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The Littlejohn Family Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Littlejohn Family Foundation, a private foundation in Savannah, GA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $1,380,833 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2026. The largest was $383,333 to Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA for to celebrate outstanding artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, stewarding, and interpreting objects of art and culture in ways that increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind, an.
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- EIN
- 133948281
- Based in
- Savannah, GA
- Assets
- $24,286,206
- Grants paid
- $1,395,833
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202641289349102694. It reported $1,395,833 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | To celebrate outstanding artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, stewarding, and interpreting objects of art and culture in ways that increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind, an | Arts, culture and humanities | $383,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 draws on the creative talents of contemporary choreographers | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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, and sustainable shipping | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Philharmonic Corporation | Savannah, GA | To inform, instruct and enrich the community through orchestral performances; and to promote and increase community knowledge and appreciation of the arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons National Program Savannah | Savannah, GA | To advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences outside of school that inspire the joy of learning | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Classical Academy Foundation | Savannah, GA | To provide educational resources, improve the educational environment, and support the educational and extracurricular programs for the enrichment, betterment and educational excellence of the student | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nyc Summer Stage | New York, NY | To support accessible, free outdoor performing arts festivals | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 and community programs for all people | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to disc | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlesex School Common Fund | Concord, MA | To support college prepatory education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Performing Arts | Austin, TX | To transform lives by creating, presenting, and connecting people through live performance | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To support the center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarrytown United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | To support play based learning | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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' influence throughout the creation of distinctive works of art | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Butterfly Christian Preschool | West Lake Hills, TX | To provide a christian learning environment that nurtures and supports children and their families | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Ann Museum | Gloucester, MA | To foster an appreciation of the quality and diversity of life on cape ann | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earnes Education Foundation | Austin, TX | To preserve education excellence | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 american history through a variety of educational programs, pu | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guggenheim Works | New York, NY | To promote the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Reservation | Boston, MA | To preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in massachusetts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 historic landmark site | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202531219349101318. It reported $1,431,833 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Essex Museum | Salem, MA | To celebrate outstanding artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, stewarding, and interpreting objects of art and culture in ways that increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind, an | Arts, culture and humanities | $383,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bethesda Academy | Savannah, GA | To provide educational, residential, and guidance programs to disadvantaged boys who have been placed in the home for various reasons | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 draws on the creative talents of contemporary choreographers | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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, and sustainable shipping | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Philharmonic Corporation | Savannah, GA | To inform, instruct and enrich the community through orchestral performances; and to promote and increase community knowledge and appreciation of the arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons National Program Savannah | Savannah, GA | To advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences outside of school that inspire the joy of learning | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taft School Corporation | Watertown, CT | To educate the whole student | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Performing Arts | Austin, TX | To transform lives by creating, presenting, and connecting people through live performance | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Parks Foundation | New York, NY | To offer programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs of new york city | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 and community programs for all people | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to disc | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guggenheim Works | New York, NY | To promote the understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | To support the center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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' influence throughout the creation of distinctive works of art | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Classical Academy Foundation | Savannah, GA | To provide educational resources, improve the educational environment, and support the educational and extracurricular programs for the enrichment, betterment and educational excellence of the student | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | To bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Ann Museum | Gloucester, MA | To foster an appreciation of the quality and diversity of life on cape ann | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 american history through a variety of educational programs, pu | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Reservation | Boston, MA | To preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in massachusetts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 historic landmark site | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rockport Music | Rockport, MA | To enrich lives through great music | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,627,666 |
| Education | $160,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $1,310,000 |
| Massachusetts | $832,666 |
| New York | $400,000 |
| Texas | $95,000 |
| Rhode Island | $50,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Tennessee | $45,000 |
| Virginia | $25,000 |
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Updated May 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.