The Hudson Foundation
The Hudson Foundation is a private foundation based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It reported 19 grants totaling $529,017 in filing year 2025, supporting charitable organizations that include housing, community-service, disaster-relief, education, and cancer-related grantees.
The Hudson Foundation at a glance
In short: The Hudson Foundation gave $529K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in North Carolina. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $529,017
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,843
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,624,020
- -6.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (94% 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 The Hudson 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: 1450 Raleigh Road 300, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: (919) 489-2600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Hudson Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation ($278K). Together the top 10 received $483K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 71 grants of 80 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina, 4% to Florida, and 2% to Washington, DC. The filing also lists 0% shares for Georgia and Connecticut.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Hudson Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $338K (2023) to $529K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $529K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $278,017 |
| Chatham Habitat for Humanity Pittsboro, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $70,000 |
| UNC School of Social Work Chapel Hill, NC | Tiny Homes Project | $30,000 |
| NC Disaster Relief Fund Cary, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| United Way of Chatham County Pittsboro, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $20,000 |
| United Way of Martin County Stuart, FL | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $20,000 |
| American Red Cross of Eastern NC Raleigh, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $10,000 |
| Durham Rescue Mission Durham, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Eastern NC Raleigh, NC | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Center Wilmington, NC | To Provide Scholarship to Further Education. | $10,000 |
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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 | $4,624,020 | $254,769 | $560,849 | $529,017 | 19 | $529,911 | $252,246 | $535,026 |
| 2024 | $4,930,100 | $347,940 | $531,299 | $502,556 | 18 | $503,368 | $323,534 | $500,316 |
| 2023 | $5,113,459 | $253,132 | $363,479 | $337,851 | 14 | $338,663 | $236,342 | $445,764 |
| 2022 | $5,223,806 | $242,907 | $491,246 | $468,135 | 14 | $468,947 | $220,608 | $459,793 |
| 2021 | $5,631,176 | $218,760 | $406,936 | $383,510 | 15 | $384,322 | $199,404 | $505,124 |
| 2020 | $5,819,352 | $1,225,323 | $379,759 | $343,144 | 15 | — | $178,606 | $372,579 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hudson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $535K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Chatham Habitat for Humanity describes its mission as creating self-help opportunities for families to own affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. United Way of Chatham County says it addresses the most critical needs of county residents; United Way of Martin County describes bringing the community together to address human-care needs and improve residents’ quality of life. Other 2025 grantees include disaster-relief, food-bank, education, social-work, and cancer organizations.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $529,017. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $278,017, with a median of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $278,017 to Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation, $70,000 to Chatham Habitat for Humanity, $30,000 to UNC School of Social Work for its Tiny Homes Project, and $25,000 to NC Disaster Relief Fund. Other notable grants were $20,000 each to United Way of Chatham County and United Way of Martin County, and $10,000 each to American Red Cross of Eastern NC, Durham Rescue Mission, Food Bank of Eastern NC, Good Shepherd Center, The Salvation Army, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Franklin Street Trust and Doug Guthe as trustees.
The Hudson Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Franklin Street Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$14K (2020) → $21K (2025)
Doug Guthe
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to Franklin Street Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Hudson Foundation
How much does The Hudson Foundation give each year?
The Hudson Foundation gave $529K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $503K across 18 grants.
What is The Hudson Foundation's typical grant size?
The Hudson Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $27,843, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Hudson Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does The Hudson Foundation give grants?
The Hudson Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chapel Hill, NC (6 grants), Pittsboro, NC (2 grants), Raleigh, NC (2 grants) and Durham, NC (2 grants).
Who are The Hudson Foundation's largest grantees?
The Hudson Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation ($278,017), Chatham Habitat for Humanity ($70,000) and UNC School of Social Work ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Hudson Foundation?
The Hudson Foundation reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $530K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $535K (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 The Hudson Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Chatham Habitat for Humanity describes its mission as creating self-help opportunities for families to own affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Hudson 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 The Hudson Foundation's EIN?
The Hudson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6932710. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Hudson 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). The Hudson Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-hudson-foundation-morg_839cf83d091944c8937af8aa8d7122e3
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