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Harnisch Family Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 510381959

Harnisch Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.3 million in 74 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $4.2 million the year before.

57% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$1.4 million69$8.7 million
2023$4.2 million86$7.1 million
2024$3.3 million74$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactJennifer Raymond
599 Lexington Avenue 46th FL, New York, NY 10022
Phone or email(212) 904-0454
What to submitPlease refer to information available on the foundation's website, http://thehf.org/engage/faq/

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harnisch Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to New York. It also paid $99,750 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York33$1.7 million
California14$538,272
Utah1$250,000
Tennessee4$172,750
District of Columbia4$125,000
North Carolina2$105,000
Florida4$84,750
Massachusetts3$82,000
Virginia1$50,000
Wisconsin1$35,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine
New York, NY
Charitable$500,000
Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Charitable$250,000
National Ms Society
New York, NY
Charitable$248,743
Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation
Riverhead, NY
Charitable$150,000
Creative Visions Foundation
Malibu, CA
Charitable$127,000
Downtown Community Television Center
New York, NY
Charitable$100,000
Film Independent
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$100,000
Higher Heights Leadership Fund
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$100,000
Physicians for Reproductive Health
Hartsdale, NY
Charitable$100,000
Southern Vision Alliance
Durham, NC
Charitable$100,000
YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Charitable$100,000
Apoliticalag Foundation GGMBHCharitable$99,750
Women Make Movies
New York, NY
Charitable$87,000
Center for Cinematic & Experimental Arts
Coral Gables, FL
Charitable$75,000
Women Donors Network
San Francisco, CA
Charitable$63,272
Center for Independent Documentary
Newton, MA
Charitable$57,000
Book'em
Nashville, TN
Charitable$55,000
Museum of Arts and Design
New York, NY
Charitable$55,000
Neo Philanthropy Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$55,000
Ultraviolet Education Fund
Washington, DC
Charitable$55,000
BABY2BABY
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$50,000
International Documentary Association
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$50,000
Whole Woman's Health Alliance
Charlottesville, VA
Charitable$50,000
Ballotpedia
Middleton, WI
Charitable$35,000
New York Women in Film & Television
Kings Park, NY
Charitable$35,000
Voter Participation Center
Washington, DC
Charitable$35,000
Afterimage Public Media
San Francisco, CA
Charitable$30,000
Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$25,000
End Well Foundation
Healdsburg, CA
Charitable$25,000
Everyorg
San Francisco, CA
Charitable$25,000
Film Forum Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
GC Nonprofit
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$25,000
Hamptons Observatory
East Hampton, NY
Charitable$25,000
Inevitable Foundation
West Hollywood, CA
Charitable$25,000
La Victoria Foundation
Jackson Heights, NY
Charitable$25,000
Rachel's Network
Washington, DC
Charitable$25,000
Sundance Institute
Park City, NY
Charitable$25,000
The Brigid Alliance
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
Women Moving Millions
New York, NY
Charitable$25,000
Antenna
New Orleans, LA
Charitable$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harnisch Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harnisch Family Foundation give?

$3.3 million in tax year 2024, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Harnisch Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ruth Ann Harnisch (President) and William F Harnisch (Treasurer).

What does Harnisch Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, health and international.

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