Axe-Houghton Foundation
Invitation OnlyFairfield, Connecticut · EIN 13-6200200 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$425K
Organizations funded50
Typical grant$8,500
Total assets$10.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $9,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| De LA Salle Academy | New York, NY | Axe-Houghton Speech and Debate Program | $14,000 |
| Justice Resource Center | New York, NY | Oral Debate - We The People | $13,000 |
| Justice Resource Center | New York, NY | The Constitution Works | $13,000 |
| Stuttering Association for the Young Inc | New York, NY | Confident Voices | $12,000 |
| New York City Urban Debate League Inc | New York, NY | New York City Urban Debate League Tournament #5 | $11,000 |
| Csc Repertory Ltd | New York, NY | The Emporium a play by Thornton Wilder | $10,000 |
| Red Bull Theater Inc | New York, NY | Red Bull Theater's 2025/26 Revelation Reading Series and Short New Play Festival | $10,000 |
| Symphony Space Inc | New York, NY | Selected Shorts | $10,000 |
| Epic Theatre Center Inc | Astoria, NY | Epic's Beyond-School REMIX at 5 Sites | $9,500 |
| Girl Be Heard Institute | Brooklyn, NY | Girl Empowerment Weekend Workshops | $9,500 |
| Irish Repertory Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | 2026 North American Premiere of ULSTER AMERICAN | $9,500 |
| National Asian-American Theatre Company | New York, NY | New Work Reading Series | $9,500 |
| Mint Theater Company Inc | New York, NY | CROOKED CROSS by Sally Carson | $9,000 |
| National Black Theatre Workshop Incorporated | New York, NY | Soul Series Liberating Artistic Bravery (LAB) Residency Program & Public Presentation of The Festival In Da Back | $9,000 |
| New York Theatre Workshop Inc | New York, NY | New York Theatre Workshop's 2025/26 Education and Community Engagement Initiatives | $9,000 |
| Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Inc | Bronx, NY | To support the remounting of THE WEDDING MARCH | $9,000 |
| Urban Word NYC Inc | New York, NY | Poetry and Spoken Word Workshops and Fellowships | $9,000 |
| Asian American Writers Workshop Inc | New York, NY | AAWW Open Mic Series | $8,500 |
| Clubbed Thumb Inc | New York, NY | Summerworks 2026 | $8,500 |
| LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc | New York, NY | Poetry Electric | $8,500 |
| Manhattan Class Company Inc | New York, NY | MCC Theater's Classroom Partnerships fund | $8,500 |
| Movement Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | TAMAGO Staged Design Workshop | $8,500 |
| New York Classical Theatre Inc | New York, NY | 27th Season Free Shakespeare in the Parks: "Julius Caesar" | $8,500 |
| Poets House Inc | New York, NY | Poets House Youth Center and youth programs | $8,500 |
| Rattlestick Productions Inc | New York, NY | Indian Princesses by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez | $8,500 |
| Theatre for a New Audience Inc | New York, NY | Theatre for a New Audience's 2025-2026 Arts in Education Programs | $8,500 |
| Foundation for City College | New York, NY | The Poetry Outreach Center at The City College of New York | $8,000 |
| Irondale Productions Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Collisions Fund | $8,000 |
| Latinx Playwrights Circle Inc | Middletown, NY | Intensive Mentorship Program | $8,000 |
| Play Production Company Inc | New York, NY | to support "The Horse of Jenin'Dear Laila' | $8,000 |
| Soho Repertory Theatre Inc | New York, NY | Production Support and Audience Outreach Efforts for WATCH ME WALK by Anne Gridley | $8,000 |
| Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corp | New York, NY | Transcendency Rising: Six Short Plays about Defying Limitations | $8,000 |
| Waterwell Productions Inc | New York, NY | The Liability production fund | $8,000 |
| Working Theatre Co Inc | New York, NY | TheaterWorks! Adult Education Program | $8,000 |
| Bushwick Starr | Brooklyn, NY | 2025-26 Artistic Development Activities | $7,500 |
| Classical Theatre of Harlem | New York, NY | Classical Theatre of Harlem Literary Series | $7,500 |
| Hunts Point Alliance for Children | Bronx, NY | Shakespeare Children's Ensemble | $7,500 |
| The Civilians Inc | Brooklyn, NY | The Civilians' 2025-26 R&D Groups | $7,500 |
| Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc | New York, NY | Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| by Eisa Davis | $7,500 |
| English Speaking Union of the United States | New York, NY | ESU NYDL Summer Institute Program | $7,000 |
| Ensemble Studio Theatre Inc | New York, NY | EST / Youngblood 2025-2026 | $7,000 |
| Group 1 Acting Company | New York, NY | 2026 Learning Through Theater programs | $7,000 |
| Opening Act Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Opening Act Theater Programs | $7,000 |
| Page Seventy Three Productions Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Page 73 Writers Group | $7,000 |
| Theatre of the Emerging American Moment | Brooklyn, NY | Petri Projects FY26 | $7,000 |
| Brooklyn Debate League Inc | Ridgewood, NY | to support debaters at New York State Championship Tournament Event | $6,230 |
| Community-Word Project Inc | New York, NY | Collaborative Arts Residencies (CAR) | $6,000 |
| The Tank Ltd | New York, NY | What a World! What a World! | $6,000 |
| Colt Coeur Theater Company Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Colt Coeur's Arts Education Programs | $5,500 |
| New York Stage and Film Company Inc | New York, NY | NYC developmental programming | $5,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $425,230 | 50 |
| 2024 | $410,000 | 50 |
| 2023 | $418,000 | 59 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 9, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611299349100406
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6200200
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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