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 2022 Contributions: $3,539,000

Abraham House, Bronx, NY
$30,000 for the After School Program

Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

American Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

Bailey House, Inc., New York, NY
$80,000 for the Supportive and Affordable Housing Portfolio

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Breakthrough New York, New York, NY
$40,000 for the College Access Programming

Bronx River Alliance, Inc., Bronx, NY
$40,000 for General Operating Support

BronxWorks, Inc., Bronx, NY
$30,000 for Safe Passage School Transitions (SPST) Services

Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, Brooklyn, NY
$30,000 for the Children’s Educational Programs

Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY
$100,000 for Bereavement support for Young Children and Teens

Cancer Care, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

Cancer Research Institute, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for the Cancer Immunotherapy Research Programs

Cardinal Mccloskey Community Services, Valhalla, NY
$50,000 for the Strategies for Success Educational Program

Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine, New York, NY
$30,000 for Cathedral Community Cares

The Children’s Aid Society, New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Childrens Village, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, NY
$80,000 for the Dog Program

Church Of The Holy Apostles, New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

Citymeals-On-Wheels, New York, NY
$80,000 for the Meal delivery to Seniors on Weekends, Holidays, and During Emergencies

Community Access, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Community Service Society of New York, New York, NY
$75,000 for General Operating Support

Creston Avenue Baptist Church, Bronx, NY
$19,000 to replace cracked pavement in the rear and front of church

Day One New York, Inc., New York, NY
$40,000 for Ending Dating Violence Among New York City Youth

DonorsChoose.org, New York, NY
$60,000 to support the Program for Bronx Literary and Language Classroom Project

East Side House, Inc., Bronx, NY
$50,000 to support the Program Coordinator at Mott Haven Educational Campus Student Success Center

Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Food Bank for New York City, New York, NY
$80,000 for General Operating Support

Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc., Columbia, MD
$50,000 to support Research to find Cures for Blinding Retinal Degenerative Diseases

Fountain House, Inc., New York, NY
$100,000 for Fountain House Bronx

Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc. (GMHC), New York, NY
$30,000 for General Operating Support

Goddard Riverside Community Center, New York, NY
$50,000 for Goddard Riverside General Operating Support

Good Shepherd Services, New York, NY
$60,000 for the Beacon Community Centers’ Afterschool Programs

The HealthCare Chaplaincy, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

The HOPE Program, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
$65,000 for the Job Training and Career Service for New Yorkers

Inner-City Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

Jewish Home Lifecare, New York, NY
$40,000 for the Geriatric Career Development (GCD) Program

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Bronx, NY
$60,000 to Support the Teen Center and College Directions Program

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, New York, NY
$50,000 for Creating Opportunity for Youth in the South Bronx

Meals on Wheels Programs and Services of Rockland, Inc., Nanuet, NY
$50,000 for Home Delivered Meals

Mercy Center, Inc., Bronx, NY
$100,000 for General Operating Support

Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support

Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc., New York, NY
$40,000 for the Bronx Home Purchase and Repair Program

New Settlement Apartments, Bronx, NY
$50,000 for the College Access Center

Partnership for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY
$40,000 for Eviction Prevention

Per Scholas, Bronx, NY
$70,000 for the New York Tech Training Program

Riverdale Neighborhood House, Inc., Bronx, NY
$50,000 for the Youth Internship Program

Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Bronx, NY
$70,000 for General Operating Support

Rocking the Boat, Inc., Bronx, NY
$60,000 for the Youth Development Programs

SCAN New York Volunteer Parent-Aides Association, New York, NY
$50,000 for the Violence Prevention Program

Student Leadership Network, New York, NY
$60,000 for the College Bound Initiative – Bronx Partner Schools and Alumni Support

Student Sponsor Partners, New York, NY
$40,000 for General Operating Support

The Trust for Public Land, New York, NY
$30,000 for the Parks and Community Schoolyards in the Bronx

Turnaround for Children, New York, NY
$40,000 for support of the organization’s work in New York City

Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
$100,000 for the Ruth M. Hagedorn Scholarship

United Negro College Fund, New York, NY
$50,000 for General Operating Support

United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for the Strengthening Programs to Support Healthy Aging in NYC

The Urban Dove, Long Island City, NY
$50,000 for Youth Workforce Development & College Readiness

Venture House, Inc., Jamaica, NY
$60,000 for General Operating Support and Capital Improvements

Wells College, Aurora, NY
$200,000 for General Operating Support

Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation, Bronx, NY
$100,00 for Family & Counseling Support Services

YMCA of Greater New York, New York, NY
$30,000 for the Community Schools Program

Contact Information

All application materials must be submitted online.

Other grant-related inquiries may be directed to:

Lindsey Crane, Program Officer, lindsey.s.crane@jpmorgan.com
Cheryl Anhava, Program Officer, cheryl.b.anhava@jpmorgan.com

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