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HAWTHORNDEN FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 521324746 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE B82 · Education · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$44.1M
expenses
$7.0M
net assets
$225.5M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

HAWTHORNDEN FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in New York that supports literary arts organizations across the United States and internationally. It makes grants to nonprofits focused on literature, including publishers, writing programs, book festivals, and advocacy groups for writers. The foundation does not appear to conduct direct programming but funds a broad network of literary institutions.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Literary Arts Support Grants
Provides general operating and project support to nonprofit literary organizations, including publishers, writing centers, book festivals, and advocacy groups for writers.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding literary arts organizations
      Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that support the literary arts, including writing, publishing, translation, and literary programming. Recipients include Cave Canem Foundation, Words Without Borders, Copper Canyon Press, Brooklyn Book Festival, and other institutions dedicated to literature and writers.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$44.10M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$4.78M11%
Other revenue$38.72M
expenses
Total expenses$6.97M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$729K
Grants paid out$2.47M
balance sheet
Total assets$225.52M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$225.49M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +478.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ELLYN TOSCANO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $478K
JUDY MAKANDA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/OPERATIONS 40 $279K
MR DAVID CAMPBELL TRUSTEE 1 $40K
board members · 4
  • ALEXANDRA JACOBUS — TRUSTEE
  • MERVE EMRE — TRUSTEE
  • SIR JONATHAN BATE — TRUSTEE
  • VICTORIA GRAY — TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • AUTHORS GUILD FOUNDATION Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • CAVE CANEM FOUNDATION INC Partner — Recipient of a $100,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA Partner — Recipient of a $927,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • CITY OF ASYLUM PITTSBURGH Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • COMMUNITY OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSES Partner — Recipient of a $75,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • COPPER CANYON PRESS Partner — Recipient of a $50,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE LONDON LIBRARY Partner — Recipient of a $60,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • MARKAZ REVIEW Partner — Recipient of a $150,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • MOLESKINE FOUNDATION INC Partner — Recipient of a $150,000 grant for literary arts support.
  • WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS Partner — Recipient of a $75,000 grant for literary arts support.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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