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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-6870251

Hfo Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 90 grants and $9.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,080,875

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $140,542,974

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,520,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $129,551,370

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,265,600

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $31,633,048

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,370,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $21,173,541

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,419,760

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $18,655,130

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,080,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,822,444

  • Tax year 2018

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,651,282

Grants paid in 2024

90 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Harmon 59 scholarship

    $500,000
  2. Home for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    Dan lasko house project

    $251,650
  3. Baby Quest FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $250,000
  4. Community Food Bank of NJEgg Harbor Township, NJ

    General

    $250,000
  5. Community Food Bank of NJEgg Harbor Township, NJ

    General

    $250,000
  6. Community Food Bank of NJEgg Harbor Township, NJ

    General

    $250,000
  7. Global GivingWashington, DC

    Hurricane melissa relief

    $250,000
  8. Hurricane Melissa Relief FundWashington, DC

    General

    $250,000
  9. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Compelling perspectives speaker series

    $250,000
  10. Make A Wish Foundation New JerseyMonroe Township, NJ

    General

    $200,000
  11. Make A Wish Foundation New JerseyMonroe Township, NJ

    General

    $200,000
  12. Ocean Conservancy for Global Ghost GearWashington, DC

    General

    $200,000
  13. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    General

    $200,000
  14. Second HelpingsHilton Head, SC

    General

    $200,000
  15. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Hurricane helene recovery

    $200,000
  16. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $200,000
  17. York Street ProjectJersey City, NJ

    General

    $200,000
  18. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    General

    $150,000
  19. Lehigh Valley Wrestling ClubBethlehem, PA

    Annual fund athlete support

    $150,000
  20. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General

    $150,000
  21. The Water Project IncConcord, NH

    General

    $110,000
  22. Count Basie Center for the ArtsRed Bank, NJ

    General

    $103,000
  23. Adult Congenital Heart AssociationColumbia, MD

    General

    $100,000
  24. Allaire Community FarmWall Township, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  25. Allaire Community FarmWall Township, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  26. Alsac - St JudeMemphis, TN

    General

    $100,000
  27. Bridge to Turkiye Scholarship ProgramChapel Hill NC, NC

    Amputee project

    $100,000
  28. Bridge to Turkiye Scholarship ProgramChapel Hill NC, NC

    Amputee center

    $100,000
  29. Center for Family ServicesVoorhees, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  30. Center for Family ServicesVoorhees, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  31. Chop - Children Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $100,000
  32. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    Texas flood relief

    $100,000
  33. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    General

    $100,000
  34. Freehold Open DoorFreehold, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  35. Freehold Open DoorFreehold, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  36. Fulfill CommunityNeptune, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  37. Fulfill CommunityNeptune, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  38. Hyperemesis Education and Research(her) FoundationClackamas, OR

    Support crisis case management program

    $100,000
  39. Hyperemesis Education and Research(her) FoundationClackamas, OR

    General

    $100,000
  40. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Endowed scholarship

    $100,000
  41. Magee Womens Research InstitutePittsburgh, PA

    General

    $100,000
  42. NAMI New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  43. New Jersey Chamber of Commerce FoundationTrenton, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  44. Second HelpingsHilton Head, SC

    General

    $100,000
  45. We Make Autism at WorkEwing Township, NJ

    General

    $100,000
  46. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    For work in gaza

    $100,000
  47. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    General

    $90,000
  48. Settlement Music SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $75,000
  49. As You Sow Pesticide in US Food SystemBerkeley, CA

    General

    $50,000
  50. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    Hurricane helene recovery

    $50,000
  51. Dogs for LifeVero Beach, FL

    General

    $50,000
  52. EarthjusticePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $50,000
  53. Educational Theatre FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  54. Freehold Open DoorFreehold, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  55. Global GivingWashington, DC

    Ca wild fires in la

    $50,000
  56. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaNew York, NY

    Antakya church renovations

    $50,000
  57. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  58. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  59. Homeworks TrentonPrinceton, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  60. Independence FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $50,000
  61. Lehigh Valley Wrestling ClubBethlehem, PA

    Endowment fund

    $50,000
  62. Lewy Body Dementia AssociationLilburn, GA

    General

    $50,000
  63. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $50,000
  64. Meals on Wheels of Mercer CountyEwing, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  65. Monmouth County Habitat for HumanityAshbury Park, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  66. Move for HungerNeptune, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  67. Multiple Myeloma FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General

    $50,000
  68. Multiple Myeloma FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General

    $50,000
  69. National Brain Tumor SocietyNewton, MA

    General

    $50,000
  70. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  71. PA Innocence ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $50,000
  72. Sharing Network FoundationNew Providnce, NJ

    NJ sharing network high school and college outreach programs

    $50,000
  73. Sharing Network FoundationNew Providnce, NJ

    General

    $50,000
  74. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $50,000
  75. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $50,000
  76. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General

    $50,000
  77. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  78. Battleship New Jersey MuseumCamden, NJ

    General

    $45,000
  79. Dogs for LifeVero Beach, FL

    General

    $25,000
  80. Fulfill CommunityNeptune, NJ

    General

    $25,000
  81. Gramercy Brass of New York IncNeptune, NJ

    General

    $25,000
  82. Humane Society of Vero BeachVero Beach, FL

    General

    $25,000
  83. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    For a cappella programs

    $25,000
  84. Lehigh University Trustees of the UniversityBethlehem, PA

    CB ryans room

    $25,000
  85. Lehigh University Trustees of the UniversityBethlehem, PA

    CB lehigh room

    $25,000
  86. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    General

    $25,000
  87. Puppies Behind BarsNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  88. Bridge to Turkiye Scholarship ProgramChapel Hill NC, NC

    General

    $23,300
  89. The Consulting NetworkRoseland, VA

    General

    $5,000
  90. Community Food Bank of NJEgg Harbor Township, NJ

    General

    $2,925

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid8 grants $1,010,00025% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $975,00024% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $725,00018% of the total
  4. Health5 grants $500,00012% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $200,0005% of the total
  6. Animals4 grants $150,0004% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $503,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey30 grants $3,050,925
  2. District of Columbia11 grants $1,550,000
  3. Pennsylvania14 grants $1,550,000
  4. California7 grants $600,000
  5. Maryland5 grants $465,000
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $301,650
  7. South Carolina2 grants $300,000
  8. North Carolina3 grants $223,300
  9. Virginia2 grants $205,000
  10. Oregon2 grants $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Debra HarmonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wendy HarmonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicole Abdo-PaekTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Daniel GirondaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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