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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 2021 Contributions: $3,101,000
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., Brooklyn, NY
$30,000 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
$30,000 for the college success programs
Bronx River Alliance, Inc., Bronx, NY
$30,000 for general operating support
BronxWorks, Bronx, NY
$30,000 for the Safe Passage youth services program
Brooklyn Community Services, Brooklyn, NY
$30,000 for Children’s Educational Programs
Calvary Hospital, Bronx, NY
$50,000 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 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 the Cathedral Community Cares
Childrens Village, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, NY
$80,000 for general operating support
Children’s Aid, New York, NY
$60,000 for general operating support
Church Of The Holy Apostles, New York, NY
$50,000 for general operating support
Citymeals-On-Wheels, New York, NY
$80,000 for meal delivery to seniors on weekends, holidays, and during emergencies
Community Access, Inc., New York, NY
$30,000 for general operating support
Community Service Society of New York, New York, NY
$60,000 for general operating support
Creston Avenue Baptist Church, Bronx, NY
$6,000 for general operating support
Day One New York, Inc., New York, NY
$30,000 for ending dating violence among New York City youth through preventive education
DonorsChoose.org, New York, NY
$60,000 for the Program for Bronx Literacy and Language Classroom Project
East Side House, Inc., Bronx, NY
$50,000 for a college counselor at A. Phillip Randolph Campus High School 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 for driving research to find cures for blinding retinal degenerative diseases and to support people affected through 2021-2022
Fountain House, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 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 general operating support
Good Shepherd Services, New York, NY
$60,000 for the Beacon Community Centers’ afterschool programs
Inner-City Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for general operating support
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Bronx, NY
$50,000 for the Teen Center & College Directions Program
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc, New York, NY
$60,000 for general operating support
Lupus Foundation Of America, Inc., Washington, DC
$20,000 for the Northeast Region
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
$50,000 for general operating support
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc., New York, NY
$50,000 for general operating support
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc., New York, NY
$30,000 for the Bronx Home Purchase and Repair Program
New Settlement Apartments, Bronx, NY
$40,000 for the College Access and Success Porgram
Per Scholas, Bronx, NY
$60,000 for the New York Training Program
Riverdale Neighborhood House, Inc., Bronx, NY
$40,000 to expand the Youth Internship Program
Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Bronx, NY
$35,000 for general operating support
Rocking the Boat, Inc., Bronx, NY
$50,000 for the Youth Development Program
SCAN-Harbor, Inc., New York, NY
$40,000 for the Violence Prevention Program
Student Leadership Network, New York, NY
$50,000 for the CollegeBound Initiative
Student Sponsor Partners, New York, NY
$40,000 for general operating support
The HealthCare Chaplaincy, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 for general operating support
The HOPE Program, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
$60,000 for training and career support for New Yorkers
The New Jewish Home, New York, NY
$40,000 for the Geriatrics Career Development (GCD) Program
The Partnership for the Homeless, New York, NY
$50,000 for general operating support
The Salvation Army of Greater New York, New York, NY
$40,000 for support of Bronx-based Corps Community Centers
The Trust for Public Land, New York, NY
$30,000 for Community Schoolyards in the Bronx
The Urban Dove, Long Island City, NY
$40,000 for the HiRisers and College All-Stars programs
Turnaround for Children Inc., New York, NY
$40,000 for support of the organization’s work in New York City
UNCF, New York, NY
$50,000 for general operating support
Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
$50,000 for the Ruth M. Hagedorn Scholarship
United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000 to strengthen programs to support healthy aging in New York
Venture House, Inc., Jamaica, NY
$50,000 for vehicle support and systems upgrade
Wells College, Aurora, NY
$200,000 for general operating support
Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), Bronx, NY
$50,000 for family and counseling support services
Woodlawn Conservancy, Inc., Bronx, NY
$30,000 for the Bridge to Craft Careers Workforce Development Initiative
Young Mens Christian Association 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.
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