The Littlejohn Family Foundation
Invitation OnlySavannah, Georgia · EIN 13-3948281 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.4M
Organizations funded27
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$24.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $75,000.
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
70% of grants went outside Georgia.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | To celebrate outstanding artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, stewarding, and interpreting objects of art and culture in ways… | $383,333 |
| Telfair Museum of Art | Savannah, GA | Invaluable confluence of arts, culture and history that reaches out to its audience through a diverse schedule of exhibitions and programs | $200,000 |
| Bethesda Academy | Savannah, GA | To provide educational, residential, and guidance programs to disadvantaged boys who have been placed in the home for various reasons | $110,000 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | To preserve the ballets, dance aesthetic, and standards of excellence created and established by its founders; and to develop new work that… | $100,000 |
| Savannah Ocean Exchange | Savannah, GA | To help accelerate the adoption of innovative solutions from start up companies, all in support of healthy oceans, resilient coastlines,… | $100,000 |
| Savannah Philharmonic Corporation | Savannah, GA | To inform, instruct and enrich the community through orchestral performances; and to promote and increase community knowledge and… | $90,000 |
| Horizons National Program Savannah | Savannah, GA | To advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences… | $75,000 |
| Savannah Classical Academy Foundation | Savannah, GA | To provide educational resources, improve the educational environment, and support the educational and extracurricular programs for the… | $50,000 |
| NYC Summer Stage | New York, NY | To support accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals | $30,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | To further the pioneering work of alvin ailey by establishing an extended cultural community which provides dance performances, training… | $25,000 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | To serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of… | $25,000 |
| Middlesex School Common Fund | Concord, MA | To support college prepatory education | $25,000 |
| Tybee Island Marine Science Center | Tybee Island, GA | To cultivate responsible stewardship of coastal georgia's natural resources through education, conservation and research | $25,000 |
| Texas Performing Arts | Austin, TX | To transform lives by creating, presenting, and connecting people through live performance | $20,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To support the center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large | $20,000 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots | Dulles, VA | To provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty | $15,000 |
| Tarrytown United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | To support play based learning | $15,000 |
| Ballet Collective Inc | New York, NY | To bring together artists, poets, composers, choreographers, and designers to collaborate as equals, exchange ideas to absorb each others'… | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act | $10,000 |
| Butterfly Christian Preschool | West Lake Hills, TX | To provide a christian learning environment that nurtures and supports children and their families | $10,000 |
| Cape Ann Museum | Gloucester, MA | To foster an appreciation of the quality and diversity of life on cape ann | $10,000 |
| Earnes Education Foundation | Austin, TX | To preserve education excellence | $10,000 |
| Georgia Historical Society | Savannah, GA | To provide support for the educational and research institution created to preserve and interpret georgia history and the state's role in… | $10,000 |
| Guggenheim Works | New York, NY | To promote the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art | $10,000 |
| Trustees of Reservation | Boston, MA | To preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in massachusetts | $10,000 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | To pursue its mission through its role as a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its national… | $5,000 |
| Hooper Fund for Manchester Children | Manchester, NH | Aiding youth in personal and physical growth and well being, by funding charitable organizations that have these objectives | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,395,833 | 27 |
| 2024 | $1,431,833 | 25 |
| 2023 | $1,461,833 | 28 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 8, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641289349102694
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3948281
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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