The Hermione Foundation primarily supports major New York City cultural institutions and elite higher-education institutions, with a strong emphasis on classical music and performing arts alongside targeted support for Barnard College and its alumnae network. Grants are large and mission-focused, intended to advance the public programs and institutional objectives of established organizations rather than grassroots or small community groups.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of established institutions—including repeat funding to flagship arts organizations—focused geographically in New York City and aimed at institutional/program support rather than many small awards.
A repeated pattern defines Hermione Foundation C/o Laura Sloate: large, mission-aligned support for a small set of New York institutions, especially the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, and Barnard College affiliates. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs established organizations rather than grassroots groups, and its awards are framed as support to further recipients’ publicly stated objectives. That approach shows up most clearly in the arts, where the foundation has made major gifts to flagship performing arts institutions and classical-music training programs. The foundation’s giving also reaches higher education and related alumni activity, with Barnard College and the Alumnae Association of Barnard College appearing as recurring recipients. In the wider mix, it supports organizations tied to youth development, food access, and select health or community-serving institutions, including Food Bank NYC, Citymeals on Wheels, and Massachusetts General Hospital. The pattern suggests a locally focused funder that uses flexible grants to strengthen the operating and program work of organizations it already knows well. The latest 990 on file is 2025, and the grant record spans multiple years, showing sustained support rather than one-time funding.
Classical music and performing arts are central to the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $206,870 to the New York Philharmonic and $172,275 to the Perlman Music Program; in 2023, it also supported Lincoln Center Inc with $100,000. The same pattern extends to Carnegie Hall Society, which received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Higher education is another clear thread. Barnard College received $266,000 in 2023, while the Alumnae Association of Barnard College received $503,600 in 2025 and $33,500 in 2024. Teachers College of Columbia University also received $50,000 in 2023. The foundation’s recent grants also include community-serving work. Food Bank NYC received $70,000 in 2024 and 2025, and Westside Campaign Against Hunger received $10,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards cluster at the lower end of the foundation’s distribution, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $25,375. The recent grants list also shows a much larger tier of institutional support, including multiple six-figure awards. Recipients reappear across years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants; examples include repeated support for the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Perlman Music Program, Food Bank NYC, and Westside Campaign Against Hunger. Grants are described as support to further recipients’ publicly stated objectives, indicating flexible, grantee-aligned funding.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $25K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: Metropolitan Opera, Barnard College, Alumnae Association of Barnard College, New York Philharmonic, Perlman Music Program
Giving is highly concentrated in New York: 85% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is the top state by grant count. New York City recipients dominate the recent list, including organizations in New York, NY such as the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Barnard College, Lincoln Center Inc, and Carnegie Hall Society. Outside New York, the foundation’s recent grants reach Hartsdale, NY, Boston, MA, and Durham, NC, but the recipient-country distribution remains entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grants list is weighted toward New York cultural institutions and higher-education organizations. Recurring recipients include the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center Inc, Carnegie Hall Society, Barnard College, and the Alumnae Association of Barnard College.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Perlman Music Program, Food Bank NYC, Westside Campaign Against Hunger, Carnegie Hall Society, and the Alumnae Association of Barnard College.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $2,000, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $25,375. The recent list also includes larger institutional grants above $100,000.
Its giving is concentrated in New York. New York is the top state by grant count, and 85% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Many of the named recipients are in New York, NY.
Grants are consistently described as support to further recipients’ publicly stated objectives. That wording appears across awards to the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Barnard College, Food Bank NYC, and other recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA | NEW YORK, NY | $550,713 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $397,069 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FOOD BANK NYC | HARTSDALE, NY | $80,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CITY MEALS OF WHEELS | DURHAM, NC | $75,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $41,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,414 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| JAFCO | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| PBS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| SWEET DREAMMAKERS | BOCA RATON, FL | $7,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| 92ND STREET Y | NEW YORK, NY | $6,100 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| THE SEEING EYE | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| MICHAEL WOLK HEART FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| JAZZ FORUM ARTS | TARRYTOWN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| GIVING CIRCLE OF WESTCHESTER | MASPETH, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| SHARING SHELF | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| UJA-NY ISRAEL EMERGENCYFUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,728 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| ROBERT F KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FAU FOUNDATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $503,600 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| METROPOLITAN OPERA | NEW YORK, NY | $465,511 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $206,870 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $172,275 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FOOD BANK NYC | HARTSDALE, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CITY MEALS OF WHEELS | DURHAM, NC | $65,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $26,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,180 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| UJA-NY ISRAEL EMERGENCYFUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,400 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| MICHAEL WOLK HEART FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| THE SEEING EYE | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,921 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| COALITION FOR HOMELESS-BACK TO SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| 92ND STREET Y | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| THE STEPHEN & CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRATANGLEWOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| SAFE HORIZONS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES |
METROPOLITAN OPERA
$550,713TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
FOOD BANK NYC
$80,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CITY MEALS OF WHEELS
$75,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$30,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY
$20,414TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
JAFCO
$18,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
PBS
$10,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
92ND STREET Y
$6,100TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
THE SEEING EYE
$5,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
MICHAEL WOLK HEART FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
FRICK COLLECTION
$3,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
JAZZ FORUM ARTS
$2,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
GIVING CIRCLE OF WESTCHESTER
$2,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
$2,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
SHARING SHELF
$2,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
UJA-NY ISRAEL EMERGENCYFUND
$2,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
$1,728TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
ROBERT F KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS
$1,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE
$503,600TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
METROPOLITAN OPERA
$465,511TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$206,870TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
FOOD BANK NYC
$70,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CITY MEALS OF WHEELS
$65,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY
$10,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
$10,180TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
WESTSIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER
$10,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
UJA-NY ISRAEL EMERGENCYFUND
$5,400TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
MICHAEL WOLK HEART FOUNDATION
$5,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
THE SEEING EYE
$5,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
$3,921TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION
$3,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
92ND STREET Y
$2,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
THE STEPHEN & CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER
$1,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRATANGLEWOOD
$1,500TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER RECIPIENTS'PUBLICLY STATED OBJECTIVES