The Hagedorn Fund

Guidelines

William Hagedorn directed that the remainder of his estate be dedicated to a fund, in memory of his late wife, Tillie Hagedorn, that would support religious or charitable organizations.

PLEASE NOTE: The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Funding Interests:
Health (including cancer, HIV/AIDS, blindness), gardens, social services, youth, education, senior services and housing and community development.

Geographic Focus:
Primarily New York City.

Restrictions:
No grants are made to individuals or private foundations or for matching gifts or loans.

Eligibility:
Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Grant Cycle:
The regular deadline for applications is September 1. Decisions are made before the Fund’s fiscal year end, which is December 31.

Type of Support:
Project, operating, and capital

JPMorgan Chase Relationship:
Co-Trustee

Application

PLEASE NOTE: The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

If your organization has been invited to apply, please include the following items in your organization’s request:

1. A proposal which includes:

a. Overview of the organization (i.e., primary goals, needs or problems being addressed, population served)
b. Description of the project for which you are seeking support

i. Statement of purpose and the needs being addressed by the project
ii. Population served and how they will benefit from the project
iii. Project timeline/anticipated project duration

c. Brief biography of the executive director and key project staff

2. Project budget

a. include a list of foundation, corporate and other support applied to the budget

3 .Current fiscal year organizational budget

a. also include a projected budget for upcoming year (if available)
b. indicate if the organization has an endowment

i. quote the most recent value of the corpus
ii. indicate if the funds are permanently restricted or board restricted

4. List of foundation and corporate supporters

a. include a list of funders for the current fiscal year
b. also provide a list from the most recently completed fiscal year
c. include foundation and corporation names and amounts

5. Board of directors list

a. include affiliations

6. Annual report (most recent, if available)

7. Audited Financial Statements (final or draft copy from the most recent fiscal year)

8. Form 990 (most recent)

9. IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter
 

Please note:
All applications to the
Hagedorn Fund
must be submitted online.

Contributions

Total Contributions in 2025: $1,070,000

Advocates for Children of New York, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Bailey House, Brooklyn, NY
$15,000 for Supportive and Affordable Housing Program

Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, New York, NY
$25,000 for General Operating Support

Breakthrough New York, New York, NY
$20,000 for College Success Program

Bronx River Alliance, Inc, Bronx, NY
$15,000 for General Operating Support

Bronxworks, Inc, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for Safe Passage School Transitions (SPST) Services

Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, Valhalla, NY
$22,500 for the Strategies for Success Educational Program

Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, New York, NY
$25,000 for Cathedral Community Cares Program

The Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Childrens Village Inc, Dobbs Ferry, NY
$30,000 for Dog Program

Church of the Holy Apostles, New York, NY
$27,500 for General Operating Support

Citymeals-on-Wheels, New York, NY
$30,000 for the Delivery of Meals to Homebound, Older New Yorkers

Community Access, Inc, New York, NY
$10,000 for General Operating Support

Community Service Society of New York, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Creston Avenue Baptist Church, Bronx, NY
$5,000 for General Operating Support

Day One New York, New York, NY
$22,500 for general operating support

DonorsChoice.org, New York, NY
$22,500 to support the Program for Bronx Literary and Language Classroom Project

East Side House, Inc, Bronx, NY
$22,500 to support the Program Coordinator at Mott Haven Educational Campus Student Success Center

Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Food Bank for New York City, New York, NY
$30,000 for General Operating Support

Fountain House, Inc, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for Fountain House Bronx

Goddard Riverside Community Center, New York, NY
$20,000 for General Operating Support

Good Shepherd Services, New York, NY
$22,500 for Beacon Community Center Afterschool and Summer Programs

The HealthCare Chaplaincy, Inc, New York, NY
$30,000 for General Operating Support

The Hope Program, Bronx, NY
$30,000 for Workforce Development Programs

Jewish Home Lifecare, New York, NY
$10,000 for the SkillSpring Program

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Bronx, NY
$25,000 for Teen Center and College Directions Program

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, New York, NY
$20,000 for Bronx Clubhouse

Meals on Wheels Programs and Services of Rockland, Inc, Nanuet, NY
$27,500 for General Operating Support

Mercy Center, Inc, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for General Operating Support

Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for the Bronx Home Purchase and Repair Program

New Settlement Apartments, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for College Access Center

Partnership for the Homeless, Inc, New York, NY
$15,000 for Eviction Prevention

Per Scholas, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for the New York Tech Training Program

Riverdale Neighborhood House, Inc, Bronx, NY
$30,000 for the Youth Internship Program

Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Bronx, NY
$15,000 for General Operating Support

Rocking the Boat, Inc, Bronx, NY
$30,000 for the Youth Development Programs

SCAN New York Volunteer Parent-Aides Association, New York, NY
$15,000 for the Violence Prevention Program

Student Leadership Network, New York, NY
$30,000 for College Bound Initiative – Bronx Partners Schools and Alumni Support

Student Sponsor Partners, New York, NY
$20,000 for General Operating Support

The Trust for Public Land, New York, NY
$20,000 for Designing and Building Community Schoolyards in the Bronx

Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
$22,500 for the Ruth M. Hagedorn Scholarship

United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc, New York, NY
$22,500 for the Strengthening Programs to Support Healthy Aging in NYC

The Urban Dove, Long Island City, NY
$25,000 for Youth Development Programming

Venture House, Inc, Jamaica, NY
$25,000 for New Vehicle

Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation, Bronx, NY
$22,500 for the Family Support Services Program

Contact Information

All application materials must be submitted online.

Other grant-related inquiries may be directed to:

Lindsey Crane, lindsey.s.crane@jpmorgan.com

NOTE: THE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE APPLIES TO THE HAGEDORN FUND’S GRANTMAKING ONLY. WE ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO REAL ESTATE INQUIRIES.