Henrikson Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Albany, NY EIN: 83-2655614

Henrikson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Albany, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $129K. Net investment income was $97K.

Henrikson Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Henrikson Family Foundation gave $129K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$129,000
+11.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-12.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,429
+27.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,000
Total assets
$2,172,468
-1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (37% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Henrikson Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

St Paul's School: $29KSt Paul's School$29KStrays and Others: $23KStrays and Others$23KThe Center For Contemporary Printmaking: $23KThe Center For ContemporaryPrintmaking$23KThe Ocean Cleanup: $18KThe Ocean Cleanup$18KHackley School: $15KHackley School$15KRobert Louis Stevenson School: $15KRobert Louis Stevenson School$15KThe Petey Greene Program Inc: $6KThe Petey Greene Program Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Paul's School ($29K). Together the top 7 received $129K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 18 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

AlbanyNew YorkConcordNew CanaanNorwalkTarrytownCoral GablesLos AngelesPasadenaPrinceton

How Henrikson Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 8 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2020) to $129K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $129K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Paul's School Concord, NHGeneral Purpose$29,000
Strays and Others New Canaan, CTGeneral Purpose$23,250
The Center For Contemporary Printmaking Norwalk, CTGeneral Purpose$23,250
The Ocean Cleanup New York, NYGeneral Purpose$18,000
Hackley School Tarrytown, NYGeneral Purpose$15,000
Robert Louis Stevenson School New York, NYGeneral Purpose$15,000
The Petey Greene Program Inc Princeton, NJGeneral Purpose$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,172,468$109,271$141,088$129,0007$129,000$97,183$141,535
2024$2,204,285$186,066$129,239$116,0008$117,500$171,327$129,519
2023$2,146,458$83,502$138,225$128,7001$128,700$73,977$119,152
2022$2,201,181$25,660$130,249$114,0001$114,000$47,272$127,216
2021$2,305,770$1,118,579$87,780$78,0001—$482,961$115,500
2020$1,682,368$741,128$68,631$42,0001—$223,413$79,578

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Henrikson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $142K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Henrikson Family Foundation is led by C. Robert Henrikson, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • C. Robert Henrikson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mary E. Henrikson (2020–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Henrikson Family Foundation

How much does Henrikson Family Foundation give each year?

Henrikson Family Foundation gave $129K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $116K across 8 grants.

What is Henrikson Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Henrikson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $18,000, and its average grant was $18,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Henrikson Family Foundation give grants?

Henrikson Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 37% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (36%) and New Hampshire (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Henrikson Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Henrikson Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Henrikson Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Henrikson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Paul's School ($29,000), Strays and Others ($23,250) and The Center For Contemporary Printmaking ($23,250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Henrikson Family Foundation?

Henrikson Family Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $129K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $142K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Henrikson Family Foundation's EIN?

Henrikson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2655614. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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