The Hollyhock Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 54-2091336 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$35.7M
Organizations funded53
Typical grant$242,000
Total assets$676.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $90,000 and $400,000.
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.
Where it gives
43% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jp Morgan Charitable Giving Fund | Jenkinstown, PA | Contribute to donor advised fund. | $15,700,000 |
| Uncommon Schools | New York, NY | Hs 2.0 and music | $3,802,654 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | Pnw reporting network | $1,719,706 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support for basic needs | $1,500,000 |
| Mount St Joseph University | Cincinnati, OH | Reading science doctoral program | $1,254,528 |
| Mount St Joseph University | Cincinnati, OH | Curriculum project | $1,055,300 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Hollyhock humanities fellowship | $770,394 |
| Gridlab | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $750,000 |
| Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking | Brooklyn, NY | Afterschool expansion | $750,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | Electric grid and carbon market | $500,000 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | Centennial matching grant | $500,000 |
| Recidiviz | Pinellas Park, FL | Tools for justice-impacted individuals | $500,000 |
| American Public Media Group | St Paul, MN | Sold a story season 2 | $400,000 |
| City Lore | New York, NY | Socapa city cinema | $400,000 |
| Good Shepherd Services | New York, NY | General operating support | $350,000 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Richmond, CA | Instructional aides for nystrom elementary | $337,700 |
| Literacy Academy Collective | New York, NY | Instructional leads | $325,000 |
| The Reading League | Syracuse, NY | Curriculum navigation reports | $320,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN | Literacy studies ph.d. program scale-up | $287,000 |
| Associated Press | New York, NY | Education reporting network - collaborations editor | $279,000 |
| Generation Teach | Boston, MA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Marshall Project | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Southern Renewable Education Fund | Little Rock, AR | Comms & ops directors | $250,000 |
| City Report | New York, NY | Investigative team | $250,000 |
| Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | Knoxville, TN | Policy manager & technical consultant | $245,000 |
| The Florida State University Research Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | Project translate | $242,000 |
| Change Summer | New York, NY | Camp uncommon | $200,000 |
| Frontline | Boston, MA | Shortdocs | $200,000 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | Vp and exhibition support | $200,000 |
| Array Education | New York, NY | Ai professional learning community | $180,000 |
| Community Library | Ketchum, ID | Sun valley early literacy summit | $170,000 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York, NY | Advanced certificate in reading science | $161,250 |
| Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science | Bronx, NY | Summer pd and teacher passion scholarships | $150,000 |
| The Japan Society | New York, NY | Junior fellows program | $150,000 |
| The Academy in Manayunk | Conshohocken, PA | Nycps district 16 trainings | $132,000 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | Jazz academies | $125,000 |
| Uncommon Schools | New York, NY | Project ready implementation | $117,000 |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | Scholarship support for the eec program | $100,000 |
| St Benedict's Preparatory Academy | Newark, NJ | St. benedict's prep annual scholarship fund | $90,000 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Summer internship stipends | $82,000 |
| Beam Center | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY | Theater renovation | $60,000 |
| The Academy for Teachers | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| College of Idaho | Caldwell, ID | Literacy learning lab | $40,545 |
| Far Wise | Hailey, ID | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Blaine County Hunger Coalition | Bellevue, ID | Food access project | $25,000 |
| Saint David's School | New York, NY | Horizons program | $25,000 |
| South Bronx United | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| The Space Idaho | Hailey, ID | General operating support | $25,000 |
| The Wnet Group | New York, NY | Pbs newshour and frontline | $25,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General operating support for the stanford institute of economic policy research | $25,000 |
| Community School District 16 of NYC Public Schools | Brooklyn, NY | District 16 teacher training time | $9,900 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,705,977 | 53 |
| 2023 | $32,912,763 | 47 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349108286
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 54-2091336
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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