Private foundation · EIN 13-6200200

Axe-Houghton Foundation

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Fairfield, CT

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2026-02-28) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202611299349100406
Total assets (EOY)$8,228,926
Grants paid$425,230
Typical (median) grant$8,500
Grants listed50
Giving in home state (CT)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K50
$25K–$100K0
$100K+0

Smallest $5,500 · Largest $14,000

Geographic focus

NY
100%

Common purposes

seriesyorktheatereducationdebatetheatrepoetryartscitytournamentplayreadingshortfestivalworkshops

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$418,000$7,772,95059
2024$410,000$8,026,54850
2025$425,230$8,228,92650

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
De La Salle AcademyNEW YORK, NYAxe-Houghton Speech and Debate Program$14,000
Justice Resource CenterNEW YORK, NYOral Debate - We The People$13,000
Justice Resource CenterNEW YORK, NYThe Constitution Works$13,000
Stuttering Association For The Young IncNEW YORK, NYConfident Voices$12,000
New York City Urban Debate League IncNEW YORK, NYNew York City Urban Debate League Tournament #5$11,000
Csc Repertory LtdNEW YORK, NYThe Emporium a play by Thornton Wilder$10,000
Red Bull Theater IncNEW YORK, NYRed Bull Theater's 2025/26 Revelation Reading Series and Short New Play Festival$10,000
Symphony Space IncNEW YORK, NYSelected Shorts$10,000
Epic Theatre Center IncASTORIA, NYEpic's Beyond-School REMIX at 5 Sites$9,500
Girl Be Heard InstituteBROOKLYN, NYGirl Empowerment Weekend Workshops$9,500
Irish Repertory Theatre Company IncNEW YORK, NY2026 North American Premiere of ULSTER AMERICAN$9,500
National Asian-American Theatre CompanyNEW YORK, NYNew Work Reading Series$9,500
Mint Theater Company IncNEW YORK, NYCROOKED CROSS by Sally Carson$9,000
National Black Theatre Workshop IncorporatedNEW YORK, NYSoul Series Liberating Artistic Bravery (LAB) Residency Program & Public Presentation of The Festival In Da Back$9,000
New York Theatre Workshop IncNEW YORK, NYNew York Theatre Workshop's 2025/26 Education and Community Engagement Initiatives$9,000
Pregones Puerto Rican Traveling Theater IncBRONX, NYTo support the remounting of THE WEDDING MARCH$9,000
Urban Word Nyc IncNEW YORK, NYPoetry and Spoken Word Workshops and Fellowships$9,000
Asian American Writers Workshop IncNEW YORK, NYAAWW Open Mic Series$8,500
Clubbed Thumb IncNEW YORK, NYSummerworks 2026$8,500
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNEW YORK, NYPoetry Electric$8,500
Manhattan Class Company IncNEW YORK, NYMCC Theater's Classroom Partnerships fund$8,500
Movement Theatre Company IncNEW YORK, NYTAMAGO Staged Design Workshop$8,500
New York Classical Theatre IncNEW YORK, NY27th Season Free Shakespeare in the Parks: "Julius Caesar"$8,500
Poets House IncNEW YORK, NYPoets House Youth Center and youth programs$8,500
Rattlestick Productions IncNEW YORK, NYIndian Princesses by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez$8,500
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