Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ocean City, NJ EIN: 82-4392748

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Ocean City, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $613.

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing at a glance

In short: Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$31,634
-5.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ocean City Theatre Company: $2KOcean City Theatre Company$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ocean City Theatre Company ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Ocean City

How Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing gives

  • Giving fell 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2020) to $3K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ocean City Theatre Company Ocean City, NJDonation$2,000
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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 Income
2025$31,634$613$2,443$2,0001$2,000$613
2024$33,466$750$3,421$3,0001$3,000$750
2023$36,137$976$3,537$3,0001$3,000$976
2022$38,697$1,156$3,794$3,2502$3,250$1,159
2021$41,334$1,258$4,024$3,2502$3,250$1,258
2020$44,100$1,691$1,216$2501—$1,241

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Sullivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Hughes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tama Hughes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Hughes Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William Hughes (2020) — Trustee

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 Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing

How much does Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing give each year?

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.

How large is Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing?

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing reported $32K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $613.

What is Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing?

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Ocean City, NJ. It holds $32K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing operate?

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing's EIN?

Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4392748. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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