Hamilton Family Foundation
The Hamilton Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Richmond, Virginia. It supports organizations through grants; its 2025 filing lists 19 grants totaling $270,000, with 98% of grant dollars going to recipients in Virginia and 2% to recipients in North Carolina.
Hamilton Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Hamilton Family Foundation gave $270K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Virginia. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $270,000
- +63.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,211
- +72.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,801,782
- +19.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hamilton Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing names Helen H. Horsley as the contact, specifies no special form, and restricts awards to tax-exempt entities. The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Helen H Horsley
Mailing address: PO Box 17950, Richmond, VA 23226
Phone: (804) 285-7700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hamilton Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School ($50K). Together the top 10 received $195K.
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 92 grants of 96 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Virginia and 2% to recipients in North Carolina. The listed grants include recipients in Richmond and other Virginia locations.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hamilton Family Foundation open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 19 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 95% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 72% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $101K (2019) to $270K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $270K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School Richmond, VA | General Operations | $50,000 |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $30,000 |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $25,000 |
| VCU Massey Cancer Center Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| Westminster Canterbury Foundation Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $20,000 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Feedmore Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Maymont Foundation Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Peter Paul Development Center Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Richmond Folk Festival Richmond, VA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,801,782 | $5,798,408 | $272,750 | $270,000 | 19 | $270,275 | $884,043 | $373,234 |
| 2024 | $3,177,759 | $479,604 | $178,223 | $165,000 | 20 | $165,263 | $77,161 | $259,955 |
| 2023 | $3,267,195 | $879,939 | $237,530 | $235,000 | 17 | $235,253 | $474,658 | $188,914 |
| 2022 | $2,967,412 | $185,972 | $189,136 | $176,000 | 20 | $176,247 | $183,689 | $209,333 |
| 2021 | $2,970,576 | $1,220,706 | $143,765 | $133,100 | 20 | $133,324 | $689,163 | $177,146 |
| 2020 | $2,115,455 | $839,250 | $127,379 | $125,200 | 33 | — | $432,979 | $129,448 |
| 2019 | $1,801,923 | $203,411 | $122,539 | $100,500 | 31 | — | $195,318 | $125,295 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hamilton Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $373K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The filing does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for education, arts and culture, gardens, science, health care, senior services, and community organizations. These examples describe grantees’ work, not a stated focus-area list for the foundation: Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School received a grant for general operations; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation supports the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden says its mission is to connect people to plants and inspire communities to explore and conserve nature. Westminster Canterbury Foundation says it raises funds for financial aid and programs serving seniors, while UP RVA describes its work as supporting students in Richmond through educational opportunities and related services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $270,000 through 19 grants. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $50,000 to Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School for general operations; $30,000 to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation; $25,000 to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; and $20,000 each to VCU Massey Cancer Center and Westminster Canterbury Foundation. The foundation also gave $10,000 each to Children’s Hospital Foundation, FeedMore, Maymont Foundation, Peter Paul Development Center, Richmond Folk Festival, Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, and Sheltering Arms Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Helen H. Horsley is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Hamilton Family Foundation is led by Helen H. Horsley, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helen H. Horsley
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: James C. Hamilton (2019–2024) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Hamilton Family Foundation
How much does Hamilton Family Foundation give each year?
Hamilton Family Foundation gave $270K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $165K across 20 grants.
What is Hamilton Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Hamilton Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,211, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hamilton Family Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Hamilton Family Foundation give grants?
Hamilton Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, VA (17 grants).
Does Hamilton Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Hamilton Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Hamilton Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Hamilton Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School ($50,000), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation ($30,000) and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hamilton Family Foundation?
Hamilton Family Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $270K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $373K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Hamilton Family Foundation fund?
The filing does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for education, arts and culture, gardens, science, health care, senior services, and community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hamilton Family Foundation?
The filing names Helen H. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hamilton Family Foundation's EIN?
Hamilton Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6402636. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Hamilton Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/hamilton-family-foundation-morg_e11faebca4844e10991554d56c4346f0
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