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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3472805

Hickory Foundation

A private foundation in Lambertville, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 53 grants and $2.7 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,664,500

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $42,883,556

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,979,500

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $42,083,535

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,202,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $42,856,432

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,175,500

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $43,877,518

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,177,100

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $42,217,684

Grants paid in 2024

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Foundation for Government AccountabilityNaples, FL

    Charitable

    $350,000
  2. The Witherspoon InstitutePrinceton, NJ

    Charitable

    $250,000
  3. The Federalist SocietyWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $225,000
  4. American Principles Project FoundationArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $200,000
  5. Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $200,000
  6. St Luke's Chamber Ensemble IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $200,000
  7. The Life Flight FoundationAugusta, ME

    Charitable

    $200,000
  8. The Foundation for Cultural Review IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $150,000
  9. Brighter Choice FoundationGlenmont, NY

    Charitable

    $100,000
  10. Encounter for Culture & Education Inc(encounter Books)New York, NY

    Charitable

    $75,000
  11. Brooklin Botanic GardenBrooksville, ME

    Charitable

    $50,000
  12. Institute for Free SpeechWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  13. BallotpediaMiddleton, WI

    Charitable

    $35,000
  14. Capital Research CenterArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  15. Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $35,000
  16. Mt Vernon Ladies AssociationMount Vernon, VA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  17. Friends of Czech Greenways IncBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  18. Goldwater InstitutePhoenix, AZ

    Charitable

    $30,000
  19. Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  20. Cure Childhood Cancer AssociationRochester, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  21. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  22. Goodman Institute for Public PolicyDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $25,000
  23. Landmark Legal FoundationKansas City, MO

    Charitable

    $25,000
  24. Media Research Center IncHerndon, VA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  25. Parents Televison Council IncLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  26. Pacific Research InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  27. New York Civil Rights CoalitionNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $19,000
  28. Brooklin Volunteer Fire CompanyBrooklin, ME

    Charitable

    $15,000
  29. Center for Independent Thought IncBala Cynwyd, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  30. Action InstituteGrand Rapids, MI

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. CommentaryNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  32. Free to Choose NetworkErie, PA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  33. Friend Memorial Public LibraryBrooklin, ME

    Charitable

    $10,000
  34. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    Charitable

    $10,000
  35. Lambertvile-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue SquadLambertville, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  36. Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMidland, MI

    Charitable

    $10,000
  37. Peninsula Ambulance CorpsBlue Hill, ME

    Charitable

    $10,000
  38. Spence ChapinNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  39. Taliesin PreservationSpring Green, WI

    Charitable

    $10,000
  40. The Claremont InstituteUpland, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  41. Thomas Cole Historic HouseCatskill, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  42. Frank Lloyd Wright Building ConservancyChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  43. Frank Lloyd Wright TrustOak Park, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  44. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    Charitable

    $5,000
  45. Lalh(library of American Landscape History Inc)Amherst, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  46. School Choice WisconsinBrookfield, WI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  47. St Huebert's Animal WelfareMadison, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  48. West Amwell Fire CompanyLambertville, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  49. Woodlawn Conservancy IncBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  50. Japanese Language School of PhiladelphiaWynnewood, PA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  51. Job PATH IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  52. American Forest FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  53. North Brooklin Cemetery AssociationBrooklin, ME

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $700,00036% of the total
  2. Public affairs6 grants $505,00026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture8 grants $410,00021% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $135,0007% of the total
  5. Environment4 grants $46,0002% of the total
  6. Civil rights2 grants $44,0002% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $82,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $891,000
  2. Florida1 grant $350,000
  3. Virginia4 grants $310,000
  4. Maine8 grants $300,500
  5. District of Columbia4 grants $296,000
  6. New Jersey4 grants $270,000
  7. California3 grants $55,000
  8. Wisconsin3 grants $50,000
  9. Arizona1 grant $30,000
  10. Pennsylvania3 grants $27,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Virginia JamesPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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