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Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Charlottesville, Virginia · EIN 834615985

Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $851,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $22,500 and the largest $550,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.1 million the year before.

60% 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$1.1 million6$18.0 million
2024$851,00010$18.4 million

How to apply

Hammer Family Charitable Giving 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 Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$550,000
Massachusetts1$150,000
Florida4$76,000
California2$25,000
New Jersey1$25,000
Wyoming1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia University
New York, NY
General$550,000
Bath Path University
Longmeadow, MA
General$150,000
Place of Hope
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
General$50,000
Big Horn Scholarships
Basin, WY
General$25,000
Eisenhower Medical Center
Paramus, NJ
General$25,000
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach Co
Boynton Beach, FL
General$20,000
Bighorn Cares
Palm Desert, CA
General$15,000
Bighorn Bam
Palm Desert, CA
General$10,000
Holy Ground PBC
Riviera Beach, FL
General$5,000
Habitat for Humanity
Lake Worth, FL
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc give?

$851,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $22,500.

Who runs Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Ann Bailey Hammer (President) and Neil Robert Hammer (Secy & Treas).

What does Hammer Family Charitable Giving Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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