Hugoton Foundation
Hugoton Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 filing says it makes grants to tax-exempt entities, primarily in New York and Miami, Florida, primarily to augment health care.
Hugoton Foundation at a glance
In short: Hugoton Foundation gave $4.3M across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $111K), mostly in Florida. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,319,900
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 39
- +44.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $110,767
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $107,109,649
- +14.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (14 of 37, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hugoton Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing names Jean C. Stout, President, as the contact. A written request must include an organization description, tax-exempt certificate, most recent financial statements, a specific need or project description, a detailed cost or budget, and vendor quotes. Grants are restricted to tax-exempt entities and are primarily for New York and Miami, Florida, with a stated emphasis on augmenting health care.
- Review Cycle
- Requests are received and reviewed within the calendar year.
- Deadline
- Requests are received and reviewed within the calendar year.
- Contact
Application contact: Jean C Stout President
Mailing address: 900 Park Ave 17E, New York, NY 10075
Phone: (212) 734-5447
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hugoton Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Barry University Inc ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
174 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 174 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s filing says grants are made primarily in New York and Miami, Florida. In 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 16% to New York, 6% to Florida, 2% to New Jersey, and less than 1% to Alabama.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 39 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hugoton Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 14 of 37 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $200K; repeat grants $66K. How we count
Medians: $48K first-time, $24K repeat.
- 41% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% 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 $2.3M (2019) to $4.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 39 grants totaling $4.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Barry University Inc Miami Shores, FL | To Establish an Undergraduate Research Endowment Initiative Fund | $2,000,000 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY | For one davinci robotic simulation training console to be used solely in the joan k. Stout, rn, ffan surgical residents skills lab | $450,000 |
| Lasalle Academy New York, NY | For the Lasalle Academy Endowment Fund | $200,000 |
| St Jean Baptiste Catholic Church New York, NY | For Church Repairs | $200,000 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | To be used towards the purchase of two state of the art pediatric simulation manikins for the univeristy's nursing simulation program | $171,200 |
| Florida International University Miami Shores, FL | For fiu's nicole werheim college of nursing and health sciences to purchase avkin's avstick and avtone wearable simulation devices, various medical storage devices, upgrading the school's storage infrastructure, and to fully implement simchart | $152,000 |
| John Green Preservation Coalition Nyack, NY | To complete the restoration of the john greene house | $150,000 |
| Billion Oyster Project New York, NY | To offset repairs and rennovations of the ecodock on governor's island | $97,900 |
| St Coleman Catholic School Pompano Beach, FL | To Renovate and Equip St. Coleman's Kindergarten Playground | $87,600 |
| The Historical Society of Rockland County New City, NY | To replace the roof at the 1832 jacob blauvelt house | $56,300 |
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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 | $107,109,649 | $6,489,504 | $5,021,287 | $4,319,900 | 39 | $4,866,233 | $6,423,747 | $4,837,966 |
| 2024 | $93,527,531 | $2,425,321 | $4,606,764 | $3,977,340 | 27 | $4,474,083 | $2,324,957 | $4,726,126 |
| 2023 | $86,714,565 | $3,704,229 | $4,396,345 | $3,879,840 | 38 | $4,259,148 | $3,617,313 | $3,933,821 |
| 2022 | $74,042,632 | $1,624,322 | $3,096,784 | $2,584,760 | 34 | $2,989,194 | $1,538,112 | $3,721,624 |
| 2021 | $84,328,647 | $2,133,956 | $3,686,700 | $3,172,345 | 36 | $3,574,090 | $2,049,809 | $3,708,718 |
| 2020 | $66,219,930 | $1,529,756 | $3,113,111 | $2,627,150 | 41 | — | $1,446,548 | $2,994,268 |
| 2019 | $61,284,464 | $3,418,912 | $2,795,705 | $2,257,060 | 53 | — | $3,332,818 | $2,836,572 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hugoton Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4.8M 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 foundation mission statement is provided. Its filing describes its grant restrictions as grants to tax-exempt entities, primarily in New York and Miami, Florida, primarily to augment health care.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Lenox Hill Hospital says Northwell Health works to improve community health through clinical care, healthcare education, biomedical research, and health education. Camillus House says it serves vulnerable and homeless people in South Florida through housing and supportive services. Nazareth Housing describes services that include homelessness prevention, emergency family shelter, supportive housing, and urgent-needs assistance. Other 2024 recipients included a historical society, a mental-health counseling provider, a theater, and a first aid and emergency squad.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 27 grants totaling $3,977,340. Individual grants ranged from $5,000 to $3,000,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest grant was $3,000,000 to USC Leventhal School of Accounting to establish the Lola K. Antognini accounting research endowment fund. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 39 grants totaling $4.3 million.
Other notable 2024 grants included $140,000 to Lenox Hill Hospital for a fellowship program commencing in 2025–2026; $106,000 to the hospital for an advanced ultrasound machine and related training; $125,000 to The Public Theatre for Delacorte Theater renovations; and $98,500 to Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad for equipment, supplies, and training.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Jean C. Stout as President, Treasurer, and Director; Joan M. Stout as Vice President, Secretary, and Director; and Kathleen A. Stout and Lola Antognini as Directors.
Hugoton Foundation is led by Jean C. Stout, President, Treasurer & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jean C. Stout
President, Treasurer & Director
Vice President & Director → Vice President, Treasurer & Director, 2021
Vice President, Treasurer & Director → President, Treasurer & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$160K (2019) → $294K (2025)
Joan M. Stout
Vice President, Secretary & Director
President, Secretary & Director → Vice President, Secretary & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$213K (2019) → $214K (2025)
Kathleen A. Stout
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$4K (2021) → $6K (2025)
Lola Antognini
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$4K (2023) → $6K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: John K. Stout (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Frank S. Fejes (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $294K, to Jean C Stout (President/Treasurer/Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hugoton Foundation
How much does Hugoton Foundation give each year?
Hugoton Foundation gave $4.3M across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 27 grants.
What is Hugoton Foundation's typical grant size?
Hugoton Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $110,767, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hugoton Foundation that year got $200K on average.
Where does Hugoton Foundation give grants?
Hugoton Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (39%) and California (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (18 grants), Miami Shores, FL (4 grants) and New City, NY (2 grants).
Does Hugoton Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Hugoton Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 39) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Hugoton Foundation's largest grantees?
Hugoton Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Barry University Inc ($2,000,000), Lenox Hill Hospital ($502,300 across 2 grants) and Lasalle Academy ($200,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hugoton Foundation?
Hugoton Foundation reported $107.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.8M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Hugoton Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its filing describes its grant restrictions as grants to tax-exempt entities, primarily in New York and Miami, Florida, primarily to augment health care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hugoton Foundation?
The filing names Jean C. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hugoton Foundation's EIN?
Hugoton Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1351062. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Hugoton Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/hugoton-foundation-morg_53be568f7b57427bbad7a364199005a4
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