Hutton Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 81-3913341

The Hutton Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $6,490 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in cancer research, animal welfare, housing, education, and public media.

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Hutton Family Charitable Foundation gave $6K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $499.231), top state California. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,490
+14.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
+8.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$499
+5.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$244,945
+1.2% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
California (24% 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 Hutton Family Charitable Foundation

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.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Hutton Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $700Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$700Heifer International Foundation: $700Heifer InternationalFoundation$700Cure Alzheimer's Fund: $600Cure Alzheimer's Fund$600Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trus: $600Disabled American VeteransCharitable Service Trus$600Parkinsons Foundation Inc: $600Parkinsons Foundation Inc$600American Humane Association: $500American Humane Association$500Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $500Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$500Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County: $450Habitat for Humanity of SonomaCounty$450First Lutheran Church: $400First Lutheran Church$400Kqed Inc: $340Kqed Inc$340

The largest 2025 recipient was Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($700). Together the top 10 received $5K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 57 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation’s 2025 grants went to organizations in multiple states. California received 24% of grant dollars, Washington 17%, Arkansas 11%, and Massachusetts and Kentucky 9% each.

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

SeattleSan RafaelShorelineWellesley HillsAshlandLittle RockWashingtonErlangerMiamiBrookfieldSan FranciscoSanta RosaUplandNew YorkSanta AnaBaltimoreCold Spring

Is Hutton Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

15%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $400; repeat grants $517. How we count

Medians: $400 first-time, $500 repeat.

  • 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 156% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% 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 (2020–2025). 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

$0$5K$10K$15K12 grants2020 12 grants2021 7 grants2022 13 grants2023 12 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $11K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, WAT- cell therapy to treat patients with advanced leukemia or lymphoma and advancements for radiation therapy for breast cancer$700
Heifer International Foundation Little Rock, ARUse for different animals for families to continue to teach animal husbandry and pass the first born on to another family$700
Cure Alzheimer's Fund Wellesley Hills, MAResearch for a cure for Alzheimer's$600
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trus Erlanger, KYTo help find shelter, food, medical care and employment opportunities$600
Parkinsons Foundation Inc Miami, FLParkinson's Disease Research Fund$600
American Humane Association Washington, DCUnhoused for shelter, food and clothing$500
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc San Rafael, CAContinue the special care and training of service dogs to give to visually impaired and those who require emotional help$500
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$500
Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County Santa Rosa, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$450
First Lutheran Church Shoreline, WASpecial projects and the general fund$400
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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$244,945$21,114$18,192$6,49013$14,474$17,696$14,951
2024$242,023$19,391$16,955$5,67512$13,503$16,063$14,221
2023$239,587$13,945$16,214$11,05013$13,071$10,902$13,424
2022$241,856$10,344$17,998$2,5407$14,719$7,265$13,396
2021$249,510$17,106$14,462$5,68012$10,362$13,006$14,568
2020$246,866$11,078$19,070$10,70612—$4,892$12,347

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hutton Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K 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 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied purposes. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center describes its mission as uniting innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. Guide Dogs for the Blind says it empowers lives through partnerships between people, dogs, and communities; Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County says it brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Other 2025 recipients included organizations whose stated work includes animal welfare, support for families, and community-supported media.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $6,490 across 13 grants. Grants ranged from $300 to $700, with a median of $500. Notable recipients included Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Heifer International Foundation ($700 each); Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, and Parkinsons Foundation ($600 each); and Guide Dogs for the Blind, American Humane Association, and an individual recipient Indian School ($500 each). Other reported recipients included Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County ($450), First Lutheran Church ($400), KQED ($340), 1 Baltimore Inc. ($300), and Friends of Upland Animal Shelter ($300).

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Jean Gebhardt as director, president, secretary, and treasurer; Daniel Hutton as director; and David Hutton as director.

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation is led by Jean Gebhardt, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean Gebhardt

    Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hutton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hutton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Hutton Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Hutton Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation gave $6K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 12 grants.

What is Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $499, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hutton Family Charitable Foundation that year got $400 on average.

Where does Hutton Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's top state is California, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Washington (17%) and Arkansas (11%).

Does Hutton Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 23% of Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($700), Heifer International Foundation ($700) and Cure Alzheimer's Fund ($600), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Hutton Family Charitable Foundation?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation reported $245K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (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 Hutton Family Charitable Foundation fund?

No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied purposes. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center describes its mission as uniting innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Hutton Family Charitable Foundation?

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 Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Hutton Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3913341. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Hutton Family Charitable Foundation 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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