Hough Family Foundation Inc
Hough Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Its 2025 filing says it makes grants only for the benefit of St. Petersburg, Florida, and reports giving to organizations in areas including education, arts and culture, health research, housing, food access, and literacy.
Hough Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Hough Family Foundation Inc gave $8.1M across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $406K), mostly in Florida. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,116,000
- +56.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $405,800
- +64.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200,000
- Total assets
- $88,053,763
- +7.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% 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 Hough Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. It uses an online application form and states that grants are made only for the benefit of St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Contact
Application contact: Susan H Henry
Mailing address: 100 - 3Rd St South Suite 300, St Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 894-1040
Email: info@houghfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hough Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Petersburg College Foundation ($3.4M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $7.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
127 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 127 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 filing states that grants are made only for the benefit of St. Petersburg, Florida. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hough Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $504K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $238K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 146% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $993K (2019) to $12.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $8.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Petersburg College Foundation St Petersburg, FL | Palladium Capital Campaign | $3,200,000 |
| The Florida Orchestra St Petersburg, FL | Capital Campaign | $1,000,000 |
| YMCA St Petersburg, FL | Mangrove Middle School & Speer YMCA | $1,000,000 |
| Johns Hopkins All Childrens St Petersburg, FL | Ibps Brain Research | $850,000 |
| Sin Barcos Inc St Petersburg, FL | Creation of Digital Exhibt & Operati | $300,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Clearwater, FL | So. St. Petersburg Properties & Town | $250,000 |
| Ja Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | 3DE Program at SPHS, Gibbs HS & Lake | $250,000 |
| St Petersburg Free Clinic St Petersburg, FL | Food Insecurity | $250,000 |
| Canterbury Endowment Distribution St Petersburg, FL | Operational Support | $225,000 |
| St Petersburg College Foundation St Petersburg, FL | Palladium "Friends" - Operations | $200,000 |
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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 | $88,053,763 | $14,508,332 | $8,765,817 | $8,116,000 | 20 | $9,088,963 | $12,019,606 | $6,239,304 |
| 2024 | $82,311,248 | $6,460,891 | $5,788,849 | $5,183,500 | 21 | $6,302,845 | $8,447,967 | $5,714,965 |
| 2023 | $81,639,206 | $6,493,909 | $13,333,261 | $12,876,391 | 26 | $12,876,391 | $7,979,862 | $5,021,926 |
| 2022 | $88,476,111 | $7,934,427 | $7,597,106 | $7,094,266 | 29 | $6,389,276 | $1,744,290 | $5,174,938 |
| 2021 | $88,138,790 | $7,882,562 | $4,772,562 | $4,202,000 | 31 | $4,521,990 | $6,263,206 | $5,914,694 |
| 2020 | $85,081,702 | $69,954,560 | $2,538,103 | $2,214,508 | 29 | — | $2,793,565 | $4,049,984 |
| 2019 | $17,612,333 | $4,588,427 | $1,081,913 | $992,500 | 21 | — | $521,974 | $904,785 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hough Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $6.2M 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for education, arts and culture, health research, housing, food access, and literacy. The grantees describe their own work in varied ways: Sin Barcos says it increases access to information about Florida’s colonial past; St. Petersburg College Foundation says it advances the college’s mission and strategic plan; and The Florida Orchestra says it enriches the Tampa Bay area through live symphonic music.
Other supported organizations describe work in foster-care transition services (Ready for Life), literacy through singing (Sing Out and Read), programs for people living with aphasia (Voices of Hope for Aphasia), and learning through play and exploration (Great Explorations Children’s Museum).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $8,116,000. Awards ranged from $15,000 to $3,200,000, with a median grant of $200,000. The largest listed grants were $3,200,000 to St. Petersburg College Foundation for the Palladium capital campaign; $1,000,000 to The Florida Orchestra for a capital campaign; $1,000,000 to YMCA for Mangrove Middle School and Speer YMCA; and $850,000 to Johns Hopkins All Children’s for IBPS brain research.
Other listed 2025 grants included $300,000 to Sin Barcos for creation of a digital exhibit and operations, $250,000 to Habitat for Humanity for South St. Petersburg properties and town development, $250,000 to JA Tampa Bay for its 3DE program, and $250,000 to St. Petersburg Free Clinic for food insecurity. In 2024, Sin Barcos received $1,330,000 and St. Petersburg College Foundation received $1,200,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan H. Henry as president, W. Robb Hough Jr. as secretary, and Helen H. Feinberg as treasurer.
Hough Family Foundation Inc is led by Susan H. Henry, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan H. Henry
President
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen H. Feinberg
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Robb Hough Jr.
Secretary
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: William R. Hough (2019) — Vice President
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 Hough Family Foundation Inc
How much does Hough Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Hough Family Foundation Inc gave $8.1M across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5.2M across 21 grants.
What is Hough Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Hough Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $200,000, and its average grant was $405,800, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hough Family Foundation Inc that year got $18K on average.
Where does Hough Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Hough Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St Petersburg, FL (14 grants) and Tampa, FL (3 grants).
Does Hough Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 15% of Hough Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Hough Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Hough Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include St Petersburg College Foundation ($3,400,000 across 2 grants), The Florida Orchestra ($1,200,000 across 2 grants) and YMCA ($1,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hough Family Foundation Inc?
Hough Family Foundation Inc reported $88.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Hough Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for education, arts and culture, health research, housing, food access, and literacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hough Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hough Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Hough Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3395491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Hough Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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