The Janine and J Tomilson Hill Family Trust concentrates support on major cultural institutions and selective education and public-benefit organizations, favoring flagship arts organizations in New York alongside targeted national policy and children's health recipients. Their giving profile suggests patronage of established, high-profile nonprofits (museums, theaters, landmark parks) combined with strategic support for education access and policy research, occasionally funding place-based community foundations.
The largest recent gift from Janine and J Tomilson Hill Family Trust was $1,000,000 to the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation in 2024, followed by $800,000 to the same institution in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that supports established cultural organizations with repeated, substantial awards rather than one-off experiments. Across the recent record, the trust also backed Friends of the High Line, the Frick Collection, and the Metropolitan Opera Association, alongside education, health, and public-benefit organizations. The trust’s giving reaches beyond museums and theaters. It made a $400,000 grant to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, $350,000 to Partnership for Inner-city Education, and $300,000 to Advantage Testing Foundation. Smaller awards extend to community, human services, and religious recipients as well, including Doe Fund Inc and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. The overall profile is selective and institution-focused: grants are often directed to well-known nonprofits with broad public audiences, especially in arts and culture, while a smaller set of awards supports education access, children’s health, and civic or public-policy work. Recent grants were all made to U.S.-based recipients.
Arts and culture are the clearest throughline. In 2024, the trust gave $150,000 to Friends of the High Line Inc and $50,000 to the Frick Collection; it also awarded $25,000 to the Metropolitan Opera Association Inc. These grants sit alongside larger commitments to museum and theater institutions and show sustained attention to cultural access and presentation. Education is another recurring area. The trust gave $350,000 to Partnership for Inner-city Education in 2024 and $300,000 to Advantage Testing Foundation in 2023, then added $20,000 grants to Nightingale-bamford School in both 2023 and 2024. Public-benefit and policy-oriented grants include $150,000 each to the Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics in 2023 and 2024, plus $100,000 to Telluride Foundation in 2023 and $25,000 again in 2024. Children’s health also appears in the record through a $400,000 grant to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Typical grant size clusters around six figures: the p25 is $37,500, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $202,500. The recent record shows repeat awards to several recipients across multiple years, including the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Friends of the High Line Inc, the Frick Collection, Partnership for Inner-city Education, Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics, Telluride Foundation, and Nightingale-bamford School. The trust is a family trust, not a private foundation that funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Grants are made through a regional U.S. giving pattern rather than a broad national or international one.
$54.2M
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$10.1M
$54.4M
Most grants fall between $38K and $203K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$203K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat, flagship grantees supplemented by mid-sized strategic gifts; giving is nationally focused but with a heavy NYC arts tilt and occasional support for regional/community foundations and single-issue national organizations.
Notable grantees: Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Friends of the High Line, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Frick Collection
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York: the state accounts for the largest share of recipient locations, and several of the trust’s named grants go to New York City organizations such as the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Friends of the High Line Inc, and the Frick Collection. Other recurring recipient locations include Washington, DC; Palo Alto, CA; Cambridge, MA; Telluride, CO; and Elk Grove Village, IL. All recent grants in the sample were to U.S. recipients, and only 4% went to organizations in Pennsylvania, the trust’s headquarters state.
The distribution is centered on six-figure awards. In the recent data, the 25th percentile grant is $37,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $202,500. The trust also makes larger gifts, including seven-figure support for a cultural institution.
Arts and culture are the most visible area, especially museums, theaters, and cultural access organizations. The trust also funds education, children’s health, public-policy and economic research, human services, and some community or civic initiatives.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Friends of the High Line Inc, the Frick Collection, Partnership for Inner-city Education, Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics, Telluride Foundation, and Nightingale-bamford School. That points to ongoing rather than purely one-time support.
New York is the top recipient state by grant count. The recent grants list includes multiple New York City recipients, such as the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Friends of the High Line Inc, the Frick Collection, Partnership for Inner-city Education, and the Metropolitan Opera Association Inc.
No. Only 4% of grants go to Pennsylvania recipients. The recent grant record is fully U.S.-based, with a strong concentration in New York and additional grants to organizations in California, Massachusetts, Washington, DC, Colorado, and Illinois.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $54,156,461 | 2026 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | PALO ALTO, CA | $400,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR INNER-CITY EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| HARVARD LAMPOON TRUST | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $155,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER INC DBA LINCOLN CENTER THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| TELLURIDE FOUNDATION | TELLURIDE, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| DOE FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIGION |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $800,000 | 2023 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| ADVANTAGE TESTING FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| TELLURIDE FOUNDATION | TELLURIDE, CO | $100,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR INNER-CITY EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| NIGHTINGALE-BAMFORD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
FRICK COLLECTION
$50,000CULTURE & ARTS
SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
CULTURE & ARTS
HARVARD LAMPOON TRUST
$250,000EDUCATION
PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
$150,000PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER INC DBA LINCOLN CENTER THEATER
$100,000PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
FRICK COLLECTION
$50,000CULTURE & ARTS
SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
$800,000CULTURE & ARTS
ADVANTAGE TESTING FOUNDATION
$300,000EDUCATION
PETER G PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
$150,000PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER INC
$100,000CULTURE & ARTS
FRICK COLLECTION
$50,000CULTURE & ARTS