The Sidney Hillman Foundation Inc

Gave $51K in 2024

New York, New York · EIN 13-5550943 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$51K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$1,000

Total assets$965K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $1,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Alexandra Lescaze
Address	498 7th Avenue - Suite 1600, New York NY 10018
Phone	(646) 448-6413
Form and materials	Copy of material considered with cover letter. Online submission forms https://hillmanfoundation.org.submittable.com/submit
Deadlines	January 31st
Restrictions	Journalism, book, video published or aired in previous year, https://hillmanfoundation.org/hillmanprizes/nominations

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. 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 & Culture1

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.

Arts & Culture grants in New York1 of its grant, $100 · 5,883 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Committee to Protect Journalists	New York, NY	Award	$5,000
Contra Costa Justice Alliance	Richmond, CA	Award	$1,000
First Amendment Coalition	San Rafael, CA	Award	$1,000
Type Media Center	New York, NY	Award	$100

The return also lists 36 grants to individuals ($43,931). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$51,031	40
2023	$50,119	27

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 31, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523049349100222
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-5550943
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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