Private foundation · EIN 13-4148381 · Carmel, Indiana · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Cream Hill Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 62 grants paid, $72K total, median $1,000. 10% of grants stayed in Indiana.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
62
$72K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in IN
10%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 62 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Barrow GroupNew York, NYCharitable$4,000
Duke UniversityDurham, NCCharitable$3,500
Pulliam School of Journalism Franklin CollegeFranklin, INCharitable$3,000
West Cornwall Public LibraryWest Cornwall, CTCharitable$2,500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
Girls for a ChangeNorth Chesterfield, VACharitable$2,000
Noise Pollution ClearinghouseMontpelier, VTCharitable$2,000
Park Tudor SchoolIndianapolis, INCharitable$2,000
Partners in HealthBoston, MACharitable$2,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
The Barrow GroupNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
The Nature Conservancy of Central and Western New YorkRochester, NYCharitable$2,000
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MACharitable$2,000
Vermont Public RadioColchester, VTCharitable$2,000
Familial Dysautonomia FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$1,500
Fractured AtlasHartsdale, NYCharitable$1,500
Goldston Mime FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$1,500
Intl Dark Sky AssociationTucson, AZCharitable$1,500
St Louis UniversitySt Louis, MOCharitable$1,500
The FieldNew York, NYCharitable$1,500
Access ChallengeNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
ALS OneWhitman, MACharitable$1,000
Bennington CollegeBennington, VTCharitable$1,000
Dixon PlaceNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Endangered Species FundClawson, MICharitable$1,000
George SchoolNewtown, PACharitable$1,000
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NCCharitable$1,000
The Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CTCharitable$1,000
The Indian Mountain SchoolLakeville, CTCharitable$1,000
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTCharitable$1,000
Nsa FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharitable$1,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Planned Parenthood in KyIndianapolis, INCharitable$1,000
The Brewers FundPoughkeepsie, NYCharitable$1,000
The Fessenden SchoolWest Newton, MACharitable$1,000
The FieldNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Vermont Inst of Natural ScienceQuechee, VTCharitable$1,000
350orgBoston, MACharitable$500
Adirondack ExperienceBlue Mountain Lake, NYCharitable$500
Adirondack Historical AssocBlue Mountain Lake, NYCharitable$500
American WhitewaterSylva, NCCharitable$500
AneraWashington, DCCharitable$500
Charley's FundGreat Barrington, MACharitable$500
Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NYCharitable$500
Cornwall Conservation TrustWest Cornwall, CTCharitable$500
Cornwall Volunteer Fire DeptWest Cornwall, CTCharitable$500
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NCCharitable$500
Duke University Project WildDurham, NCCharitable$500
FairplayBoston, MACharitable$500
FIRST Baptist AthleticsIndianapolis, INCharitable$500
Great Mountain ForestFalls Village, CTCharitable$500
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth CoFreehold, NJCharitable$500
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SNew York, NYCharitable$500
Indianapolis Art CenterIndianapolis, INCharitable$500
Lakeville Journal FoundationFalls Village, CTCharitable$500
LaunchSan Francisco, CACharitable$500
Mesa RefugePoint Reyes Station, CACharitable$500
St John's UniversityQueens, NYCharitable$500
The Brearley SchoolNew York, NYCharitable$500
The Chronicle at Duke UniversityDurham, NCCharitable$500

By state: New York 20 · Massachusetts 7 · Indiana 6 · Vermont 5 · North Carolina 6 · Connecticut 7

About this foundation

Cream Hill Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Carmel, Indiana, administered in care of Anchin, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Cream Hill Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Cream Hill Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $72K across 62 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Cream Hill Foundation give?

New York (20 grants), Massachusetts (7 grants), Indiana (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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