The Hexner Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on U.S. foreign policy and international affairs discourse, primarily by funding an established Washington think tank, while also supporting university-based research and occasional local recreational programming. Its grants skew toward enabling policy analysis and scholarship (often flexible/general support) with a small proportion directed to community-level nonprofit activities.
Concentrated giving: a majority of funding is directed to a single recurring grantee (large, mostly unrestricted awards) with the remainder split among a few smaller, one-off grants to academic and local nonprofits.
Hexner Foundation’s clearest pattern is sustained support for the National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc in New York, including a $35,000 general-and-unrestricted grant in 2025 and additional awards in prior years. That relationship sits at the center of a broader portfolio focused on U.S. foreign policy and international affairs discourse, with funding that also reaches university-based scholarship and occasional local recreation programming. The foundation’s recent grants show a preference for organizations and programs that advance policy analysis, public-facing discussion, or specialized research, rather than individual giving or program-related investments. Alongside its policy work, Hexner Foundation has supported Georgetown University for work led by Thomas Banchoff, pointing to an interest in academic leadership tied to international affairs and religion/public policy. Its smaller community grant to Sky Tavern in Reno shows a separate lane of support for local recreational use. Across these grants, the foundation’s approach is modest in scale, targeted, and tied to named institutions or specific projects rather than broad open-ended grantmaking.
A major theme is independent foreign-policy analysis. Hexner Foundation gave $35,000 to National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc in New York for general and unrestricted support, and it also made a $10,000 charitable-event grant to the same organization. That points to a sustained relationship with a policy institution rather than one-off project funding. The foundation also backs university-based international affairs work. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to Georgetown University to support the work led by Thomas Banchoff, linking its philanthropy to academic research and teaching. A smaller, different thread appears in recreation and community use. In 2023, Hexner Foundation granted $10,000 to Sky Tavern for the Rick Sutherland Trail Zone, showing that its giving is not limited to policy institutions.
Hexner Foundation’s recent grants are small to mid-sized, with a typical grant size of $10,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and a $17,500 75th percentile. The largest recent award is $35,000, so the distribution is compact rather than highly spread out. The pattern is also relationship-based: National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc appears in multiple years and multiple grant types, including general and unrestricted support and a charitable-event grant. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent record suggests direct institutional grants, often tied to general support or specific named activities.
$135K
$3.3M
-$64K
$144K
Most grants fall between $10K and $18K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$18K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Inc., Georgetown University (support for Thomas Banchoff), Sky Tavern
Grantmaking is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent record. New York is the top state by grant count, driven by repeated support for New York, NY. Other recipient locations include Washington, DC and Reno, NV. The available grant list shows no awards to recipients in Delaware, despite the foundation’s Wilmington headquarters. The recipient-country distribution is fully domestic, with all recent grants going to U.S. organizations.
The recent record centers on policy and research institutions. National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc received multiple grants across 2023 to 2025, and Georgetown University received support for work led by Thomas Banchoff. A smaller grant went to Sky Tavern for the Rick Sutherland Trail Zone.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and with a $17,500 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $5,000 to $35,000, which keeps its giving relatively concentrated around the $10,000 level.
In the recent grant record, no. The recipient-country distribution is 100% U.S., with grants going to organizations in New York, Washington, DC, and Reno, NV.
Yes. National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc appears in multiple years, including $35,000 in 2025, $10,000 in 2024, another $10,000 in 2023, and a $5,000 grant in 2023. That suggests an ongoing relationship rather than a single grant.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | to support the US-China dialogue work led by Tom Banchoff |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Northern Ireland Emerging Leaders Program |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the work led by Thomas Banchoff |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | NCAFP 2023 Honorees Fund |
| SKY TAVERN | RENO, NV | $10,000 | 2023 | Rick Sutherland Trail Zone |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
to support the US-China dialogue work led by Tom Banchoff
Northern Ireland Emerging Leaders Program
To support the work led by Thomas Banchoff