Hascoe Charitable Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Hascoe Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, Jewish causes, arts, and education.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 2002, the Hascoe Charitable Foundation is steered by Connecticut couple Lloyd and Abbe Hascoe. Lloyd is a son of the late Norman Hascoe, founder of Hascoe Associates Inc., an investment firm in Greenwich. Lloyd Hascoe graduated from Syracuse University in 1981. His late father Norman Hascoe sold several tech companies, including a semiconductor materials firm to AlliedSignal in 1983 for $100 million in cash and stock. The family opened Hascoe Associates, which Lloyd Hascoe has steered. The family has been on the Forbes billionaire family list in the past, with a $1.1 billion net worth in 2014.

The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Hascoe Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, Jewish causes, arts, and education.

Grants for Diseases, Jewish Causes and the Arts

The late Norman Hascoe looms large over family giving. Norman was a 27-year cancer survivor and a major contributor with his wife Suzanne to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's research on prostate cancer. Health grantmaking prioritizes cancer research. Lloyd and Abbe are steady supporters of their alma mater Syracuse.

Norman was president of JINSA, The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, a Washington D.C.-based organization that provides leadership on issues affecting American national security and foreign policy. The family continues to support JINSA, along with places like Birthright Israel Foundation, UJA-Federation of Greenwich, and Jewish Community Center of Stamford.

Norman and Suzanne Hascoe were avid art collectors and patrons. Lloyd and Abbe Hascoe also have a passion for the arts and support their mutual alma mater Syracuse University’s SUArt Galleries. Other grantees have included Adrienne Arsht Center Foundation. The couple have also supported Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range between $250 and $55,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $141,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the East Coast, particularly Connecticut, New York, and Florida. Past local grantees include UJA-Federation of Greenwich, Greenwich Hospital Foundation, Jewish Community Center of Stamford, and Greenwich Emergency Services.

While the foundation keeps a low profile, it does accept contact. There is no specific application form and no deadlines listed.

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CONTACT:

Lloyd Hascoe
c/o HCF 24 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-7600