Purpose of the Foundation

The Robert and Helen Hitchman Charitable Trust was funded by the estate of Helen Hitchman upon her passing in 2014. The mission of the Foundation is to carry on the charitable work that was so important to Robert and Helen during their lives through grantmaking. The areas of interests of the Foundation as specified in Mrs. Hitchman’s will are: helping children in need, cancer research and treatment, ministry work that provides assistance to homeless people and other marginalized groups, and bible study.

The geographical scope for the Trust is global, especially in the category of helping children in need where a global focus is emphasized. Special consideration will be given in that category to programs that provide assistance to children in Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchman called Seattle their home for much of their lives, so the Hitchman Charitable Trust makes grants to 501(c)3 organizations in Washington state with a focus on the greater Seattle area. The Hitchman Charitable Trust Committee will not review applications from outside the Trust’s geographic scope.