Private foundation · EIN 22-6081122 · Washington, District of Columbia · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Hill Snowdon 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: 174 grants paid, $3.2M total, median $7,500. 19% of grants stayed in District of Columbia.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
174
$3.2M
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in DC
19%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$39M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 174 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alternate Roots IncAtlanta, GAProject support$75K
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CAProject support$75K
New Venture FundWashington, DCProject support$50K
The Embodiment Institute IncorporatedDurham, NCGeneral operating support$50K
African Communities TogetherNew York, NYProject support$45K
Black Organizing ProjectOakland, CAGeneral operating support$45K
Bread for the CityWashington, DCProject support$45K
DC Jobs With JusticeWashington, DCGeneral operating support$45K
Education Justice AllianceRaleigh, NCGeneral operating support$45K
Empower DCWashington, DCGeneral operating support$45K
Festival Center IncWashington, DCProject support$45K
Hawaii Workers CenterHonolulu, HIGeneral operating support$45K
Interreligious Foundation for Community OrganizationNew York, NYProject support$45K
Kenwood Oakland Community OrganizationChicago, ILProject support$45K
Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington DCWashington, DCProject support$45K
Legal Services for Prisoners With ChildrenOakland, CAProject support$45K
Movement Alliance ProjectPhiladelphia, PAProject support$45K
One Voice IncJackson, MOGeneral operating support$45K
Organizing Neighborhood EquityWashington, DCGeneral operating support$45K
Progressive Maryland Education Fund IncLargo, MDGeneral operating support$45K
Southern Rural Black Women's InitiativeJackson, MSGeneral operating support$45K
Southern Vision AllianceDurham, NCProject support$45K
Step Up Louisiana Organizing FundNew Orleans, LAGeneral operating support$45K
Washington Interfaith NetworkWashington, DCGeneral operating support$45K
Workers Center for Racial JusticeChicago, ILGeneral operating support$45K
Black Youth Project 100 Education FundAtlanta, GAGeneral operating support$40K
Bvm Capacity Building Institute IncAtlanta, GAGeneral operating support$40K
Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NYProject support$40K
Coleman Advocates for Children and YouthSan Francisco, CAProject support$40K
Community Aid and Development IncDecatur, GAProject support$40K
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated ChildrenNew Orleans, LAGeneral operating support$40K
Festival Center IncWashington, DCProject support$40K
Freedom IncMadison, WIGeneral operating support$40K
Harriet's Wildest DreamsClinton, MDGeneral operating support$40K
Highlander Research and Education CenterNew Market, TNProject support$40K
Housing Justice League IncAtlanta, GAGeneral operating support$40K
In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive Justice AgendaWashington, DCProject support$40K
Los Angeles Black Worker CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral operating support$40K
Momentum CommunityLong Beach, CAProject support$40K
Movement MattersWashington, DCProject support$40K
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NYProject support$40K
ScalawagDurham, NCGeneral operating support$40K
Schott Foundation for Public EducationCambridge, MAProject support$40K
Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CAProject support$40K
Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CAProject support$40K
Social Impact FundLos Angeles, CAProject support$40K
Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GAGeneral operating support$40K
State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NYProject support$40K
The Black Swan AcademyWashington, DCGeneral operating support$40K
Transgender Law CenterOakland, CAProject support$40K
Workers' Dignity ProjectNashville, TNGeneral operating support$40K
Young Women's ProjectWashington, DCGeneral operating support$40K
Jews United for JusticeWashington, DCGeneral operating support$35K
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous PeoplesEureka, CAProject support$35K
United for Respect Education FundSacramento, CAGeneral operating support$35K
Legal Services for Prisoners With ChildrenOakland, CAProject support$25K
Project SouthAtlanta, GAProject support$25K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCProject support$21K
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NYProject support$21K
Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for JusticeNew York, NYProject support$20K

By state: District of Columbia 33 · California 37 · New York 26 · Georgia 8 · North Carolina 9 · Tennessee 8

About this foundation

Hill Snowdon Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia, tax-exempt since 1962. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Hill Snowdon 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 Hill Snowdon Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.2M across 174 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does Hill Snowdon Foundation give?

District of Columbia (33 grants), California (37 grants), New York (26 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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