Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/O Glenn H Hutchins
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About Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/O Glenn H Hutchins
The Hutchins Family Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts to national civic and educational institutions that shape public policy and leadership. Their grants favor elite universities, policy research organizations, and signature civic projects (notably the Barack Obama Foundation), indicating an interest in long-term institutional capacity and leadership development rather than small community grants.
Focus Areas
Presidential/civic leadership institutions and projects (e.g., Barack Obama Foundation)Public policy research and think tanks (e.g., Brookings Institution)Elite university research and program support (e.g., Harvard University)Independent secondary boarding school support (e.g., Lawrenceville School)
Who They Fund
not specified
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: a small number of large grants, including repeat multi-million-dollar gifts to a few flagship institutions rather than many small or geographically dispersed grants.
Funding Style
general operating support
About Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/O Glenn H Hutchins
A defining feature of Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/o Glenn H Hutchins is its repeated support for major institutions that shape civic life, leadership, and public policy. The largest recent gifts went to The Barack Obama Foundation, at $4,000,000 in both 2023 and 2025, and to Brookings Institution, at $2,500,000 in 2023 and $2,750,000 in 2025. Those grants sit alongside support for Harvard University and Lawrenceville School, showing a pattern of backing established organizations rather than a broad portfolio of small awards. The foundation also funds mission-driven work in health, education, and community support, including grants to George Jackson Academy, Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc, The Gatehouse, and Port Chester Carver Center. Its active grant programs point to a mix of civic, scholarly, and humanitarian priorities: the Obama Presidential Center, the Hutchins Center at Harvard, the Hutchins Center at Lawrenceville, and CARE all appear in the current program list. Taken together, the foundation’s giving favors institutional capacity, long-term research, and leadership development over short-term project funding.
What Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/O Glenn H Hutchins Funds
Civic leadership is a central theme. The foundation gave $4,000,000 in 2025 to The Barack Obama Foundation and $2,500,000 in 2023 to the same grantee, both tied to mission support for leadership development and civic engagement. Public policy is another clear lane: Brookings Institution received $2,750,000 in 2025, continuing a 2023 relationship as well. Education shows up through large institutional support, including $2,000,000 to Harvard University in 2025 and $1,012,171 to Lawrenceville School in 2023. The current program list also includes the Hutchins Center at Harvard and the Hutchins Center at Lawrenceville, indicating interest in research, civics education, student scholarship, and arts and culture within established academic settings.
How Hutchins Family Foundation Inc C/O Glenn H Hutchins Gives
Typical grants are modest relative to the foundation’s largest checks: p25 is $3,749, median is $5,000, and p75 is $25,000. The distribution is skewed by a few very large institutional grants, including multi-million-dollar awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, such as The Barack Obama Foundation, Brookings Institution, George Jackson Academy, Port Chester Carver Center, Squash Haven Inc, and Bretton Woods Committee, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.8M
Total Assets
$26M
Total Revenue
$21M
Total Expenses
$10M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $4K and $25K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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