The Hartley Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 88-3687668

The Hartley Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants totaling $46K.

Key facts about The Hartley Foundation

EIN
88-3687668
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$45,500
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$2,395
Median grant
$2,000
Primary geography
Tennessee (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Hartley Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Hartley Foundation's 19 itemized 2025 grants were Tennessee (63%), Montana (18%) and North Carolina (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chattanooga, TN (9 grants), Big Sky, MT (3 grants) and Lookout Mountain, TN (2 grants). 89% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

How The Hartley Foundation gives

  • 72% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$46K

+18.2% YoY

Grant Count

19

-13.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+36.8% YoY

About The Hartley Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Hartley Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 19 grants totaling $46K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of all 19 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

ChattanoogaBig SkyLookout MountainBooneBrevardChicagoMerrifieldBozemanJacksonvilleNew YorkRichmondSkylandStaten Island

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$11K$23K$34K$46K0 grants20220 grants202322 grants202419 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center: $10KReflection Riding Arboretumand Nature Center$10KAll Saints in Big Sky: $5KAll Saints in Big Sky$5KSouthern Off Road Bicycle Association: $5K across 2 grantsSouthern Off Road BicycleAssociation$5K · 2 grantsTennessee River Gorge Trust Inc: $5KTennessee River Gorge TrustInc$5KLula Lake Land Trust: $3KLula Lake Land Trust$3KThe Pisgah Conservancy: $3KThe Pisgah Conservancy$3KChatt Foundation: $2KChatt Foundation$2KEpiscopal Relief and Development: $2KEpiscopal Relief andDevelopment$2KFamily Promise of Greater Chattanooga Inc: $2KFamily Promise of GreaterChattanooga Inc$2KGallatin River Task Force: $2KGallatin River Task Force$2K

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center ($10,000), All Saints in Big Sky ($5,000), Southern Off Road Bicycle Association ($5,000 across 2 grants).

RecipientPurposeAmount
REFLECTION RIDING ARBORETUM AND NATURE CENTER Chattanooga, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
ALL SAINTS IN BIG SKY Big Sky, MTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
TENNESSEE RIVER GORGE TRUST INC Chattanooga, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
LULA LAKE LAND TRUST Lookout Mountain, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
SOUTHERN OFF ROAD BICYCLE ASSOCIATION Skyland, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
THE PISGAH CONSERVANCY Brevard, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
CHATT FOUNDATION Chattanooga, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT Boone, IAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA INC Chattanooga, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
GALLATIN RIVER TASK FORCE Big Sky, MTGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Alicia HartleyDir1—
William T HartleyDir, Pres, Sec, Treas1—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Hartley Foundation?

The Hartley Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds — in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Hartley Foundation operate?

The Hartley Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Montana, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Virginia.

What size grants does The Hartley Foundation award?

In 2025, The Hartley Foundation awarded 19 grants totaling $46K — an average of about $2K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Hartley Foundation's EIN?

The Hartley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3687668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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