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Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$541k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$145k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.4MEnvironment$722kFood & Nutrition$355kEducation$280kPublic Benefit$200kAnimals$55kRecreation & Sports$40kHuman Services$35kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $187k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $346k
$22,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CREEDE REPERATORY THEATER$145,000
COLORADO OPEN LANDS$125,000
DENVER ART MUSEUM$75,750
GROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER$40,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
CREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER$25,000
Individual grant recipient$22,500
Individual grant recipient$19,305
CREEDE MUSICAL ARTS COLLECTIVE INC$15,000
FOUR WINDS WESTWARD HO CAMP$10,000
ST LOUIS VALLEY LOCAL FOOD COALITION$10,000
RIO GRANDE WATERSHED CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE$10,000
THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY$10,000
BALDWIN GALLERY LLC$8,750
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $35k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%CREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $25k → 9%CREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $10k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.0M · 20 repeat orgs$197k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
3

Total granted

$4.0M
$100k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+112%

Still filing today

70%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $97k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEnvironmentPublic BenefitAnimalsEducationHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • DA
    DENVER ART MUSEUM
    7× · 2018–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +18%
  • CR
    CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE
    7× · 2018–2024 · $655k · revenue +15%
  • CO
    COLORADO OPEN LANDS
    4× · 2021–2024 · $380k · revenue +93%

Funded once

  • TA
    TRIPLE AUGHT FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -77%
  • FF
    FRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $35k · revenue +112%
  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +125%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States

Impart knowledge and appreciation of humanity's relationship with wildlife through art.

Arts & Culture
3
Cleveland Museum of Art

The mission of the cleveland museum of art (cma) is to fulfill its dual roles as one of the world's most distinguished comprehensive art museums and as one of northeastern ohio's principal civic and cultural institutions. the museum,…

Arts & Culture
4
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
5
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
6
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
7
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
8
Rio Grande Trails and Tales
Education
9
Tohono Chul Park Inc

We are a community oasis where reverence for the cultural and natural ecology of the sonoran desert region inspires responsible stewardship so that future generations may thrive.

Environment
10
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery

The huntington library, art museum, and botanical gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences.

Arts & Culture
11
Santa Fe Botanical Garden

The santa fe botanical garden celebrates, cultivates and conserves the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of our region. in partnership with nature, we demonstrate our commitment through education, science, conservation, community…

Environment
12
Oakland Museum of California

The museum's mission is to inspire all californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. through collections, exhibitions, education programs, and public dialogue, we inspire people of all ages and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust; the most unlike its peers is Creede Early Learning Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENVER ART MUSEUM: $1,273,361 · Arts & CultureDENVER ART MUSEUMCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE: $655,000 · Arts & CultureCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRECLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM: $279,000 · Arts & CultureCLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM+5 more: $167,454 · Arts & Culture+5 moreCOLORADO OPEN LANDS: $380,000 · EnvironmentCOLORADO OPEN LANDSWESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $252,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN RIVERS CONSER…GROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER COUNTY: $90,000 · EnvironmentGROWING GARDENS OF BO…DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentDENVER BOTANIC GARDEN…RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS LAND TRUST: $30,000 · Environment+1 more: $10,000 · EnvironmentGROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER: $255,000 · OtherGROWING GARDENS OF…SOUTHERN MAINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC: $230,000 · OtherSOUTHERN MAINE SCH…Individual grant recipient: $35,575 · OtherFRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE INC: $35,000 · OtherUPPER RIO GRANDE NORDIC CLUB: $29,700 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · Other+5 more: $77,305 · Other+5 moreMANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $200,000 · Public BenefitTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $55,000 · AnimalsSTEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $50,000 · EducationCREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $35,000 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$2,374,815Environment$812,000Other$687,580Public Benefit$200,000Animals$55,000Education$50,000Human Services$35,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $1,273,361 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE: $655,000 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetCOLORADO OPEN LANDS: $380,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM: $279,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetWESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $252,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetMANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $200,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetGROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER COUNTY: $90,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTRIPLE AUGHT FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: $49,954 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetCREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $35,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetFRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE INC: $35,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetCreede Musical Arts Collective Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetRIO GRANDE HEADWATERS LAND TRUST: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIO GRANDE WATERSHED CONSERVATION & EDUCATION INITIATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds DENVER ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds CREEDE REPERTORY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO OPEN LANDS ↗
  • Who funds CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds GROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds TRIPLE AUGHT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ↗
  • Who funds CREEDE EARLY LEARNING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds Creede Musical Arts Collective Inc ↗
  • Who funds RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds CREEDE MINING HERITAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ↗
  • Who funds RIO GRANDE WATERSHED CONSERVATION & EDUCATION INITIATIVE ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Colorado Gives Founda…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO18.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Western Rivers Conservancy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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