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THE HECKSCHER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 131820170 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE B12 · Education · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$8.7M
expenses
$5.7M
net assets
$360.9M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Heckscher Foundation for Children is a New York-based foundation focused on education and youth development. It supports children and young adults through grants to organizations providing academic support, workforce development, and social services. The foundation funds programs nationwide, with a focus on underserved populations.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Education and Academic Support Grants
Provides funding to organizations delivering academic support and educational programs for children and youth
Social Services, Health, and Recreation Grants
Supports programs that promote health, recreation, and social well-being for children and families
Workforce Development Grants
Funds initiatives that prepare young people for employment and career advancement
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 2 activities
    • Funding capacity building and technical assistance programs
      Awards grants to support organizational capacity building and technical assistance, including to America's Promise Alliance.
    • Funding workforce development programs
      Finances workforce development initiatives through grants to America Needs You.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding arts education programs
      Supports arts education through grants to organizations including Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc.
  • Multi-Institution Scholarship Funding 1 activity
    • Funding education and academic support programs
      Provides grants to organizations such as The Brooklyn College Foundation Inc, Array Education Inc, Miami Dade College Foundation Inc, the Research Foundation of CUNY, Expanded Schools Inc, Leap Educational Consulting, and uAspire Inc to support education and academic support initiatives.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding social services, health, and recreation programs
      Provides financial support to organizations such as Central Park Conservancy Inc and Friends of Karen Inc for social services, health, and recreation initiatives.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$8.72M
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$2.77M32%
Other revenue$3.69M
expenses
Total expenses$5.69M
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$929K
Grants paid out$13.01M
balance sheet
Total assets$360.93M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$360.93M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -33.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
HOWARD GRANT SLOANE CHAIRMAN & CEO/TRUSTEE 35 $549K
OURANIA VOKOLOS-ZIAS ASST.TREASURER & COO 35 $368K
NESSIA KUSHNER TRUSTEE & DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY 30 $164K
board members · 21
  • ALEXANDER SLOANE — TRUSTEE
  • ALEXANDER TAUBMAN — TRUSTEE
  • ARTHUR SMADBECK — VICE-CHAIR & TREAS/TRUSTEE
  • BARI RAUSNITZ — TRUSTEE
  • BRIAN FEINSTEIN — TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL LAUB — TRUSTEE
  • DAVID TILLSON — TRUSTEE
  • FRANK ZHANG — TRUSTEE
  • GAIL MEYERS — VICE-CHAIR/TRUSTEE
  • HILARY AZRAEL — TRUSTEE
  • JAKE SLOANE — TRUSTEE
  • JEFFREY SMADBECK — TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN MEYERS — TRUSTEE
  • LEIGH KLINE — TRUSTEE
  • LOUIS SMADBECK — TRUSTEE
  • LOUIS SMADBECK JR — TRUSTEE
  • MARK E BECK — TRUSTEE
  • MARK SMADBECK — TRUSTEE
  • MATT PERELMAN — TRUSTEE
  • PAUL SMADBECK — TRUSTEE
  • PHILIPPE LAUB — SECRETARY/TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMERICA NEEDS YOU Partner — Receives funding for workforce development programs.
  • AMERICA'S PROMISE ALLIANCE Partner — Receives funding for capacity building and technical assistance programs.
  • ARRAY EDUCATION INC Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC Partner — Receives funding for social services, health, and recreation programs.
  • EXPANDED SCHOOLS INC Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC Partner — Receives funding for arts education programs.
  • FRIENDS OF KAREN INC Partner — Receives funding for social services, health, and recreation programs.
  • LEAP EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.
  • UASPIRE INC Partner — Receives funding for education and academic support programs.