Hemmerdinger Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Hemmerdinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education. It has also supported arts and culture in New York City.
IP TAKE: This small family foundation maintains an exceptionally low profile and tends to give to the same grantees year after year. Connection to the family will likely be necessary to gain this funder’s attention.
PROFILE: Established in 1959, the Hemmerdinger Foundation is steered by the late real estate mogul H. Dale Hemmerdinger and his wife, Elizabeth, a playwright and screenwriter. H. Dale Hemmerdinger was chairman of ATCO, his family’s real estate investment and management corporation with interests in New York, nationally, and in seven European countries. He also served as the chair of New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority in the early 2000s, the Citizen’s Budget Committee and the New York City Police Foundation, where he created the Hemmerdinger Award for Excellence. The Hemmerdinger Foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Hemmerdinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education. It also earmarks funds for various community causes, largely in New York City.
Grants for K-12 Education
The Hemmerdinger Foundation does not name specific goals for its K-12 grantmaking, However, the foundation has provided ongoing support to New York City’s Harlem Academy. Other grants have gone to New York City private schools including the Nightingale-Bamford School and the Horace Mann School.
Grants for Higher Education
This funder’s higher education grants have mainly gone to East Coast colleges and universities including Williams College, Brown University, the Naval War College in Rhode Island and CUNY’s Hunter College.
Grants for Arts and Culture
Arts and culture grants have supported a handful of New York City organizations. Recipients include the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Queens Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic.
Important Grant Details
The Hemmerdinger Foundation made over $500,000 in grants in a recent year. Most of its grants fell in the $5,000 to $50,000 range, with the average grant size falling at about $25,000. This foundation appears to support large, well-known organizations in New York City or schools with which the family maintains a connection. For additional information about past grantmaking, see this funders recent tax filings.
This funder does not appear to accept unsolicited applications for funding. Contact information for the foundation is provided below.
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CONTACT:
The Hemmerdinger Foundation
c/o Atco Properties and Management
97-77 Queens Blvd, Suite 1103
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 326-3560
