Private foundation · EIN 51-0245812 · New York, New York

Hazen Polsky Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $619K total, median $23K. 92% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
13
$619K
Median grant
$23K
Stays in NY
92%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10.0M

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NYGeneral operating purpose$197K
The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$110K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$100K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$100K
American Academy in RomeNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$25K
Works & ProcessNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$25K
Asia SocietyNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$23K
New York City BalletNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$10K
Planned Parenthood of New York City IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating purpose$10K
Melanoma Research AllianceWashington, DCGeneral operating purpose$5,000
Triangle Arts AssociationBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating purpose$5,000
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$4,844
Neue Galerie New YorkNew York, NYGeneral operating purpose$4,690

By state: New York 12 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Hazen Polsky Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, tax-exempt since 1980. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Hazen Polsky Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Hazen Polsky Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $619K across 13 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Hazen Polsky Foundation give?

New York (12 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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