Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chevy Chase, MD EIN: 52-2052715

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Chevy Chase, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3K.

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,200
-68.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,600
-36.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,600
Primary geography
New York (63% 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 Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

ACLU Foundation: $2KACLU Foundation$2KHias: $1KHias$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was ACLU Foundation ($2K). Together the top 2 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

IndianapolisWashingtonRichmondBridgeportKensingtonMedfordAshlandBaltimoreBloomingtonLexingtonNew YorkSilver SpringWernersville

How Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K7 grants2019 5 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $41K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU Foundation New York, NYTo Support Education Efforts$2,000
Hias Silver Spring, MDSupporing Vital Services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers$1,200
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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 Income
2025—$26$4,327$3,2002$3,200—
2024$3,036$8,268$11,162$10,0004$10,000$7,106
2023$5,930$2,335$4,263$3,0001$3,000$1,072
2022$7,980$1,896$17,475$16,2002$16,200$438
2021$23,559$9,038$9,825$8,5003$8,500$7,564
2020$24,328$390$20,949$19,5005——
2019$44,891$6,670$42,014$40,5007—$5,037

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc is led by Martha Pleasure, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martha Pleasure

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc

How much does Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc give each year?

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 4 grants.

Where does Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc operate?

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania.

What is Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc's EIN?

Herman & Goldie Halpin Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2052715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)

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