Catherine Hawkins Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and the filings describe no open route for requests.
- Its typical grants fall between $25,000 and $200,000, with a median of $100,000, but its largest grant was $400,000, so that band is not a ceiling; if an invitation does come, a request in the middle of the typical range is the most sensible starting point.
- In its latest filing, 17% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the previous filing, so repeat support is a real pattern and a new applicant should expect to compete with established recipients.
- Its grants are recorded mainly in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, New York and Colorado, but no geographic focus is stated, and its recorded giving spans aid, environmental work, journalism and higher education without a named funding field, so an organisation should judge fit on its own mission and should not assume it is excluded because it is based elsewhere.
Overview
Catherine Hawkins Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings state no named funding field: all recorded organisational grants are described as general. Recipients include an international aid organisation, environmental law and policy and climate-news organisations, investigative and other news outlets, and a college. The recorded portfolio therefore spans aid, environmental work, journalism and higher education, but the filings do not describe a more specific programme or project focus. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It sets out no further eligibility criteria or open route for organisations to request support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, New York and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 17% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 10 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 17% of grant dollars went to organisations Catherine Hawkins Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 29% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Unrwa · General$400,0002024 tax year
- Centre for Effective Altruism USA (Giving Green) · General$200,0002024 tax year
- Environmental Law and Policy Center · General$150,0002024 tax year
- ProPublica · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Center for Investigative Reporting · General$100,0002024 tax year
- High Country News · General$100,0002024 tax year
- Inside Climate News · General$50,0002024 tax year
- Smith College · General$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Cole H Taylor — Foundation Manager
- Elizabeth C Taylor — Trustee
- John I Taylor — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $352,115 | $200,000 | $8,408,715 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,303,334 | $1,175,000 | $7,759,273 | 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
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- Boston, MA