Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation
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About Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation
The Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation appears to make targeted, small-scale philanthropic investments in higher education access. Their sole reported grant supported scholarship funding at Hunter College, indicating a priority toward helping low-income or needy students pursue college. The foundation’s activity is narrowly focused and appears to be geographically linked to New York-based public higher education.
Focus Areas
Scholarship support for low‑income college studentsPublic college fundraising (New York City institutions)Higher education access and retention programs
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and familiespeople experiencing homelessness and unemployed personspeople with severe mental illnessrefugees and displaced families (including Ukraine-affected)children and youth (including scholarship recipients)residents of Eastern Long Island / Montauk communities
About Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation
The Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation’s largest reported recent grant was $10,000 to Hunter College Foundation for educational scholarships to students in need. That pattern points to a foundation that uses modest grants to support access to higher education, while also backing a broader mix of human services, health, humanitarian relief, rights, and environmental causes. The foundation’s reported giving is small in scale relative to its assets, but its grants are varied enough to show a consistent preference for direct support to operating organizations and scholarship-related work. Hunter College Foundation appears more than once in the recent grants list, with support in both 2023 and 2024. Family Service League also received repeated support, including funding tied to help for people who are homeless, unemployed, or mentally ill. Other named recipients include Doctors Without Borders, Mercy Corps, The Carter Center Inc, Amnesty International, and The Salvation Army. That mix suggests a grantmaker that combines local New York giving with a set of national and international charities working in education access, crisis response, and public service.
What Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation Funds
Education is the clearest through line in the foundation’s giving. In 2023, it gave $10,000 to Hunter College Foundation to support educational scholarships to those in need, and it gave Hunter College Foundation another $5,000 in 2024. Beyond scholarships, the foundation supports human services in Long Island communities. Family Service League received $7,500 in 2023 to strengthen families and empower residents using programs that help people who are homeless, unemployed, or mentally ill, followed by $2,500 in 2024. It also funds humanitarian and international relief work. Mercy Corps received $5,000 in 2023 to help people suffering around the world when disaster strikes, economies collapse, or conflict erupts, and another $2,000 in 2024. Doctors Without Borders received $5,000 in 2023 and $3,000 in 2024 for vital medical programs and healthcare.
How Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation Gives
Reported grant sizes are small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $1,875. That places most gifts in a compact range even though a few larger awards appear in the recent list. The foundation’s recent record also shows repeat support for some recipients across multiple years, including Hunter College Foundation, Family Service League, Mercy Corps, Doctors Without Borders, The Carter Center Inc, The Salvation Army, Amnesty International, and USA for Unhcr. It is a private foundation with $1,053,554 in assets, annual grants of $165,406, and it also funds individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$42K
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$28K
Total Expenses
$52K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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