Mary J. Hutchins Foundation

Mary J. Hutchins Foundation is a left-of-center private grantmaking group. It is based in New York City and makes most its donations to groups based there. 1 The group donates to causes such as education programs, combating domestic violence, legal aid for the poor, arts programs, and food banks. It also donates to Planned Parenthood of New York City, groups supporting liberal expansionist immigration policy, and a group which trains left-of-center activists. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Founded:

1935

President:

Elizabeth E. Hutchins

Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-6083578
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $42,853,291 Revenue: $3,236,567 Expenses: $2,135,705

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    Background and Activism

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation was founded in 1935. 2 It ostensibly focused on supporting organizations that worked with low-income people. 2

    Planned Parenthood

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported the abortion provider 3 Planned Parenthood of New York City which merged with four other New York state Planned Parenthood affiliates to become Planned Parenthood of Greater New York 4 The group gave Planned Parenthood of New York City $40,000 to support the merger in 2020 5 and gave the group $140,000 in 2021. 1

    “Antiracist” Training

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported Community Resource Exchange (CRE) which provided management and leadership training. CRE adopted the radical-left identity-politics framework of “antiracism” 6 and featured a guide for white leaders that asked them to do “deep, honest, and ongoing inventories (and clean-up) of their own relationship to white supremacy.” 7 Mary J. Hutchins Foundation gave CRE $55,000 in 2021. 8

    Immigration

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported several groups who advocate for liberal expansionist immigration policy. It gave $80,000 to the Brooklyn Community Foundation in 2021 to support its immigrant rights fund. 1

    It supported Advocates for Children of New York 9 which attacked New York City for limiting migrant stays in city shelters for 60 days. It called the decision destabilizing for students, families, and schools. 10

    It also supported the left-of-center group New York Immigration Coalition, giving it $55,000 in 2021. 1

    Transgender Youth

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported the Partnership for Afterschool Education. 11

    In April 2017, Partnership for Afterschool Education posted an article linking to a white paper pushing for more integration of LGBT identities in schools. 12

    In October 2018, Partnership for Afterschool Education posted an announcement by the Center for Anti-Violence Education that offered a pre-teen self-defense course for girls, gender non-conforming youth, and transgender children between the ages of 9 and 12. 13 .

    In October 2023, it hosted an in-person college counseling session for transgender and gender non-conforming youth. 14

    Advocacy Institute

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported the Advocacy Institute with a $20,000 donation in 2021. 8 The Advocacy Institute trained left-of-center groups and activists in how to campaign and lobby New York state and local governments. 15

    Criminal Justice

    The Mary J. Hutchins Foundation supported Avenues for Justice with a $40,000 donation in 2021. 8 Avenues For Justice worked to keep young people out of jail by providing court advocacy, short-term assistance, and employment programs. 16

    It also supported Youth Justice Network with a $35,000 grant in 2021. 1 It also provides alternatives to incarceration for young people. 17

    Leadership

    Elizabeth E. Hutchins is the Mary J. Hutchins Foundation president. 1

    Sara Hutchins is a vice president. 18

    Edwin Sheffield is a vice president. 1

    Hildy J. Simmons is a vice president. She is chair of the left-of-center Jerome L. Greene Foundation and worked for various positions in New York City and state government. She was a former managing director at JP Morgan. 19

    Finances

    According to the 2021 tax return, the Mary J. Hutchins Foundation had $3,177,466 in revenue, $2,290,596 in expenses, and $46,966,227 in assets. 1

    It pays each of its five directors $8,000 annually. 1

    Its largest single donation in 2021 was $140,000 to Planned Parenthood of New York City. 1

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $42,853,291 $3,236,567 $2,135,705 View
    2023 $41,053,609 $2,572,740 $2,250,132 View
    2022 $38,974,998 $2,074,675 $2,470,017 View
    2021 $46,966,227 $3,177,466 $2,290,596 View
    2020 $42,075,510 $1,713,779 $1,824,830 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Elizabeth E HutchinsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$8,000
    Philip LiTREASURER/DIRECTOR$8,000
    Sara HutchinsVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$8,000
    Edwin SheffieldVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$8,000
    Hildy J SimmonsVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$8,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $26,266,250
    • Number of Grants: 769
    • Number of Recipients: 134

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $200,0002022 Planned Parenthood of New York CityEDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
    $125,0002020 Food Bank For New York CityGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $120,0002022 The Campaign Against HungerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $110,0002024 The Campaign Against HungerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002023 The Campaign Against HungerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002022 Food Bank For New York CityGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002021 Planned Parenthood of New York CityGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002021 The Campaign Against HungerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $90,0002022 Make the Road New YorkGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $90,0002021 Center for Family Life in Sunset Park IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $85,0002021 Fifth Avenue Committee IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $85,0002021 Food Bank For New York CityGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $80,0002021 Brooklyn OrgIMMIGRANT RIGHTS FUND
    $75,0002024 Food Bank For New York City$150,000 OVER TWO YEARS ($75,000 PER YEAR IN 2023 & 2024)
    $75,0002023 Food Bank For New York City$150,000 OVER TWO YEARS ($75,000 PER YEAR IN 2023 & 2024). DUE FOR RENEWAL IN 2025.
    $75,0002022 Community Service Society of New York (CSS)RESTRICTED TO POLICY WORK
    $75,0002020 Community Service Society of New York (CSS)RESTRICTED TO POLICY WORK
    $65,0002020 St. John's Bread and Life Program, Inc.GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $65,0002020 The Campaign Against HungerGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $60,0002024 Planned Parenthood of New York City$120,000 OVER TWO YEARS ($60,000 PER YEAR IN 2024 & 2025) FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
    $60,0002024 Primary Care Development Corporation$120,000 OVER TWO YEARS ($60,000 PER YEAR IN 2024 & 2025) FOR NYC PROGRAMS
    $60,0002022 Community Resource ExchangeGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $60,0002022 Leap IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $60,0002022 NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & CENSUS WORK
    $60,0002022 Safe Passage Project CorporationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

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