Private foundation · EIN 31-6672533 · Creede, Colorado · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable 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: 14 grants paid, $541K total, median $21K. 71% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
14
$541K
Median grant
$21K
Stays in CO
71%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Creede Reperatory TheaterCreede, COGeneral operations$145K
Colorado Open LandsLakewood, COGeneral operations$125K
Denver Art MuseumDenver, COPurchase drawings for the museum$76K
Growing Gardens of BoulderBoulder, COGeneral operations$40K
Creede Early Learning CenterCreede, COGeneral operations$25K
Berggruen GallerySan Francisco, CAGeneral operatoins$25K
David Nolan GalleryNew York, NYGeneral operations$23K
Gladstone GalleryNew York, NYGeneral operations$19K
Creede Musical Arts Collective IncCreede, COGeneral operations$15K
Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education InitiativeAlamosa, COGeneral operations$10K
The Wild Animal SanctuaryKeenesburg, COGeneral operations$10K
Four Winds Westward Ho CampDeer Harbor, WAGeneral operations$10K
St Louis Valley Local Food CoalitionAlamosa, COGeneral operations$10K
Baldwin Gallery LLCAspen, COGeneral operations$8,750

By state: Colorado 10 · New York 2 · California 1 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Creede, Colorado, administered in care of Bank of America, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable 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 Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $541K across 14 grants, a median of $21K.

Where does Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation give?

Colorado (10 grants), New York (2 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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