The Halcyon Foundation

JACKSONVILLE, FL EIN: 30-6462100

The Halcyon Foundation is a private foundation based in Jacksonville, Florida, established in 2015. The organization operates as a grantmaking foundation with a focus on supporting education, philanthropy, and the arts and humanities.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$29.7M

+18.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+0.6% YoY

Grant Count

24

+41.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$45K

-28.8% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Social Science & Humanities
  • Science and STEM Education

Grantmaking

Grant Range

& Activity:**

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Florida, Virginia, and New Jersey.

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AnaheimArlingtonAustinBaltimoreBismarckBostonBronxBurlingameChapel HillCharlottesvilleChicagoCincinnatiConcordDoverGainesvilleJacksonvilleLos AngelesMedoraMelrosePhiladelphia

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year 2024:

  • Total assets: $29,735,334
  • Total revenues: $4,042,266
  • Total expenses: $1,177,505
  • Total grants, contributions, etc.: $3,075,173
  • Investment income and dividends: $743,066
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $149,596

Staffing:

  • The foundation operates with no employees
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$6M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$29,735,334$25,012,640$21,846,760
Revenue$4,042,266$2,316,326$1,646,980
Expenses$1,177,505$1,127,884$1,091,401
Qualifying Distributions$1,081,000$1,075,000$975,000
Net Investment Income$1,569,171$736,128$904,456
Distributable Amount$1,276,595$1,095,289$1,063,412

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$270K$541K$811K$1M4 grants20195 grants20206 grants20218 grants202217 grants202324 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIE…$250KPRINCETON UNIVERSITY - A…$100KUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FO…$100KPRINCETONIANS FOR FREE S…$50KTHRIVE SCHOLARS$50KVERTEX PARTNERSHIP ACADE…$50KUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA -…$50KWHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUN…$50KST PAUL'S SCHOOL$50KMOCA JACKSONVILLE$50K

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K21$50–100K11$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM H WALTON IIITRUSTEE1
THEODORA D WALTONTRUSTEE1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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