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Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Kennett Square, Pennsylvania · EIN 016258166

Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $2,000. 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 $16,200 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$2,0001$35,366
2024$16,2003$18,768
2025$3,0002$42,539

How to apply

Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$2,000
North Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Alliance For Defending Freedom
Washington, DC
General Operating$2,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
General Operating$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust give?

$3,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Hillcrest Foundation Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists George T Keyes Jr (Trustee) and Dorothy Keyes Jr (Trustee).

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