Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Asheville, NC EIN: 56-2254766

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Asheville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $166K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $98K.

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc gave $78K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$78,368
+37.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$39,184
+37.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$39,184
Total assets
$165,535
+74.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (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 Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Community Foundation of Western: $50KThe Community Foundation ofWestern$50KWake Forest University Health Scien: $29KWake Forest University HealthScien$29K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Community Foundation of Western ($50K). Together the top 2 received $78K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 37 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AshevilleWinston-SalemAtlantaGreensboroWashingtonWoodfinBelmontGastoniaMissoula

How Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 163% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 172% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K$80K8 grants2020 10 grants2021 12 grants2022 11 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $78K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Community Foundation of Western Asheville, NCSupport$49,868
Wake Forest University Health Scien Winston-Salem, NCSupport$28,500
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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$165,535$99,066$79,178$78,3682$78,368$98,256$45,638
2024$95,066$103,193$57,905$57,1002$57,100$102,388$44,068
2023$50,121$25,462$39,043$38,26811$38,268$24,687$39,661
2022$63,702$38,036$30,615$29,84012$29,840$37,261$35,861
2021$56,327$4,098$44,855$44,08010$44,080$3,323$35,583
2020$97,691$43,396$34,230$33,4808—$42,646$25,481

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc is led by Amelia Hummel Hodges, President & T on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amelia Hummel Hodges

    President & T

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Davis Hummel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Draper Hummel Sr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Stewart Hodges

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    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 Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc

How much does Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc give each year?

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc gave $78K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $57K across 2 grants.

How large is Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc?

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc reported $166K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $78K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc operate?

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina.

What is Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc's EIN?

Hummel Hodges Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2254766. 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 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 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 May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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