The Hallock Family Foundation primarily channels its philanthropy through a donor-advised vehicle, with the vast majority of assets granted to Vanguard Charitable for broad re-granting. Aside from that pass-through strategy, the foundation makes occasional direct, modest operating grants to local private education institutions (e.g., Shorecrest School in Sarasota). Overall the foundation acts more as a funder-of-funders than as an active programmatic grantmaker.
Highly concentrated: almost all dollars are routed to a single intermediary (Vanguard Charitable) across multiple grants, with infrequent, relatively small direct grants to local education. Emphasis is on flexible, broadly designated support rather than targeted program investments.
The Hallock Family Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by large transfers to Vanguard Charitable, including a $2,574,930 grant in 2025 and additional seven-figure and six-figure amounts in the same year. That pattern makes the foundation function more like a donor-advised vehicle than a conventional direct-grant program, with broad support flowing onward to multiple charities through the intermediary. Alongside those pass-through grants, the foundation also makes direct operating support to a smaller set of charities, including Shorecrest School in Saint Petersburg and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York. The direct grants are modest compared with the amounts sent to Vanguard Charitable, but they show that the foundation does make some named awards outside the re-granting channel. The Hallock Family Foundation’s profile in the recent data is therefore split between a large-scale charitable distribution mechanism and a smaller stream of direct general operating grants. Its giving is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list, and the legal structure does not include individual grants or program-related investments.
A major part of the foundation’s activity is broad charitable support routed through Vanguard Charitable. In 2025 alone, it made several large grants there, including $1,136,507, $648,625, $421,894, and $153,309, all labeled to broadly support multiple charities. That pattern points to a re-granting approach rather than a narrow program portfolio. Direct operating support appears as a second thread. For education, the foundation gave $20,000 to Shorecrest School in Saint Petersburg for operating expenses. In the arts and community space, it granted $10,000 to Brentwood Arts Center in Los Angeles for operating expenses, and later gave $5,000 to the same organization in Santa Monica. It also supported Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York with operating grants in 2024 and 2025.
Typical grant sizes are modest, with a p25 of $2,625, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $119,982. The distribution is sharply split between very large pass-through awards and much smaller direct operating grants. Recent records show recurring support to Vanguard Charitable across 2023, 2024, and 2025, while several direct recipients also reappear, including West Coast Care and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The pattern suggests a donor-advised or funder-of-funders structure rather than a program-run foundation, and the recent grants list shows operating support as the main grant type outside the charitable intermediary channel.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $120K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$120K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Notable grantees: Vanguard Charitable (donor-advised fund / pass-through), Shorecrest School (Sarasota private K–12)
Recent grants are entirely U.S.-based. By recipient location, Warwick, Rhode Island is the clear center of activity because of the repeated Vanguard Charitable grants there. Among direct grantees, Los Angeles and Santa Monica appear multiple times, along with New York City neighborhoods such as Brooklyn, the Bronx, and New York, NY. Sarasota also appears through local recipients in Saint Petersburg and Sarasota itself, reflecting some in-state giving even though Florida accounts for 12% of grants.
The median recent grant is $5,000, with a p25 of $2,625 and a p75 of $119,982. That spread reflects a mix of small operating grants and much larger pass-through awards to Vanguard Charitable.
The recent data shows a strong intermediary pattern. Most of the largest grants go to Vanguard Charitable in Warwick, Rhode Island, with the purpose of broadly supporting multiple charities. Direct grants appear too, but they are much smaller and usually for operating expenses.
Direct grants in the recent list go to nonprofits and charitable organizations such as Shorecrest School in Saint Petersburg for operating expenses, Brentwood Arts Center in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York for operating support.
The top state by grant count is Rhode Island, driven by repeated grants to Vanguard Charitable in Warwick. Florida accounts for 12% of grants, and other recent recipient locations include California and New York.
The recent record is split between broad charitable support through Vanguard Charitable and direct general operating support. Outside that intermediary channel, the named grants are mostly unrestricted operating grants to schools, arts groups, a church, and other charitable organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $2,574,930 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $1,136,507 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $648,625 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $421,894 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $153,309 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WIND ON WHEELS | BRONX, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WEST COAST CARE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $300 | 2025 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $165,000 | 2024 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| SHORECREST SCHOOL | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| RAND CORPORATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BRENTWOOD ARTS CENTER | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| PASSION FOR HAITI FOUNDATION | SARASOTA, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| FAMILY AND WORK INSTITUTE | PALISADES, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SARASOTA | SARASOTA, FL | $1,620 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSE |
| WEST COAST CARE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| RIVIERA TENNIS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $198,000 | 2023 | BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES |
| BRENTWOOD ARTS CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| ST JOHNS HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WHEELING FORWARD | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| STEP UP ON SECOND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WEST COAST CARE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,500 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| SALVATION ARMY | LONG BEACH, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$2,574,930BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$1,136,507BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$648,625BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$421,894BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$153,309BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$7,000OPERATING EXPENSES
WIND ON WHEELS
$3,000OPERATING EXPENSES
WEST COAST CARE
$2,500OPERATING EXPENSES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$300BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$165,000BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
SHORECREST SCHOOL
$20,000OPERATING EXPENSES
RAND CORPORATION
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
BRENTWOOD ARTS CENTER
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
PASSION FOR HAITI FOUNDATION
$3,000OPERATING EXPENSES
FAMILY AND WORK INSTITUTE
$3,000OPERATING EXPENSES
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SARASOTA
$1,620OPERATING EXPENSE
WEST COAST CARE
$1,000OPERATING EXPENSES
RIVIERA TENNIS FOUNDATION
$1,000OPERATING EXPENSES
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$198,000BROADLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE CHARITIES
BRENTWOOD ARTS CENTER
$10,000OPERATING EXPENSES
ST JOHNS HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
WHEELING FORWARD
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
STEP UP ON SECOND
$5,000OPERATING EXPENSES
WEST COAST CARE
$1,500OPERATING EXPENSES
SALVATION ARMY
$1,000OPERATING EXPENSES