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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1324746

Hawthornden Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 43 grants and $2.5 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

    $2,469,150

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $225,517,104

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,632,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $215,258,550

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,142,650

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $206,848,311

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,241,255

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $228,597,299

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,451

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $105,753,325

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,301

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $93,485,647

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,044

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $79,933,448

Grants paid in 2024

43 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Literary arts support.

    $927,000
  2. Markaz ReviewLos Angeles, CA

    Literary arts support.

    $150,000
  3. Moleskine Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $150,000
  4. Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $100,000
  5. Community of Literary Magazines and PressesNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $75,000
  6. Words Without BordersBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $75,000
  7. International Friends of the London LibraryNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $60,000
  8. Archipelago BooksBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  9. Authors Guild FoundationNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  10. Brooklyn Book FestivalBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  11. Brooklyn College Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  12. City of Asylum PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  13. Copper Canyon PressPort Townsend, WA

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  14. JLF USASpokane, WA

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  15. Mara Brock Akil's Writers' Colony FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  16. Medgar Evers College CUNY Center for Black LiteratureBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  17. Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York aka Center for FictiBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $50,000
  18. 826 NationalSan Francisco, CA

    Literary arts support.

    $40,000
  19. 826NYC IncBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $40,000
  20. Baldwin for the ArtsBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $35,000
  21. ZoeglossiaLas Cruces, NM

    Literary arts support.

    $35,000
  22. City of Asylumdetroit aka Hai FoundationDetroit, MI

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  23. Indigenous Nations PoetsBurlington, WI

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  24. KundimanNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  25. Litquake FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  26. South Asia SpeaksDover, DE

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  27. Transit BooksBerkeley, CA

    Literary arts support.

    $25,000
  28. Eyebeam Atelier IncBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $22,150
  29. Brooklyn Caribbean Literary FestivalBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $15,000
  30. Brooklyn Poets IncBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $15,000
  31. New York Writers CoalitionBrooklyn, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $15,000
  32. Elizabeth Kostova FoundationNew York, NY

    Literary arts support.

    $10,000
  33. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  34. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  35. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  36. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  37. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  38. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  39. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  40. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  41. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    Literary arts support.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $927,00049% of the total
  2. Arts and culture11 grants $425,00022% of the total
  3. Education6 grants $340,00018% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $100,0005% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $75,0004% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $22,1501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York19 grants $937,150
  2. Virginia1 grant $927,000
  3. California5 grants $290,000
  4. Washington2 grants $100,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  6. New Mexico1 grant $35,000
  7. Delaware1 grant $25,000
  8. Michigan1 grant $25,000
  9. Wisconsin1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Ellyn ToscanoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $435,390
  • Judy MakandaDIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPERATIONS Hours 40Pay $253,867
  • Mr David CampbellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $39,668
  • Alexandra JacobusTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sir Jonathan BateTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Victoria GrayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jospeh VersaceTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Merve EmreTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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