Hourglass Charitable Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 87-2162781 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$570K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$5.2M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $250,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

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

Food Assistance1
Health1

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside New York.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
City Harvest Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Delivering together for NYC campaign and 2024 gala support	$300,000
Partners in Health	Boston, MA	General support for global health equity	$250,000
Brennan Center for Justice	Newyork, NY	General support	$10,000
Name withheld	Washington, DC	General support	$10,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$570,000	4
2023	$500,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 21, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202531419349101103
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-2162781
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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