Hermione Foundation

Historical Funder

New York, New York · EIN 13-3673826 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$2.3M

Organizations funded27

Typical grant$6,100

Total assets$2.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	DONNA LEONE
Address	35 EAST 75TH STREET 16C, NEW YORK NY 10021
Phone	2124769175
Form and materials	CALL FOR INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture2
Human Services2
Disability Services1
Education1

Where it gives

22% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Barnard College	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$1,000,000
Metropolitan Opera	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$550,713
Perlman Music Program	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$397,069
Food Bank NYC	Hartsdale, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$80,000
City Meals of Wheels	Durham, NC	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$75,000
Association to Benefit Children	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$41,500
New York Philharmonic	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$30,000
Carnegie Hall Society	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$20,414
Jafco	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$18,000
Westside Campaign Against Hunger	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$15,000
Feeding Westchester	Elmsford, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$10,000
Pbs	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$10,000
Sweet Dreammakers	Boca Raton, FL	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$7,500
92Nd Street Y	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$6,100
Michael Wolk Heart Foundation	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$5,000
The Seeing Eye	Morristown, NJ	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$5,000
Frick Collection	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$3,000
Doctors Without Borders	Hagerstown, MD	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
Jazz at Lincoln Center	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
Giving Circle of Westchester	Maspeth, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
Jazz Forum Arts	Tarrytown, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
Sharing Shelf	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
World Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,500
Uja-Ny Israel Emergencyfund	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$2,000
Central Synagogue	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$1,728
Fau Foundation	Boca Raton, FL	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$1,500
Robert F Kennedy Human Rights	New York, NY	To further recipients'publicly stated objectives	$1,500

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$2,296,024	27
2024	$1,579,257	23
2023	$700,405	33

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 16, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631679349100108
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3673826
Profile updated Nov 6, 2026

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