Quick Summary
Name: Hickory Foundation Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $2,979,500 |
| Grant Range | $1,000 - $300,000 |
| Average Grant | $20,000 |
| Application Method | No Public Application Process |
Contact Details
Address: P.O. Box 281, Lambertville, NJ 08530-0281 Phone: 212-840-3456 Website: None available Email: None available
Geographic Focus
Primarily funds organizations in:
- New York
- Maine
- District of Columbia
- Other U.S. states (Arizona, California)
Funding Priorities
- Education (including educational history and scholarship programs)
- Public policy and civic affairs (including conservative/libertarian think tanks)
- Philanthropy and grantmaking foundations
- Human services
- Social sciences
- International human rights
What They Don't Fund
Information not publicly available. As a private foundation with no public application process, exclusions are not published.
Application Method
This is a private independent foundation that does not have a public application process. The foundation appears to operate on an invitation-only or trustee-discretion basis. Organizations interested in applying should contact the foundation directly at the phone number listed.
President: Virginia James
Recent grant recipients (2023) include: The New York Public Library ($300K), Encounter Books ($250K), The Witherspoon Institute ($250K), The Federalist Society ($225K), Children's Scholarship Fund ($200K), and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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