phone or email(571) 263-5055
What to submitAll applications must be in writing and include a detailed description as to the purpose of the request
DeadlinesAll applications must be received at the foundation's business office no later than october 1.
RestrictionsAll applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The S L Hickman Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan9$1.7 million
New York1$30,000
South Carolina1$10,000
Wyoming1$5,000
Ohio1$41

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sam Beauford Woodworking
Adrain, MI
Operating$1.0 million
Adrian College
Adrain, MI
Operating$500,000
Lenawee Community Foundation - Imagination Library
Adrian, MI
Operating$100,000
Mackinac Center
Midland, MI
Operating$100,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Operating$30,000
Montessori Children's House
Adrian, MI
Operating$15,000
Hope Community Center
Adrian, MI
Operating$10,000
United Way - Lowcountry
Beaufort, SC
Operating$10,000
Adrian Kiwanis Foundation
Adrian, MI
Operating$5,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
Moose, WY
Operating$5,000
Lenawee Juvenile County Court
Adrain, MI
Operating$3,000
Adrian Armory Community Center
Adrain, MI
Operating$1,000
K-1 Activity
Shaker Heights, OH
Operating$41

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The S L Hickman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: All applications must be received at the foundation's business office no later than october 1..

How much does The S L Hickman Family Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The S L Hickman Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tracy L Hickman (Secretary), Stephanie L Hickman-Boyse (President), Sally D Hickman (Director) and Stephen L Hickman (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The S L Hickman Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and youth programs.

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