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The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 135550943

The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $51,031 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $5,000. 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 $50,119 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$50,11927$1.1 million
2024$51,03140$965,107

How to apply

ContactAlexandra Lescaze
498 7th Avenue - Suite 1600, New York, NY 10018
Phone or email(646) 448-6413
What to submitCopy of material considered with cover letter. Online submission forms https://hillmanfoundation.org.submittable.com/submit
DeadlinesJanuary 31st
RestrictionsJournalism, book, video published or aired in previous year, https://hillmanfoundation.org/hillmanprizes/nominations

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York. It also paid $10,531 in 6 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York9$25,500
California13$10,875
District of Columbia3$1,250
Maryland3$750
Florida1$500
Illinois1$500
Missouri1$500
Louisiana1$250
West Virginia1$250
Texas1$125

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
Award$5,000
Individual
NY
Award$5,000
Individual
NY
Award$5,000
Individual
NY
Award$5,000
Individual
CA
Award$5,000
IndividualAward$5,000
Individual
NY
Grant$2,500
Individual
NY
Award$2,000
IndividualAward$1,843
Individual
CA
Award$1,400
Individual
CA
Award$1,000
Individual
CA
Award$1,000
IndividualGrant$922
IndividualGrant$922
IndividualAward$922
IndividualAward$922
Individual
DC
Award$500
Individual
IL
Award$500
Individual
NY
Award$500
Individual
DC
Award$500
Individual
CA
Award$500
Individual
FL
Award$500
Individual
MO
Award$500
Individual
MD
Award$500
Individual
CA
Award$400
Individual
CA
Award$400
Individual
CA
Award$400
Individual
NY
Award$400
Individual
DC
Award$250
Individual
WV
Award$250
Individual
LA
Award$250
Individual
CA
Award$250
Individual
CA
Award$150
Individual
CA
Award$150
Individual
MD
Award$125
Individual
MD
Award$125
Individual
CA
Award$125
Individual
TX
Award$125
Individual
NY
Award$100
Individual
CA
Award$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 31st.

How much does The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc give?

$51,031 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Alexandra Lescaze (Executive Director), Bruce Raynor (President), Lynne Fox (Director/Vice President) and Edgar Romney (Director/Vice President) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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