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Harlan Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hopewell, Virginia · EIN 050544540

Harlan Foundation is a private foundation in Hopewell, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $25,900 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,500. 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 $36,000 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,00019$264,499
2024$25,90018$274,042

How to apply

Harlan 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 Harlan Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia14$22,400
New York1$1,500
Colorado1$1,000
District of Columbia1$500
Florida1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hopewell Humane Society
Hopewell, VA
Charitable support$5,500
Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Cen
Chester, VA
Charitable support$5,000
Individual
VA
Support-feeding homeless animals$3,400
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Charitable support$1,500
Hopewell Food Pantry
Hopewell, VA
Charitable support$1,500
Lalmba Association
Longmont, CO
Charitable support$1,000
Wildlife Center of Va
Waynesboro, VA
Charitable support$1,000
Sixth Mt Zion Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
Charitable support$1,000
Care
Merrifield, VA
Charitable support$1,000
First Baptist Church Night to Shine
Hopewell, VA
Charitable support$1,000
Feed-More
Richmond, VA
Charitable support$500
Hopewell Optimist Club
Hopewell, VA
Charitable support$500
New Hope Rescue
Providence Forge, VA
Charitable support$500
Varina Lions Club
Richmond, VA
Charitable support$500
Hopewell Lions Club
Hopewell, VA
Charitable support$500
Humane Society of the United States
Washington, DC
Charitable support$500
Richmond SPCA
Richmond, VA
Charitable support$500
The Juniper Wildlife Refuge
Tallahassee, FL
Charitable support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harlan Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harlan Foundation give?

$25,900 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Harlan Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John W Harlan III (President).

What does Harlan Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, food and hunger and faith communities.

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