Marieluise Hessel Foundation

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Jupiter, Florida · EIN 35-6950631 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$538K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$106.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,000 and $10,000.

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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.

Arts & Culture3
Education2
Health1

Where it gives

80% of grants went outside Florida.

New York4
Florida1

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
Bard College-Center for Curatorial Studies	Annandale on Hudson, NY	Purpose: restricted grant to the center for curatorial studies to provide funding for the general operations of the hessel museum of art,…	$520,000
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation	Jupiter, FL	Purpose: to support world-class, comprehensive, and advanced surgical care and to support the development of a new patient care facility…	$10,000
Arttable	New York, NY	Purpose: to support boundary-breaking women in the visual arts, to support arttable's ongoing work, nation-wide programming, and impact…	$5,000
Red Hook Responds Inc	Red Hook, NY	Purpose: to support red hook responds programming which is dedicated to mobilizing volunteers and supporting local resources to help those…	$3,000
Park Avenue Armory	New York, NY	Purpose: to support events that produce groud-breaking works with visionary artists, and the commitment to supporting artists throughout…	$500

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$538,500	5
2023	$653,026	7

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523119349100807
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 35-6950631
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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