Private foundation · EIN 92-1408726 · Sleepy Hollow, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 55 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $1,000. 51% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
55
$1.1M
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NY
51%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$2.5M

How to apply

NONE Contact: Nancy Glickenhaus, 8 Kendall Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, Ny, 2129537773 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York STEM Cell Foundation - (various Securities)New York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$605K
New York STEM Cell FoundationNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$400K
Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PATo achieve charitable purpose$15K
Brandeis School of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$10K
Jewish Community Center of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$10K
Planet Word Museum of Language ArtsWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$10K
Fountain HouseNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$7,000
Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$5,000
Northside Achievement ZoneMinneapolis, MNTo achieve charitable purpose$5,000
Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$4,000
Henry Street SettlementNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$4,000
National Council of Jewish Women New YorkNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$3,500
Piedmont Farm Animal RefugePittsboro, NCTo achieve charitable purpose$3,000
Van Leer Jerusalem InstitutionBethesda, MDTo achieve charitable purpose$3,000
ALS Association Greater Ny ChapterNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Coalition on Homelessness San FranciscoSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Kristof Impact InitiativeSanta Monica, CATo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
New Alternatives for ChildrenNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Outreach Project IncRichmond Hill, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Thanc FoundationNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$2,000
Bay Area Discovery MuseumSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$1,200
Justice in MotionBrooklyn, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,200
Lighthouse GuildNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,200
New Israel FundWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,200
San Francisco ZooSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$1,200
Afya FoundationYonkers, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Alpha Phi FoundationDenvoer, COTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Alzheimers AssociationNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Covenant HouseNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
DorotNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Ecopeace Middle EastWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Fordham Law SchoolBoston, MATo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Humane World for AnimalsWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Immigrant DefendersLos Angeles, CATo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Professional Children's SchoolNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Safe HorizonNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
San Francisco Girls ChorusSan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Sisters for LifeNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
The 1925 FoundationMamaroneck, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
The Abraham InitiativesNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
The New York Times Communities FundNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
Trustees for AlaskaAnchorage, AKTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
World Central KitchenWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$1,000
The Whale Sanctuary ProjectWashington, DCTo achieve charitable purpose$600
Farm SanctuaryWatkins Glen, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$500
Gary Sinise FoundationMerrifield, VATo achieve charitable purpose$500
Humane Society of New YorkNew York, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$500
San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CATo achieve charitable purpose$500
SPCA of WestchesterBriarcliff Manor, NYTo achieve charitable purpose$500

By state: New York 28 · California 10 · District of Columbia 9 · Pennsylvania 1 · Minnesota 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Sleepy Hollow, New York, tax-exempt since 2023. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. NONE Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.1M across 55 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Nancy Glickenhaus Foundation give?

New York (28 grants), California (10 grants), District of Columbia (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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