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The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 133721844

The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $130,759 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,100 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $75,855 the year before.

46% 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
2023$75,85514$1.8 million
2024$130,75911$2.1 million

How to apply

ContactThe Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundat
736 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Phone or email(212) 245-9060
What to submitBy letter
RestrictionsAwards are based upon needs as determined by committees

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$127,459
Indiana1$1,100
Nebraska1$1,100
District of Columbia1$600
Montana1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia University
New York, NY
To provide funds to help the school of arts educational programs$100,000
Miscellaneous Donees Under 5000 Each
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purposes$17,059
Laboratory for Icon & Idiom
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purpose$5,100
Film Forum
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purpose$3,000
Mara Elephant Project
Carmel, IN
For donee's exempt purpose$1,100
Arbor Day Foundation
Lincoln, NE
For donee's exempt purpose$1,100
Bowery Mission
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purpose$900
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purpose$800
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
For donee's exempt purpose$600
National Park Conservation
Washington, DC
For donee's exempt purpose$600
Montana Food Bank
Missoula, MT
For donee's exempt purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation give?

$130,759 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,100.

Who runs The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael Hausman (President) and Pamela Hausman (V/P Treasurer/Secretary).

What does The Michael Hausmanfilmhaus Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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