Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 27-4846410

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K.

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$3,000
Grants made (2024)
3
Average grant
$1,000
Median grant
$500
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Bedford Audbon Society: $2KBedford Audbon Society$2KPound Ridge Land Conservatory: $500Pound Ridge Land Conservatory$500Friends of the Israel Defense Forces: $500Friends of the Israel DefenseForces$500

The largest 2024 recipient was Bedford Audbon Society ($2K). Together the top 3 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkPrincetonKansas CityKatonahPound RidgeStamfordWashingtonWayne

How Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 81% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$5K$10K$15K$20K9 grants2019 4 grants2020 9 grants2021 11 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $16K (2021). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bedford Audbon Society Katonah, NYTo Maintain the Endeavors of the Organization$2,000
Pound Ridge Land Conservatory Pound Ridge, NYTo Maintain the Endeavors of the Organization$500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces New York, NYTo Maintain the Endeavors of the Organization$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024—$3,176$3,0003$3,000$76
2023$3,176————$156
2022$3,176$11,075$10,45011$10,450$510
2021$14,251$16,200$16,1759$16,175$1,466
2020$30,451$14,027$14,0004—$2,153
2019$44,478$12,075$12,0259—$2,716

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $76 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jeanne Hardy-Sloan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas G. Hardy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation

How much does Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation give each year?

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $500, and its average grant was $1,000, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation give grants?

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Maintain the Endeavors of the Organization" (3 grants).

How much is Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $76 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's EIN?

Jeanne & Thomas Hardy Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4846410. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 21, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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