Hampshire Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds non-profit partners whose work helps people build resilience against poverty, and its themes of rural livelihoods, livelihood enablers and youth employment are the clearest test of fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is not an option; the sensible first step is to build a relationship with the foundation before asking.
- Most of its grants fall between $30,000 and $505,000, with a median of about $235,000, so a request in that range is a realistic size to plan for, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- In the filing, 82% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, which suggests existing relationships matter a great deal.
Overview
Hampshire Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Hampshire Foundation funds non-profit partners that help people build resilience against poverty, in harmony with nature. It supports organisations working with rural communities and disadvantaged youth. Its partner work is grouped under Rural Livelihoods, Livelihood Enablers and Jobs for Youth, with Smallholder Farming identified within rural livelihoods. Examples on the site include farmer products and services, community-led development, footbridges connecting rural communities to markets, support for people to use and shape laws protecting lands and livelihoods, and skills-based education and entrepreneurship for young people. The foundation works through non-profit partners whose activities help people build livelihoods and resilience; its stated vision is a world where people and natural ecosystems are protected and thrive.
Themes
- Poverty resilience
- Rural livelihoods
- Livelihood enablers
- Youth employment
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, District of Columbia, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, United Kingdom, Belgium, The Netherlands and Europe.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 153 grants to organisations were about $235,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 33%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Hampshire Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 18% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Mali, France, Switzerland).
- 31% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 52 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Windward Fund · Program support$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Meliore Foundation · Program support$1,150,0002024 tax year
- Clean Air Task Force · Program support$1,060,0002024 tax year
- ClientEarth · Program support$1,005,7622024 tax year
- Tenure Facility · Program support$665,0002024 tax year
- Namati · Program support$600,0002024 tax year
- Spark MicroGrants · Program support$531,2902024 tax year
- VisionSpring · Operational support$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Agathe Bourgon — Director
- Sabina E Cournoyer — Director, President
- Nicholas Cournoyer — Director, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,914,716 | $10,349,793 | $101,319,814 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $18,287,459 | $17,667,337 | $116,924,808 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $17,318,830 | $16,524,954 | $122,116,607 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Wilmington, DE
- hampshirefoundation.org
Applying to Hampshire Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE
- hampshirefoundation.org