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Private foundation (trust)EIN 131820170Est. 1938-02

THE HECKSCHER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

NEW YORK, NY 10021

Total Assets

$360.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$13.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

104

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$125K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$750K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$316K

The heckscher scholars programheckscher scholars is a multi-dimensional college access program for students from under-resourced public high schools housed at the heckscher foundation for children headquarters in new york city. It provides individualized academic guidance, college and financial aid counseling, and a multitude of opportunities and support to students from disadvantaged communities. Heckscher scholars guides its students towards the greatest path out of poverty, a college education, opening doors to competitive four-year private colleges and a higher education that will have a catalytic impact on their future.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.7M

Total Expenses

$18.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$16.6M

Distributable Amount

$16.7M

Min. Investment Return

$16.8M

Undistributed Income

$12.0M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

104 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $100K to maximum $750K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $15.0M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

420 grants

RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
$1.5M
10 grants
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$1M
4 grants
ARBOR RISING
$1M
1 grant
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$900K
4 grants
MERIT AMERICA
$900K
1 grant
AMERICA NEEDS YOU
$828K
9 grants
NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$793K
2 grants
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC
$750K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

417 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
91
grants
$50–250K
235
grants
$250K–1M
25
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

New York
$40.3M
83% of total
Florida
$4.4M
9% of total
Massachusetts
$713K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$567K
1% of total
Georgia
$503K
1% of total
New Jersey
$315K
1% of total
California
$284K
1% of total
Tennessee
$282K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$227K
0% of total
North Carolina
$178K
0% of total

+7 more states

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