The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

EIN 136043471 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10017 |(646) 428-0971

https://www.hfg.org
Total Given 2017–2024
$11.6M
746 grants · $1.5M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $480–$25K
grant size
26%
balanced · 134/514 multi-year
repeat
$73.5M
Assets (2024)
514
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Health Arts & Culture Environment Community Development Religion

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person JOEL WALLMAN
Phone (646) 428-0971
Deadlines FEBRUARY 1ST AND AUGUST 1ST
How to Apply SEE ATTACHMENT B
Restrictions SEE ATTACHMENT B
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $1.8M $61.8M $6.5M 168
2018 $1.4M $57.8M $1.2M 166
2019 $1.3M $64.8M $3.4M 38
2020 $1.7M $72.4M $2.4M 134
2022 $1.7M $65.7M $1.4M 69
2023 $1.8M $70.2M $3.6M 91
2024 $2.0M $73.5M $3.5M 80

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 746 grants on record

Minimum
$40
25th Pctl
$480
Median
$5K
Average
$16K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$150K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.8% of US grants · Rank #21 of 41 states $102K across 5 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Travis 3 grants · $98K
  2. 2 Smith 1 grant · $4K
  3. 3 Dallas 1 grant · $100

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (746 total)

Purpose
Salzburg Global Seminar McLean, VA $150,000 MORALITY, VIOLENCE, AND OPPORTUNISM: INSIDE THE NDUMA DEFENSE OF CONGO MILITIA 2024
Salzburg Global Washington, DC $125,000 SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR 2023 2024
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $112,091 15TH ANNUAL JOHN JAY SYMPOSIUM ON CRIME IN AMERICA 2020
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $108,751 18TH ANNUAL JOHN JAY SYMPOSIUM ON CRIME IN AMERICA 2022
John Jay College of Criminal Justic New York, NY $105,971 14TH ANNUAL HF GUGGENHEIM SYMPOSIUM ON CRIME IN AMERICA 2019
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $104,809 CRIME CONFERENCE 2018
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $102,000 16TH ANNUAL JOHN JAY SYMPOSIUM ON CRIME IN AMERICA 2020
Salzburg Global Seminar Salzburg, None $100,000 SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR 2021 2020
Pembroke College Camridge, None $100,000 HF GUGGENHEIM FELLOW 2024
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $95,000 CRIME CONFERENCE 2017
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $95,000 CRIME CONFERENCE 2018 2017
Boston University Boston, MA $90,000 ASSESSING MENTAL DISTRESS, RELATIVE LONENESS, IDEOLOGY, AND LEAKAGE IN THE PARENTS4PEACE DATASET 2023
Dr Karin Wachter Phoenix, AZ $89,311 PRE- AND POST-RESETTLEMENT DRIVERS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG AFGHAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES 2022
Dr Christopher Davey Leicester, MA $84,876 ERASING REFUGEES: HOW CAMPS BECAME KILLING FIELDS IN THE FIRST CONGO WAR 2022
PROF Mahmood Mamdani Makerere Institute of Social Research Kampala, None $80,000 GRADUATE STUDIES PORGRAM 2017
TEL AVIV University TEL AVIV, None $79,582 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AND DETERRENCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN-ARAB MINORITY IN ISRAEL 2023
Dr Juan LUNA Santiago De Chile, None $76,816 ORGANIZED CRIME, STATE CRISES, AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF VIOLENT DEMOCRACIES 2022
Dr Yaniv Voller London, None $72,319 PRO-GOVERNMENT MILITIAS AS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY ORDERS 2022
Pembroke College Camridge, None $70,970 HF GUGGENHEIM FELLOW 2023
Pembroke College Cambridge, None $70,000 HFG GUGGENHEIM FELLOW 2020
Cambridge in America New York, NY $67,500 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2020
Cambridge in America New York, NY $67,500 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2017
Cambridge in America New York, NY $67,500 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2018 2017
Pembroke College Cambridge, None $65,635 HF GUGGENHEIM FELLOW 2022
Dr Romina Istrati London, None $63,439 RELIGION, CONSCIENCE AND ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY IN THE DETERRENCE OF... 2019

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