The Lillian Hellman Fund
EIN 133341118 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2025
$478K
9 grants · $53K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $8K–$70K
grant size
12%
transactional · 1/8 multi-year
repeat
$2K
Assets (2025)
8
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 768-4500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $12K | $147K | $89K | 2 |
| 2018 | $308K | $161K | $335K | 3 |
| 2020 | N/A | $38 | $65K | N/A |
| 2021 | $60K | $1K | $100K | 1 |
| 2022 | N/A | $4K | $25K | N/A |
| 2023 | $72K | $1K | $97K | 2 |
| 2025 | $25K | $2K | $48K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 9 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$8K
Median
$25K
Average
$53K
75th Pctl
$70K
Maximum
$150K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (9 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences of Columbia University | Palisades, NY | $150,000 | CHARITY | 2018 |
| Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University | Palisades, NY | $150,000 | CHARITY | 2018 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $70,000 | TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Dramatist Guild Foundation | New York, NY | $60,000 | TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Tectonic Theater Project | New York, NY | $25,000 | TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2025 |
| New York Theatre Workshop | new york, NY | $7,500 | Charity | 2017 |
| OJAI Playwrights Conference | OJAI, CA | $7,500 | CHARITY | 2018 |
| The Vivian Beaumont Theathre Inc dba Lincoln center theatre | new york, NY | $5,000 | Charity | 2017 |
| OJAI Playwrights Conference | OJAI, CA | $2,500 | TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
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