A Friends Foundation Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that its grants must be used for health, education, religion or youth activities, so a request is best made where the work clearly falls within one of those fields.
- Its typical grant runs from $5,000 to $35,000, with a median of $10,000 and a largest grant of $200,000, so a modest, specific request sits comfortably within what it usually gives.
- In its latest filing, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before it, so a first approach is likely to be more competitive than the grant count suggests; a clear letter of request is the stated method.
- The filing says the foundation accepts applications but gives no deadlines, so timing is open, though it is worth checking first whether it is in a position to consider new requests.
Overview
A Friends Foundation Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America N A, in Pennington, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust states that its grants must be used for health, education, religion or youth activities. Its recorded awards go to a wide range of charitable organisations, including schools and other education bodies, youth organisations, health services, churches, food banks, cultural and environmental organisations, and animal-welfare groups. Most of the recorded grant purposes are general operating or unrestricted general support, rather than a named project. The filings therefore show support for organisations working across these stated fields and a wider range of community activities, with many awards recorded as unrestricted or general operating support.
Themes
- Health
- Education
- Religion
- Youth activities
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and District of Columbia.
How to apply
Submit a letter of request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 137 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 11%
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations A Friends Foundation Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 54 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico · Unrestricted general$80,0002025 tax year
- Instituto Nueva Escuela · Unrestricted general$55,0002025 tax year
- Rabun Gapnacoochee School · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Warrior-Scholar Project · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Salvation Army · Unrestricted general$40,0002025 tax year
- Palm Lake Elementary School · Unrestricted general$32,0002025 tax year
- Clemson University · Unrestricted general$30,0002025 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau · Unrestricted general$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ben Stewart — Board Of Managers
- L Evans Hubbard — Chairman Board Of Managers
- Linda C Hubbard — Board Of Managers
- Amy C Hubbard — President
- Michael Hubbard — Board Of Managers
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $826,097 | $591,600 | $20,190,178 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,182,377 | $929,590 | $21,952,175 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,104,146 | $874,000 | $24,202,325 | Filing for 2025 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
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At a glance
Applying to A Friends Foundation Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (212) 852-3049
- Pennington, NJ (office of its trustee, Bank of America N A)
Applying to A Friends Foundation Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (212) 852-3049
- Pennington, NJ (office of its trustee, Bank of America N A)