Grants paid in 2025
50 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| De LA Salle AcademyNew York, NY | Axe-Houghton Speech and Debate Program | $14K |
| Justice Resource CenterNew York, NY | Oral Debate - We The People | $13K |
| Justice Resource CenterNew York, NY | The Constitution Works | $13K |
| Stuttering Association for the Young IncNew York, NY | Confident Voices | $12K |
| New York City Urban Debate League IncNew York, NY | New York City Urban Debate League Tournament #5 | $11K |
| Csc Repertory LtdNew York, NY | The Emporium a play by Thornton Wilder | $10K |
| Red Bull Theater IncNew York, NY | Red Bull Theater's 2025/26 Revelation Reading Series and Short New Play Festival | $10K |
| Symphony Space IncNew York, NY | Selected Shorts | $10K |
| Epic Theatre Center IncAstoria, NY | Epic's Beyond-School REMIX at 5 Sites | $9,500 |
| Girl Be Heard InstituteBrooklyn, NY | Girl Empowerment Weekend Workshops | $9,500 |
| Irish Repertory Theatre Company IncNew York, NY | 2026 North American Premiere of ULSTER AMERICAN | $9,500 |
| National Asian-American Theatre CompanyNew York, NY | New Work Reading Series | $9,500 |
| Mint Theater Company IncNew York, NY | CROOKED CROSS by Sally Carson | $9,000 |
| National Black Theatre Workshop IncorporatedNew York, NY | Soul Series Liberating Artistic Bravery (LAB) Residency Program & Public Presentation of The Festival In Da Back | $9,000 |
| New York Theatre Workshop IncNew York, NY | New York Theatre Workshop's 2025/26 Education and Community Engagement Initiatives | $9,000 |
| Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater IncBronx, NY | To support the remounting of THE WEDDING MARCH | $9,000 |
| Urban Word NYC IncNew York, NY | Poetry and Spoken Word Workshops and Fellowships | $9,000 |
| Asian American Writers Workshop IncNew York, NY | AAWW Open Mic Series | $8,500 |
| Clubbed Thumb IncNew York, NY | Summerworks 2026 | $8,500 |
| LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNew York, NY | Poetry Electric | $8,500 |
| Manhattan Class Company IncNew York, NY | MCC Theater's Classroom Partnerships fund | $8,500 |
| Movement Theatre Company IncNew York, NY | TAMAGO Staged Design Workshop | $8,500 |
| New York Classical Theatre IncNew York, NY | 27th Season Free Shakespeare in the Parks: "Julius Caesar" | $8,500 |
| Poets House IncNew York, NY | Poets House Youth Center and youth programs | $8,500 |
| Rattlestick Productions IncNew York, NY | Indian Princesses by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez | $8,500 |
| Theatre for a New Audience IncNew York, NY | Theatre for a New Audience's 2025-2026 Arts in Education Programs | $8,500 |
| Foundation for City CollegeNew York, NY | The Poetry Outreach Center at The City College of New York | $8,000 |
| Irondale Productions IncBrooklyn, NY | Collisions Fund | $8,000 |
| Latinx Playwrights Circle IncMiddletown, NY | Intensive Mentorship Program | $8,000 |
| Play Production Company IncNew York, NY | to support "The Horse of Jenin'Dear Laila' | $8,000 |
| Soho Repertory Theatre IncNew York, NY | Production Support and Audience Outreach Efforts for WATCH ME WALK by Anne Gridley | $8,000 |
| Theater Breaking Through Barriers CorpNew York, NY | Transcendency Rising: Six Short Plays about Defying Limitations | $8,000 |
| Waterwell Productions IncNew York, NY | The Liability production fund | $8,000 |
| Working Theatre Co IncNew York, NY | TheaterWorks! Adult Education Program | $8,000 |
| Bushwick StarrBrooklyn, NY | 2025-26 Artistic Development Activities | $7,500 |
| Classical Theatre of HarlemNew York, NY | Classical Theatre of Harlem Literary Series | $7,500 |
| Hunts Point Alliance for ChildrenBronx, NY | Shakespeare Children's Ensemble | $7,500 |
| The Civilians IncBrooklyn, NY | The Civilians' 2025-26 R&D Groups | $7,500 |
| Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center IncNew York, NY | Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| by Eisa Davis | $7,500 |
| English Speaking Union of the United StatesNew York, NY | ESU NYDL Summer Institute Program | $7,000 |
| Ensemble Studio Theatre IncNew York, NY | EST / Youngblood 2025-2026 | $7,000 |
| Group 1 Acting CompanyNew York, NY | 2026 Learning Through Theater programs | $7,000 |
| Opening Act IncBrooklyn, NY | Opening Act Theater Programs | $7,000 |
| Page Seventy Three Productions IncBrooklyn, NY | Page 73 Writers Group | $7,000 |
| Theatre of the Emerging American MomentBrooklyn, NY | Petri Projects FY26 | $7,000 |
| Brooklyn Debate League IncRidgewood, NY | to support debaters at New York State Championship Tournament Event | $6,230 |
| Community-Word Project IncNew York, NY | Collaborative Arts Residencies (CAR) | $6,000 |
| The Tank LtdNew York, NY | What a World! What a World! | $6,000 |
| Colt Coeur Theater Company IncBrooklyn, NY | Colt Coeur's Arts Education Programs | $5,500 |
| New York Stage and Film Company IncNew York, NY | Nyc developmental programming | $5,500 |
About this foundation
Axe Houghton Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Fairfield, Connecticut, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1966. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Axe Houghton Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2025 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 Axe Houghton Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $425K across 50 grants, a median of $8,500.
Where does Axe Houghton Foundation give?
New York (50 grants), per its latest filing.
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