The Hull Family Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts into impact investment vehicles and mission-driven financial funds while also making targeted operational grants to local community foundations, housing nonprofits, conservation advocacy, and civic reform organizations. Their grants mix private-market impact investors (equity and debt funds focused on emerging markets and social enterprises) with place-based and policy-oriented nonprofits, suggesting a dual interest in scalable market solutions and local community resilience.
Hull Family Foundation’s largest recent grants go to mission-driven investment vehicles, including a $9.7 million grant to 11881664 Generation Im Global Eq and a $6.6 million grant to Hull Family Fund Donor Advised Fund. That pattern places private-market impact capital at the center of the foundation’s recent activity, alongside a smaller set of operating grants to community, housing, conservation, and civic groups. The foundation’s 2025 giving also includes sizable support for MicroVest and Elevar Equity III, both aligned with financial inclusion and enterprise development themes. Beyond those investments, the foundation has backed place-based organizations such as Rush County Community Foundation and Arch Community Housing Trust Inc, showing that its portfolio is not limited to funds and financial intermediaries. In the policy and public-interest space, it has supported organizations tied to conservation advocacy, democracy work, public media, and school mental health in Idaho. The overall picture is a funder that uses both large vehicles and direct grants to support financial inclusion, conservation, housing, and civic engagement.
In financial inclusion and enterprise development, the foundation gave $2.1 million to Micro Vest Sdf - Tra a and $903,651 to Xxx-xx-xxxx Elevar Equity III, both general operating grants tied to emerging-market and social-enterprise capital. It also funded Leapfrog Financial in II with $165,088 and Sarona Frntr Mrkts 2 with $341,451, reinforcing that investment channel. For conservation, the foundation gave $407,611 to Xxx-xx-xxxx Conservation Forest III and $130,000 to Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund for general operating support. In housing, Arch Community Housing Trust Inc received $135,000 for general operating support. The foundation has also supported public-interest media and civic work, including $100,000 to Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc for general operating support and $100,000 to Unite America Institute Inc for general and unrestricted support.
Typical grant size is consistent: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $10,000, $10,000, and $25,000. The recent list shows both very large grants and many smaller operating awards, which suggests a bifurcated pattern of major commitments to financial vehicles plus direct nonprofit support. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Rush County Community Foundation, Arch Community Housing Trust Inc, Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund, Uc Santa Barbara Foundation, and George Mark Childrens Fund. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and makes no program-related investments.
$21.1M
$1.5M
$417K
$21.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving primarily to investment vehicles and a small set of representative nonprofits; many large, unrestricted/general operating grants with a mix of program-related investment-style grants and place-based operational support.
Notable grantees: 11881664 GENERATION IM GLOBAL EQ (global impact equity vehicle), MICRO VEST SDF (microfinance/financial inclusion fund), ARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST (affordable housing, Chicago-area), CONSERVATION VOTERS FOR IDAHO EDUCATION FUND (state-level conservation advocacy), RUSH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (rural community philanthropy)
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, with 100% of grants going to U.S. organizations in the provided distribution. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, though individual grants also land in Illinois, Idaho, California, Indiana, Colorado, Virginia, and Arkansas. Examples from the recent list include Boston, Boise, Santa Barbara, Arlington, Oakland, and Rushville. The data point to a national footprint with a notable cluster of giving outside the foundation’s Illinois headquarters.
The foundation supports mission-driven investment funds and direct nonprofit grants. Recent examples include Micro Vest Sdf - Tra a, Elevar Equity III, Leapfrog Financial in II, and Sarona Frntr Mrkts 2 on the investment side, plus grants to Rush County Community Foundation, Arch Community Housing Trust Inc, and Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund on the nonprofit side.
Its typical grant size is tightly clustered around $10,000. The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $10,000, $10,000, and $25,000, even though the foundation also makes much larger commitments to selected funds and intermediaries.
No. The grant distribution is national, and 100% of grants in the recipient-country data go to U.S. organizations. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, while Illinois accounts for 4% of grants.
Recent grants show financial inclusion and enterprise development, conservation advocacy, affordable housing, civic reform, public media, and school mental health work. Named recipients include Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund, Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc, Iea Childrens Fund Inc, and Arch Community Housing Trust Inc.
Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Rush County Community Foundation, Arch Community Housing Trust Inc, Conservation Voters for Idaho Education Fund, Uc Santa Barbara Foundation, and George Mark Childrens Fund. That pattern suggests some ongoing relationships rather than purely one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11881664 GENERATION IM GLOBAL EQ ON 7124 BV XXX-XX-XXXX | WILMINGTON, DE | $9,721,221 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HULL FAMILY FUND DONOR ADVISED FUND | WILMINGTON, DE | $6,562,564 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| 1428833504 MICRO VEST SDF - TRA A ON 4124 WITH BV OF 2353207 | WILMINGTON, DE | $2,114,673 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX ELEVAR EQUITY III ON 3124 BV 20790500 | WILMINGTON, DE | $903,651 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX CONSERVATION FOREST III ON 33124 BV 26120134 | WILMINGTON, DE | $407,611 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX SJF VENTURES III LP ON 1124 BV 17836306 | WILMINGTON, DE | $344,301 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX SARONA FRNTR MRKTS 2 ON 4124 BV 25371428 | WILMINGTON, DE | $341,451 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX C LOOP V II INTEREST ON 33124 WITH BV OF 23082046 | WILMINGTON, DE | $202,980 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX EVRNU SER A-2 PREF ON 2924 BV 18345780 | WILMINGTON, DE | $179,783 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XXX-XX-XXXX LEAPFROG FINANCIAL IN II ON 4124 BV 14487700 | WILMINGTON, DE | $165,088 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| 91000000 EVRNU SERIES B PREFERRED ON 2924 BV 7893120 | WILMINGTON, DE | $121,940 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HULL FAMILY FUND DONOR ADVISED FUND (SEE LIST OF STOCKS BELOW WITH AMTS) | WILMINGTON, DE | $1 | 2025 | FOR PUBLICLY-TRADED SECURITIES, WE REPORTED THE FMV AS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICES ON THE DATE ASSET WAS RECEIVED. |
| RUSH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RUSHVILLE, IN | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST INC | KETCHUM, ID | $135,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GEORGE MARK CHILDRENS FUND | SAN LEANDRO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CONSERVATION VOTERS FOR IDAHO EDUCATION FUND | BOISE, ID | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC | SUN VALLEY, ID | $26,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STARLINGS VOLLEYBALL CLUBS USA | CARLSBAD, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| KANA SAMURAI FOUNDATION | FRISCO, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TIDES CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | AMERICUS, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| KIDSAVE INTERNATIONAL INC | CULVER CITY, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| INSTITUTE FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| A HEALTHIER DEMOCRACY INC | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WESTERN NATIVE VOICE | BILLINGS, MT | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BALLET SUN VALLEY INC | SUN VALLEY, ID | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS EDUCATION PROJECT | BILLINGS, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CENTER FOR NONPROFITS AND VOTING INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BUTLER UNIVERSITY | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MISSISSIPPI VOTES | JACKSON, MS | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BLACKJACK HALL OF FAME INC | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STAND FOR FAMILIES FREE OF VIOLENCE | CONCORD, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE ANDREW GOODMAN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MISERICORDIA HOME | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LOUD LIGHT | DESTIN, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FORWARD MT FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ANNIECANNONS INC | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUN VALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | SUN VALLEY, ID | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| IDAHO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC | BOISE, ID | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUN VALLEY WRITERS CONFERENCE INC | MONTEREY, CA | $8,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NEO PHILANTHROPY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SPCA INTERNATIONAL - ANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION | EVANSTON, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC | BELLEVUE, ID | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
11881664 GENERATION IM GLOBAL EQ ON 7124 BV XXX-XX-XXXX
$9,721,221GENERAL OPERATING
HULL FAMILY FUND DONOR ADVISED FUND
$6,562,564GENERAL OPERATING
1428833504 MICRO VEST SDF - TRA A ON 4124 WITH BV OF 2353207
$2,114,673GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX ELEVAR EQUITY III ON 3124 BV 20790500
$903,651GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX CONSERVATION FOREST III ON 33124 BV 26120134
$407,611GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX SJF VENTURES III LP ON 1124 BV 17836306
$344,301GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX SARONA FRNTR MRKTS 2 ON 4124 BV 25371428
$341,451GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX C LOOP V II INTEREST ON 33124 WITH BV OF 23082046
$202,980GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX EVRNU SER A-2 PREF ON 2924 BV 18345780
$179,783GENERAL OPERATING
XXX-XX-XXXX LEAPFROG FINANCIAL IN II ON 4124 BV 14487700
$165,088GENERAL OPERATING
91000000 EVRNU SERIES B PREFERRED ON 2924 BV 7893120
$121,940GENERAL OPERATING
HULL FAMILY FUND DONOR ADVISED FUND (SEE LIST OF STOCKS BELOW WITH AMTS)
$1FOR PUBLICLY-TRADED SECURITIES, WE REPORTED THE FMV AS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICES ON THE DATE ASSET WAS RECEIVED.
RUSH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING
GENERAL OPERATING
STARLINGS VOLLEYBALL CLUBS USA
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
KANA SAMURAI FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
TIDES FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING
INSTITUTE FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
BALLET SUN VALLEY INC
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
CENTER FOR NONPROFITS AND VOTING INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
BLACKJACK HALL OF FAME INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
SPCA INTERNATIONAL - ANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING