The Newsome Samuel H T W Foundation focuses on sustaining local civic institutions, concentrating support on historic preservation and mainline Protestant congregational operations. Nearly all giving is directed as unrestricted/general operating support to a very small set of repeat grantees, signaling a preference for steady institutional support rather than project-based grants.
Highly concentrated: few, relatively large repeat grants to the same organizations; primarily unrestricted general operating support.
Newsome Samuel H T W’s largest recent grants go to the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, New York, which received $20,400 in multiple years for general operating support. That repeated pattern is paired with another recurring recipient, Middletown Presbyterian Church in Media, Pennsylvania, which has received $13,600 general operating grants across several award years. The foundation’s giving points to a narrow set of long-term institutional relationships rather than a broad, rotating portfolio. Its support is concentrated in historical preservation and mainline Protestant congregational operations, with grants written as unrestricted or general operating support. That means the foundation is backing organizational continuity and core functions more than individual projects. Across the recent grants listed, the same two institutions account for all observed awards, suggesting a highly focused grantmaking approach. The scale is modest but consistent. With annual grants of $136,000 and a total asset base of $681,746, Newsome Samuel H T W appears to allocate a meaningful share of its resources to sustaining a small number of community institutions over time.
In historical preservation, Newsome Samuel H T W supported the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, New York with general operating grants of $20,400. That pattern aligns with a stated focus on historical societies and local history preservation. In congregational support, the foundation gave Middletown Presbyterian Church in Media, Pennsylvania $13,600 for general operating support. The repeated awards indicate attention to Presbyterian and other mainline Protestant congregations as operating institutions, not only as project grantees. The overall picture is one of core-capacity funding. The foundation’s recent grants are directed to organizations that preserve local history or maintain congregational life, and the purpose language is consistently general operating rather than restricted programming.
Newsome Samuel H T W’s recent grants cluster tightly around a small set of award sizes: the 25th percentile is $13,600, the median is $17,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,400. The list of recent grants shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to multi-year support rather than one-time giving. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available records also point to a family- or private-foundation style profile, with unrestricted general operating support used consistently across recipients.
$34K
$682K
$40K
$48K
Most grants fall between $14K and $20K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Huguenot Historical Society, Middletown Presbyterian Church, Other local history and faith-based community organizations (recipients of remaining grants)
All listed recent grants went to recipients in the United States. The foundation gives most often in New York, where the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz appears repeatedly in the recent grants list. Another repeated recipient is in Media, Pennsylvania. No grants in the sample went to recipients in Nevada, the headquarters state.
The recent grants show support for historical preservation groups and mainline Protestant congregations. The foundation’s recurring recipients include the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz, New York, and Middletown Presbyterian Church in Media, Pennsylvania, both funded for general operating support.
The recent grants are consistently labeled general operating support. That indicates flexible funding for core organizational needs rather than project-restricted awards.
Typical recent grant sizes are tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $13,600, the median is $17,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,400. The recent grant list shows awards at those levels across multiple years.
Yes. The foundation gives most often in New York, and all listed recent grants are to U.S. recipients. One recurring grantee is in New Paltz, New York, while another is in Media, Pennsylvania.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals; the recent grants are made to organizations such as a historical society and a church.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW PALTZ, NY | $20,400 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MEDIA, PA | $13,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW PALTZ, NY | $20,400 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MEDIA, PA | $13,600 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW PALTZ, NY | $20,400 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW PALTZ, NY | $20,400 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MEDIA, PA | $13,600 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | MEDIA, PA | $13,600 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$13,600GENERAL OPERATING
MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$13,600GENERAL OPERATING
HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$20,400GENERAL OPERATING
HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GENERAL OPERATING
MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$13,600GENERAL OPERATING
MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$13,600GENERAL OPERATING