Henschel Family Foundation
The Henschel Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Englewood, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports 25 grants totaling $75,064 to charitable organizations, with listed recipients including community, health, humanitarian, and Jewish organizations.
Henschel Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Henschel Family Foundation gave $75K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. 52% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,064
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- Average grant
- $3,003
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $447,419
- New grantees (estimate)
- 52% first-time grantees (13 of 25, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (45% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Henschel Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 15 Lexington Court, Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: (201) 567-0838
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Henschel Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Englewood Health Foundation ($10K). Together the top 10 received $57K.
Grant Size Distribution
159 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 159 grants of 159 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 45% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 35% to recipients in New Jersey. The remaining reported shares were Arizona (7%), California (5%), and Massachusetts (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Henschel Family Foundation open to new grantees?
52%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 25 grantees (52%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 167% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2025) to $103K (2021). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Englewood Health Foundation Englewood, NJ | General | $10,000 |
| Piermont Fire Department - Empire House Co No 1 Piermont, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Rising Heroes Brookyln, NY | General | $10,000 |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY | General | $5,000 |
| Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZ | General | $5,000 |
| Temple Sinai Tenafly, NJ | General | $4,723 |
| Pals Hillsborough, NJ | General | $4,391 |
| Play for Pink New York, NY | General | $3,000 |
| BABY2BABY Los Angeles, CA | General | $2,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Paramus, NJ | General | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $447,419 | $38,106 | $83,373 | $75,064 | 25 | $75,064 | $29,797 | $44,959 |
| 2023 | $546,946 | $46,922 | $89,067 | $80,782 | 34 | $80,782 | $38,637 | $42,933 |
| 2022 | $589,091 | $25,804 | $106,667 | $98,100 | 30 | $98,100 | $17,237 | $45,011 |
| 2021 | $670,528 | $73,345 | $116,524 | $103,150 | 36 | $103,150 | $54,541 | $52,255 |
| 2020 | $713,707 | $348,524 | $109,978 | $102,100 | 34 | — | $156,402 | $42,056 |
| 2019 | $602,928 | $22,832 | $101,860 | $94,650 | 29 | — | $10,050 | $39,658 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Henschel Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in varied areas. For example, Rising Heroes says its mission is to provide psychological counseling to Israeli veterans and families affected by the war in Israel; Play for Pink says it supports breast cancer research; and Baby2Baby says it provides children in need with basic necessities. Other grantees describe work in Jewish communal needs, humanitarian crisis response, and animal rescue.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 25 grants totaling $75,064. Grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Among the largest were $10,000 each to Englewood Health Foundation, Piermont Fire Department - Empire House Co No 1, and Rising Heroes; and $5,000 each to P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc and Turning Point USA. Other listed grants included $4,723 to Temple Sinai, $4,391 to PALS, and $3,000 to Play for Pink.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dorothy Henschel, Elizabeth Henschel, and Laura Henschel-Itin as trustees.
Henschel Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dorothy Henschel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Henschel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Laura Henschel-Itin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: H. Aaron Henschel (2019–2022) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Henschel Family Foundation
How much does Henschel Family Foundation give each year?
Henschel Family Foundation gave $75K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Henschel Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Henschel Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,003, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Henschel Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Henschel Family Foundation give grants?
Henschel Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (35%) and Arizona (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants), Englewood, NJ (3 grants), Piermont, NY (2 grants) and Tenafly, NJ (2 grants).
Does Henschel Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Henschel Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (25 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Henschel Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Henschel Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Englewood Health Foundation ($10,000), Piermont Fire Department - Empire House Co No 1 ($10,000) and Rising Heroes ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Henschel Family Foundation?
Henschel Family Foundation reported $447K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Henschel Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in varied areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Henschel Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Henschel Family Foundation's EIN?
Henschel Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1958088. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Henschel Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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Grantable. (2026). Henschel Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/henschel-family-foundation-morg_9226563bc49b4847b71053744ab40eee
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