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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136153737Est. 1955-07

HENNESSY FOUNDATION

New York, NY 10016

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$180K

FY 2023

Grants Made

21

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

NO

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$15K

Education justice academy

Program 2

$12K

Advocates

Program 3

$25K

New canaan high school scholarship fund

Program 4

$10K

Higher ground

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$97K

Total Expenses

$204K

Qualifying Distributions

$180K

Distributable Amount

$165K

Min. Investment Return

$166K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $8K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $188K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

83 grants

WHITBY SCHOOL
$70K
5 grants
HIGHER GROUND SUN VALLEY
$60K
4 grants
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ACADEMY
$60K
3 grants
NEW CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL
$50K
2 grants
LACROSSE THE NATION
$50K
5 grants
REACH PREP
$50K
5 grants
GREEN FARMS ACADEMY
$50K
2 grants
FUTURE 5
$40K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Connecticut
$488K
58% of total
California
$115K
14% of total
Idaho
$100K
12% of total
District of Columbia
$50K
6% of total
New York
$30K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$28K
3% of total
Utah
$10K
1% of total
South Carolina
$10K
1% of total
Illinois
$6K
1% of total
Washington
$4K
0% of total

+2 more states

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