The foundation concentrates its giving on community-based programs that support bereaved children and families, maternal supports, and local Jewish/Chabad institutions. Grants are relatively modest but targeted, often given repeatedly to the same small nonprofits providing direct services and grief support. Their funding pattern suggests a priority for hands-on, family-centered trauma and bereavement interventions alongside sustaining a religious community partner.
Dorothy M Hamilton & Fred Hamilton Foundation’s grantmaking shows a clear pattern of repeated support for small, community-based organizations working with bereaved children, families, and mothers. Among its largest recent grants are $25,000 to Little Sun People in Brooklyn and a series of awards to Gerard's House in Santa Fe, including $17,891 in 2024 and $16,941 in 2025. The foundation also made multi-year support possible for Halos Help After Loss in Afton, with grants of $20,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2025. Its recent awards are mostly modest in size and appear aimed at direct service rather than large institutional campaigns. The funder also backs local Jewish and Chabad institutions, including Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch in Brooklyn, and has given to other neighborhood nonprofits such as Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coal and Prison Writes. Across the grant list, the same organizations appear more than once, suggesting a funding style built around continuity with a small set of operating partners rather than one-off awards.
A major thread in the foundation’s giving is bereavement support for children and families. It gave $20,000 to Halos Help After Loss in Afton for charitable purposes, and also supported Gerard's House in Santa Fe with $17,891 in 2024 and $16,941 in 2025. Those recurring awards point to sustained support for grief-related services. Another area is maternal and family support. The foundation awarded $22,148 to Many Mothers in Santa Fe in 2024, then continued with $19,048 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2025. Faith-based community support is also visible. It granted $15,000 to Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch in Brooklyn in 2024, alongside earlier and later awards of $5,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2025. Smaller gifts to Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coal and All Animals Matter show some breadth beyond the core family and faith-centered pattern.
Typical grants are in the modest range: the p25 is $7,500, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $18,470. That distribution fits a funder making targeted operating support rather than very large institutional awards. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including Many Mothers, Gerard's House, Halos Help After Loss, and Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, which suggests recurring support for a small circle of grantees. The foundation funds charities only, not individuals, and the data shows no program-related investments. With annual grants of $208,224 against total assets of $1,191,593, it gives at a regional scale.
$208K
$1.2M
$77K
$170K
Most grants fall between $8K and $18K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 64% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, modest-size grants with repeat funding to a few core community organizations; mix of program support for direct services and occasional faith-based institutional gifts.
Notable grantees: Gerard's House, Many Mothers, Halos Help After Loss, Little Sun People, Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York: 64% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Brooklyn appears repeatedly through Little Sun People, Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch, and Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coal, while New York City is also represented by Prison Writes. Outside New York, the foundation has supported organizations in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Afton and Oxford, New York. All recent grants in the provided list go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports small community-based nonprofits working with bereaved children and families, maternal and family supports for new and single mothers, and local Jewish/Chabad institutions. The grant list also includes other neighborhood organizations, showing some breadth beyond those core areas.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Many Mothers, Gerard's House, Halos Help After Loss, and Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch. That pattern points to recurring support rather than one-time awards.
The grant-size distribution is fairly compact: p25 is $7,500, median is $15,000, and p75 is $18,470. Recent awards cluster around those amounts, with several gifts at $5,000, $10,000, and the mid-teens.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 64% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of New York. Brooklyn shows up repeatedly among recipients, including Little Sun People and Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch.
The recent grants center on bereavement support, maternal and family support, and faith-based community programming. Named examples include Halos Help After Loss, Many Mothers, and Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE SUN PEOPLE | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GERARD'S HOUSE | SANTA FE, NM | $16,941 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HALOS HELP AFTER LOSS | AFTON, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MANY MOTHERS | SANTA FE, NM | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MANY MOTHERS | SANTA FE, NM | $22,148 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HALOS HELP AFTER LOSS | AFTON, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| GERARD'S HOUSE | SANTA FE, NM | $17,891 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ALL ANIMALS MATTER | OXFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BROOKLYN BRIDGE ANIMAL WELFARE COAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MANY MOTHERS | SANTA FE, NM | $19,048 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| GERARD'S HOUSE | SANTA FE, NM | $15,196 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PRISON WRITES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BROOKLYN BRIDGE ANIMAL WELFARE COAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
LITTLE SUN PEOPLE
$25,000CHARITABLE
GERARD'S HOUSE
$16,941CHARITABLE
HALOS HELP AFTER LOSS
$12,000CHARITABLE
MANY MOTHERS
$5,000CHARITABLE
OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH
$5,000CHARITABLE
MANY MOTHERS
$22,148CHARITABLE
HALOS HELP AFTER LOSS
CHARITABLE
GERARD'S HOUSE
$17,891CHARITABLE
OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH
$15,000CHARITABLE
ALL ANIMALS MATTER
$5,000CHARITABLE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE ANIMAL WELFARE COAL
$5,000CHARITABLE
MANY MOTHERS
$19,048CHARITABLE
GERARD'S HOUSE
$15,196CHARITABLE
PRISON WRITES
$10,000CHARITABLE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE ANIMAL WELFARE COAL
$10,000CHARITABLE
OHOLEI YOSEF YITZCHOK LUBAVITCH
$5,000CHARITABLE