Who owns the Hitchcock Woods?
The Hitchcock Woods Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, owns the Woods. The land known as the Hitchcock Woods once was part of a much larger tract of land, nearly 8,000 acres, owned by Thomas Hitchcock, Sr., and William C. Whitney. In 1939, Thomas “Tommy” Hitchcock, Jr., and his sister, Helen Hitchcock Clark, established The Hitchcock Foundation (the original name) as a charitable corporation. The first gift received by the corporation was 1,191 acres of woodland from Thomas Hitchcock, Sr. The Foundation acquired additional parcels over the years through donations and purchases, bringing the total today to about 2,100 acres.
