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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2787879

The Hillside Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $4.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,174,294

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,110,464

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,233,333

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,174,938

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,094,167

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $396,164

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,074,167

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,669

  • Tax year 2020

    $9,067,311

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,866

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,213,075

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $68,563

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,204,434

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $292,920

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To support the nash innovations gallery

    $1,166,667
  2. Island Grown InitiativeVineyard HVN, MA

    To support updates to the greenhouse

    $1,000,000
  3. DC GreensWashington, DC

    To support nutritional and wellness needs of patients in D.C.

    $500,000
  4. UC Berkley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    To support the haas climate solutions fund

    $500,000
  5. Syngap Research FundSan Diego, CA

    To support the exempt purpose of the organization

    $455,000
  6. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    To support the wilmer eye institute

    $277,627
  7. United States Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC

    To support the never again: what you do matters campaign

    $250,000
  8. The Defiant Requiem FoundationWashington, DC

    To preserve the memory and legacy of terezin prisoners during wwii

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $1,191,66738% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,000,00032% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $500,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $455,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $1,941,667
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000,000
  3. California2 grants $955,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $277,627

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Allan M HoltPRES, TREAS & DIR Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Shelley L HoltVP, SECRETARY & DIR Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • David H HoltDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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