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The Edward W Hazen Foundation

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 06-0646671. Reported 286 grants totalling $11.6M to 127 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$11.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
127organizations funded
46%of grantees funded again the next year
$261,086assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Edward W Hazen Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
5 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
44 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
8 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
76 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
22 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
96 grants
$100,000 and Up
35 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
United We Dream NetworkWashington, DC$465,0001132024
Highlander Research & Education CenterNew Market, TN$385,000432024
Arkansas Public Policy PanelLittle Rock, AR$375,000322023
Kenwood Oakland Community OrganizationChicago, IL$375,000532023
Nollie Jenkins Family CenterDurant, MS$375,000432024
Philadelphia Student UnionPhiladelphia, PA$340,000632024
Khmer Girls in ActionLong Beach, CA$335,000442024
A Better Way FoundationHartford, CT$330,000632024
Youth United for ChangePhiladelphia, PA$325,000332024
Todec Legal Center PerrisPerris, CA$285,000442024
Youth Justice CoalitionLos Angeles, CA$285,000442024
Providence Youth Student MovementProvidence, RI$280,000532024
Innercity StruggleLos Angeles, CA$270,000542024
Youth United for Community ActionPalo Alto, CA$270,000632024
Bend the ArcNew York, NY$250,000332024
Power CaliforniaOakland, CA$245,500442024
California Youth ConnectionWashington, DC$245,000542024
Gente OrganizadaPomona, CA$245,000642024
Maine InitiativesPortland, ME$235,000532024
Padres UnidosDenver, CO$235,000432023
Poder in ActionPhoenix, AZ$235,000442024
Center for Civic PolicyAlbuquerque, NM$226,000632024
Action in MontgomerySilver Spring, MD$210,000532024
Black Organizing ProjectOakland, CA$210,000542024
New Settlement ApartmentsBronx, NY$200,000212023
Mano a ManoSalem, OR$195,000532024
Destination InnovationWichita, KS$185,000442024
Logan Square Neighborhood AssociationChicago, IL$185,000442024
Communities UnitedChicago, IL$175,000332023
Public Policy and Education Fund of New YorkAlbany, NY$175,000212023
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA$162,500432024
Chinese Progressive AssociationSan Francisco, CA$160,000312023
Kids Rethink New Orleans SchoolsNew Orleans, LA$145,000222022
Youth Rise TexasAustin, TX$135,000332023
Make the Road StatesBrooklyn, NY$125,000222023
Movement Strategy CenterOakland, CA$120,000322023
Chinese Progressive Association for Grassroots Asians RisingSan Francisco, CA$100,000112021
Jolt InitiativeAustin, TX$100,000332024
Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY$100,000222024
New Settlement Apartments PacBronx, NY$100,000112022
Community Asset Development Re-Defining Education (cadre)Los Angeles, CA$95,000322024
Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC$85,000422023
CadreLos Angeles, CA$85,000112021
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA$75,000112022
Community Asset Development Re-Defining EducationLos Angeles, CA$75,000112022
Community Partners for California Native Vote ProjectLos Angeles, CA$75,000112021
Gender and Sexualities Alliance NetworkOakland, CA$75,000112023
Genders & Sexualities Alliance NetworkOakland, CA$75,000112022
Kenwood Oakland Community Organization for Journey for JusticeChicago, IL$75,000112021
Maine Initiatives for Maine Youth JusticePortland, ME$75,000112021
Make the Road States for Make the Road NevadaBrooklyn, NY$75,000112021
Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy CoalitionBronx, NY$75,000222023
Public Policy & Education Fund of NyAlbany, NY$75,000112022
Alliance for a Just SocietySeattle, WA$50,000222023
Alliance for Youth Organizing for Leaders Igniting TransformationWashington, DC$50,000112021
Arkansas Community InstituteLittle Rock, AR$50,000222023
Center for Civic Policy for New Mexico Dream TeamAlbuquerque, NM$50,000112021
Clinton Hill Community ActionNewark, NJ$50,000222023
Gender & Sexualities Alliance NetworkOakland, CA$50,000112021
Mano a Mano for Latinos Unidos SiempreSalem, OR$50,000112021
Movement Strategy Center for Urban Peace MovementOakland, CA$50,000112021
National Economic & Social Rights InitiativeNew York, NY$50,000112022
National Economic and Social Rights InitiativeNew York, NY$50,000112023
Neo Philanthropy for Youth Engagement FundNew York, NY$50,000112021
Nesri for Dignity in Schools CampaignNew York, NY$50,000112021
Rainier Valley Corps for Somali Parents Education BoardSeattle, WA$50,000112021
Freedom IncMadison, WI$45,000322023
New SettlementBronx, NY$35,000312024
Committee Against Anti Asian ViolenceNew York, NY$30,000222023
Advancement ProjectWashington, DC$25,000222022
School for Unity & LiberationOakland, CA$25,000112024
School of Unity & LiberationOakland, CA$25,000112022
School of Unity and LiberationOakland, CA$25,000112023
Education Law Center PaPhiladelphia, PA$20,000112022
IntegratenycNew York, NY$20,000222024
Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI$20,000222023
Committee Against Anti Asian Violence (caaav)New York, NY$15,000112021
New York State Youth Leadership CouncilNew York, NY$15,000222023
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund for Texas Youth Power AllianceAustin, TX$15,000112021
Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY$14,200442024
Alliance for a Just Society for Native Organizers AllianceSeattle, WA$10,000112021
Arkansa Public Policy PanelLittle Rock, AR$10,000112024
FeestSeattle, WA$10,000112022
Gender & Sexualities Network AllianceOakland, CA$10,000112024
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and RefugeesPetaluma, CA$10,000112023
Knights & OrchidsSelma, AL$10,000112022
Leaders Igniting TransformationMilwaukee, WI$10,000112024
Movimiento PoderDenver, CO$10,000112024
New York University for Nyu Metro CenterNew York, NY$10,000112021
Opal Environmental Justice OregonPortland, OR$10,000112023
Public Policy & Education Fund of New YorkAlbany, NY$10,000112024
Rockaway Youth Task ForceFar Rockaway, NY$10,000112021
Schott Foundation for People's Think TankNew York, NY$10,000112021
Urban Peace MovementOakland, CA$10,000112024
Association of Black Foundation ExecutivesNew York, NY$7,500322024
Inspiring Minds NycBrooklyn, NY$7,500112024
CandidNew York, NY$6,000332024
Asian Americans Advancing Justice AtlantaNorcross, GA$5,000112021
Funders for Lgbtq IssuesNew York, NY$5,000212023
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs for Coalition for Educational JusticeCalabasas, CA$5,000112021
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs for Red Canary SongCalabasas, CA$5,000112021
Grassroots InternationalJamaica Plain, MA$4,000222023
Hispanics in PhilanthropyNew York, NY$4,000222024
Neighborhood Funders GroupOakland, CA$3,750332023
Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR$3,600332023
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for Executives' AllianceNew York, NY$3,000112021
Asian Americanspacific Islanders in PhilanthropyOakland, CA$2,500112023
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants & RefugeesPetaluma, CA$2,500112022
Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC$2,060222023
Camp KinderlandBrooklyn, NY$2,000212023
City Life Urbana VidaJamaica Plain, MA$2,000112024
Color of Change Education FundOakland, CA$2,000112024
Jews for Racial and Economic JusticeNew York, NY$2,000212023
National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, DC$2,000222024
Rauschenbusch Metro MinistriesNew York, NY$2,000222024
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA$2,000222023
Tides Center for EpipSan Francisco, CA$2,000112021
Californians for Justice Education FundSan Francisco, CA$1,500112021
Jews for Racial and Economic JusticNew York, NY$1,000112024
Mission Investors ExchangeNew York, NY$1,000112023
Missions Investors ExchangeNew York, NY$1,000112024
Shared InterestNew York, NY$1,000112023
Race ForwardWashington, DC$750112023
Common Ground FarmWappingers Falls, NY$500112023
People PoweredBrooklyn, NY$500112023
Race ForwardNew York, NY$500112021
Peer Support SpaceOrlando, FL$350112021

58 of 127 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 200 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Community Improvement
32 grants
Youth Development
31 grants
Civil Rights
27 grants
Education
21 grants
Human Services
21 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
11 grants
Mental Health
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202155$2,214,700$50,000
202263$3,534,880$75,000
202398$4,339,630$25,000
202470$1,529,500$10,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Edward W Hazen Foundation has 115 of them, worth $6,752,010. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Nollie Jenkins Family CenterDurant, MS$250,000
Arkansas Public Policy PanelLittle Rock, AR$250,000
Highlander Research & Education Center for Power UNew Market, TN$250,000
Kids Rethink New Orleans SchoolsNew Orleans, LA$250,000
Youth United for ChangePhiladelphia, PA$250,000
A Better Way Foundation for Hearing Youth VoicesHartford, CT$200,000
New Settlement Apartments PacBronx, NY$200,000
Philadelphia Student UnionPhiladelphia, PA$200,000
Bend the ArcNew York, NY$150,000
Chinese Progressive AssociationSan Francisco, CA$150,000
California Youth ConnectionWashington, DC$150,000
Common Counsel Foundation for Visionary Freedom FundOakland, CA$150,000
Community Partners for California Native Vote ProjectLos Angeles, CA$150,000
Kenwood Oakland Community Organization for Journey for JusticeChicago, IL$150,000
Power CaliforniaOakland, CA$150,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 30% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

California
$3.5M
New York
$1.6M
District of Columbia
$875K
Illinois
$810K
Pennsylvania
$685K
Arkansas
$435K
Tennessee
$385K
Mississippi
$375K

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Edward W Hazen Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 135 Eastern Parkway 8C, Brooklyn, NY, 11238. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

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