Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3472804
Arts and culturePerforming artsMuseumsEducationElementary and secondary education

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 11 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $33K.

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc gave $78K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$78,000
+49.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
+57.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,091
-5.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$59,300
-43.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Metropolitan Opera: $16KMetropolitan Opera$16K122 East 66TH Street Foundation: $10K122 East 66TH StreetFoundation$10KMartha Graham Dance CO: $10KMartha Graham Dance CO$10KGirls Incorporated: $10KGirls Incorporated$10KGina Gibney Dance Inc: $8KGina Gibney Dance Inc$8KFamily Legal Care: $8KFamily Legal Care$8KJacobs Pillow: $6KJacobs Pillow$6KNew York City Ballet: $5KNew York City Ballet$5KLincoln Center Theater: $5KLincoln Center Theater$5KLCU Fund for Women's Education: $1KLCU Fund for Women's Education$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Metropolitan Opera ($16K). Together the top 10 received $78K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWestonBecketIthacaPawleys IslandSyracuse

How Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc gives

  • 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 306% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 262% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $78K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Opera New York, NYFor Operations$16,000
122 East 66TH Street Foundation New York, NYFor Operations$10,000
Martha Graham Dance CO New York, NYFor Operations$10,000
Girls Incorporated New York, NYFor Operations$10,000
Gina Gibney Dance Inc New York, NYFor Operations$7,500
Family Legal Care New York, NYFor Operations$7,500
Jacobs Pillow Becket, MAFor Operations$5,500
New York City Ballet New York, NYFor Operations$5,000
Lincoln Center Theater New York, NYFor Operations$5,000
LCU Fund for Women's Education New York, NYFor Operations$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$59,300$33,447$79,005$78,00011$78,000$33,447$29,777
2024$104,856$101,306$52,300$52,3007$52,300$101,306$29,039
2023$55,850$8,300$24,000$23,9005$23,900$8,414$27,262
2022$71,550$18,535$20,400$19,2006$20,300$18,535$24,935
2021$73,415$7,640$34,000$34,0006$34,000$8,166$22,816
2020$99,875$49,104$8,219$7,4001—$6,974$17,119

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc is led by Irma Hilton, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Irma Hilton

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Segel

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc

How much does Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc give each year?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc gave $78K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 7 grants.

What is Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,091, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc give grants?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (9 grants).

Does Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For Operations" (11 grants).

Who are Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Metropolitan Opera ($16,000), 122 East 66TH Street Foundation ($10,000) and Martha Graham Dance CO ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. It holds $59K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's EIN?

Andrew and Irma Hilton Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3472804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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