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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6204423

The Hilltop Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $390,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,959,268
  • Tax year 2024

    $543,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,010,063
  • Tax year 2023

    $427,200

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,544,650
  • Tax year 2022

    $470,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,954,674
  • Tax year 2021

    $560,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,932,500
  • Tax year 2020

    $743,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,206,748
  • Tax year 2019

    $542,100

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,837,439
  • Tax year 2018

    $413,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,965,615

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Salvation ArmyCharlottesville, VA

    Hope has a placenew center of hope

    $50,000
  2. ReadykidsCharlottesville, VA

    Maternal Mental Health Initiative, counseling and early education programs

    $50,000
  3. Blue Ridge Area Food BankCharlottesville, VA

    Partner Impact & Innovation Grants Charlottesville region.

    $30,000
  4. COMPUTERS4KIDSCharlottesvle, VA

    STEAM Mentoring

    $25,000
  5. Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Mental Health Counseling Program

    $25,000
  6. Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesvle, VA

    General Operations

    $25,000
  7. Paramount TheaterCharlottesvle, VA

    Arts Education Program and Mary P. Reese Community Access Fund

    $25,000
  8. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    General operations

    $20,000
  9. Appalachian VoicesCharlottesville, VA

    General operations

    $20,000
  10. Public Education FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Vision Fund

    $15,000
  11. WildrockCrozet, VA

    Outreach programs

    $15,000
  12. Virginia Discovery MuseumCharlottesvle, VA

    General operations

    $15,000
  13. Charlottesville Climate CollaborativeCharlottesville, VA

    General Operations & Expansion

    $15,000
  14. Albemarle Housing ImprovementCharlottesville, VA

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Worksource EnterprisesOakton, VA

    Benefit Planning Services

    $10,000
  16. Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA

    General operations

    $10,000
  17. Front PorchCharlottesville, VA

    General operations

    $10,000
  18. Virginia Institute of AutismCharlottesvle, VA

    General operations

    $10,000
  19. Light House StudioCharlottesvle, VA

    Keep it reel program

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $50,00020% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50,00020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $55,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia19 grants $390,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Greyson P WilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Ariana Ca WilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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