OVERVIEW: The Hemmerdinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education. It also earmarks funds for various community causes, largely in New York City.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: Established in 1959, the Hemmerdinger Foundation is steered by real estate mogul Dale Hemmerdinger and his wife Elizabeth, a playwright and screenwriter. Dale Hemmerdinger is chairman of ATCO, a real estate investment and management corporation with interests in New York, nationally, and in seven European countries. The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Hemmerdinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education. It also earmarks funds for various community causes, largely in New York City.
Carl Hemmerdinger is a trustee of Harlem Academy, which the family steadily supports. He’s also a trustee of New York Police Foundation, another important grantee.
Grants range from $10,000 to $150,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $401,000. Past grantees include Queens Museum of Art, where the couple’s daughter-in-law, Jacquie a photographer, is on the board; Nightingale Bamford School (the couple were parents); Hunter College Foundation (Elizabeth is a trustee); Naval War College Foundation (Carl is on the board); and Museum of Jewish Heritage.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
The Hemmerdinger Foundation
c/o Atco Properties and Management
97-77 Queens Blvd, Suite 1103
Rego Park, NY 11374