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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-6462100

The Halcyon Foundation

A private foundation in Jacksonville, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,081,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $29,735,334
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,075,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $25,012,640
  • Tax year 2022

    $975,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $21,846,760
  • Tax year 2021

    $825,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,783,068
  • Tax year 2020

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $19,592,007
  • Tax year 2019

    $475,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $16,333,858

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Academy of Sciences and LettersDover, DE

    General use

    $250,000
  2. Princeton University - Andy Golden University ProfessorshipPrinceton, NJ

    General use

    $100,000
  3. University of Florida Foundation - Jacksonville Urban Center FundGainesville, FL

    General use

    $100,000
  4. Princetonians for Free SpeechBurlingame, CA

    General use

    $50,000
  5. Thrive ScholarsLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $50,000
  6. Vertex Partnership AcademiesBronx, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  7. University of Virginia - Free Expression Viewpoint Diversity FundCharlottesville, VA

    General use

    $50,000
  8. Whitefish Community FoundationWhitefish, MT

    General use

    $50,000
  9. St Paul's SchoolConcord, NH

    General use

    $50,000
  10. Moca JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL

    General use

    $50,000
  11. Depaul School of Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FL

    General use

    $25,000
  12. Foundation for Excellence in EducationTallahassee, FL

    General use

    $25,000
  13. Thomas Jefferson Foundation IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General use

    $25,000
  14. United States Rowing AssociationWest Windsor, NJ

    General use

    $25,000
  15. LeadercommArlington, VA

    General use

    $25,000
  16. National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General use

    $25,000
  17. Ferguson Charitable FoundationChicago, IL

    General use

    $25,000
  18. North Valley Music SchoolWhitefish, MT

    General use

    $25,000
  19. National Rowing FoundationMelrose, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  20. Princeton University - Support Work of Professor Bernard HaykelPrinceton, NJ

    General use

    $20,000
  21. Princeton University - Benjamin H Griswold III CenterPrinceton, NJ

    General use

    $15,000
  22. Novo Mission Inc - Innerchange HorizonsAnaheim, CA

    General use

    $10,000
  23. College & Career DreamsTowson, MD

    General use

    $10,000
  24. Community Foundation for Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FL

    General use

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $450,00078% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $51,0009% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $50,0009% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware1 grant $250,000
  2. Florida5 grants $201,000
  3. New Jersey4 grants $160,000
  4. California3 grants $110,000
  5. Virginia3 grants $100,000
  6. Montana2 grants $75,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $50,000
  8. New York1 grant $50,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William H Walton IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Theodora D WaltonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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