The Hancock Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 13-3941584 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$315K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$781K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $300,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 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 & Culture2
Education1

Where it gives

33% 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 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
New York University	New York, NY	General operating support	$300,000
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc	New York, NY	General operating support	$10,000
Museum of the American Revolution	Philadelphia, PA	General operating support	$5,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$315,000	3
2024	$50,000	8
2023	$146,000	18

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 1, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611529349100801
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3941584
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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