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Horowitz Foundation For Social Policy is a private trust based in NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1998. The principal officer is Mary Curtis Horowitz. It holds total assets of $2.4M. Annual income is reported at $780K. Total assets have decreased from $3.7M in 2010 to $2.5M in 2023. The foundation is governed by 15 officers and trustees. Direct charitable activities are for work in major areas of social sciences. Tax records are available from 2017 to 2024. The foundation primarily funds organizations in California, New York and Massachusetts. According to available records, Horowitz Foundation For Social Policy has made 123 grants totaling $571K, with a median grant of $5K. Annual giving has grown from $166K in 2021 to $213K in 2023. Individual grants have ranged from $3K to $12K, with an average award of $5K. The foundation has supported 101 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in California, Massachusetts, New York, which account for 46% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 23 states. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Smallest Grant
$3K
Median Grant
$5K
Average Grant
$5K
Largest Grant
$10K
Based on 40 grants from the most recent 990-PF filing.
The horowitz foundation for social policy was established in 1997 by irving louis horowitz and mary curtis horowitz and has been funded by contributions from them since its inception. The foundation received approval as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization in 1998. The foundation's general purpose is to support the advancement of research and understanding in the major fields of the social sciences. Its specific purpose is to provide small grants to aspiring phd students at the dissertation level to support the research they are undertaking for their project. Grants are based solely on merit. Each is worth a total of $10,000; $7,500 is awarded initially and $2,500 upon completion of the project. Applicants must be current phd (or drph) candidates who are working on their dissertation. In 2023, the foundation received 771 completed, eligible applications. Applications are evaluated based on the trustees' assessment of criteria such as: feasibility, applicability, originality,
Expenses: $305K
Direct charitable activities are for work in major areas of social sciences. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 123 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in CA, MA, NY.
Horowitz Foundation For Social Policy has distributed a total of $571K across 123 grants. The median grant size is $5K, with an average of $5K. Individual grants have ranged from $3K to $12K.
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Horowitz Foundation For Social Policy is headquartered in NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ. While based in NJ, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 23 states.
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| Name | Title | Compensation | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayse Akincigil | CHAIRPERSON | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Jonathan D Breul | TREASURER | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Jos Vaessen | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Maggie Schneiderman | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Mary Curtis Horowitz | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Mary M Mckay | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Melissa Jonson-Reid | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Michal Grinstein-Weiss | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Nandini Ramanujan | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Pearl Eliadis | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Ray C Rist | VICE CHAIRMAN | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Richard L Edwards | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| William M Rodgers Iii | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| William Strong | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
| Hans-Martin Boehmer | TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | N/A |
Total Giving
$326K
Total Assets
$2.5M
Fair Market Value
$3.5M
Net Worth
$2.5M
Grants Paid
$202K
Contributions
N/A
Net Investment Income
$98K
Distribution Amount
$163K
Total: $1.9M
Total Grants
123
Total Giving
$571K
Average Grant
$5K
Median Grant
$5K
Unique Recipients
101
Most Common Grant
$3K
of 2023 grantees were first-time recipients
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah KotbGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Somerville, MA | $10K | 2023 |
| Tara NicolaGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Cambridge, MA | $8K | 2023 |
| Anisa KlineGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Columbus, OH | $8K | 2023 |
| Ana P CanedoGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Austin, TX | $8K | 2023 |
| Sarah Jiyoon KwonGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | New York, NY | $8K | 2023 |
| Amber PowellGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Milwaulkee, WI | $8K | 2023 |
| Sandhya KajeepetaGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | New York, NY | $8K | 2023 |
| Nicholas MarkGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | New York, NY | $7K | 2023 |
| Victoria Asbury-KimmelGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | New York, NY | $7K | 2023 |
| Max GriswoldGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Seattle, WA | $7K | 2023 |
| Erin IceGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Ann Arbor, MI | $7K | 2023 |
| Yifan JiaGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | London | $7K | 2023 |
| Ertugrul PolatGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Oxford | $7K | 2023 |
| Maiying LiGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Los Angeles, CA | $7K | 2023 |
| Michelle S CastleberryGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Washington, DC | $5K | 2023 |
| Nicholas C SmithGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Bloomington, IN | $5K | 2023 |
| Chuncheng LiuGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | La Jolla, CA | $5K | 2023 |
| Dasha PrussGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Pittsburgh, PA | $5K | 2023 |
| Konrad FrancoGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Davis, CA | $5K | 2023 |
| Levi VonkGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Alexandria, VA | $5K | 2023 |
| Lindsay BingGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Austin, TX | $5K | 2023 |
| Lukas LehnerGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Oxford | $5K | 2023 |
| Benjamin BarskyGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Cambridge, MA | $5K | 2023 |
| Eden KinkaidGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Tuscon, AZ | $5K | 2023 |
| Mattthew FowleGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Seattle, WA | $5K | 2023 |
| Merideth SlopenGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Brooklyn, NY | $5K | 2023 |
| Jonathan TebesGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Somerville, MA | $4K | 2023 |
| Brittany Paige Mihalec-AdkinsGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Lafayette, IN | $3K | 2023 |
| Catherine ThomasGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | San Francisco, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Cesar B Martinez-AlvarezGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | West Hollywood, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Chagai WeissGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Palo Alto, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Danielle AdamsGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Chicago, IL | $3K | 2023 |
| Elizabeth CliffGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Oak Park, IL | $3K | 2023 |
| Hyein KangGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Lexington, KY | $3K | 2023 |
| Kasey ZapatkaGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Brooklyn, NY | $3K | 2023 |
| Kelly L RussellGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Ann Arbor, MI | $3K | 2023 |
| Kurt HagerGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Jamaica Plain, MA | $3K | 2023 |
| Magdalena EitenbergerGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Vienna | $3K | 2023 |
| Marc AidinoffGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Cambridge, MA | $3K | 2023 |
| Meicen SunGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Palo Alto, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Natalia EmanuelGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Cambridge, MA | $3K | 2023 |
| Rebecca SachsGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Arlington, VA | $3K | 2023 |
| Shriya RangarajanGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Davis, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Stephanie Casey PierceGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Upper Arlington, OH | $3K | 2023 |
| Danielle CarrGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Los Angeles, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Alex AlbrightGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | San Francisco, CA | $3K | 2023 |
| Carlos Alberto Echeverria-EstradaGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Chicago, IL | $9K | 2022 |
| Joseph BruchGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Ardmore, PA | $8K | 2022 |
| Alexis KennedyGRANT FOR WORK IN MAJOR AREAS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, AREA STUDIES, ECONOMIC | Fort Collins, CO | $8K | 2022 |