Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht Foundation
Private foundation · Montauk, NY · EIN 46-4144136 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht
144grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$172Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 144 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 2037
Montauk, NY 11954-0902
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter College Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| New University in Exile Consortium | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Family Service League | Huntington, NY | $3,500 |
| Pearl Heinlein Foundation | Brightwaters, NY | $3,500 |
| The Salvation Army | New York, NY | $3,400 |
| The Salvation Army | New York, NY | $3,030 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $3,000 |
| Ameri Cares Free Clinics Inc | Stamford, CT | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Hunter College Foundation | New York, NY | $2,750 |
| Family Service League | Huntington, NY | $2,500 |
| Family Service League | Huntington, NY | $2,500 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| The Salvation Army | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,300 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | $2,000 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $2,000 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | $2,000 |
| Vassar Haiti Project | Hopewell Junction, NY | $2,000 |
| Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health | Stockbridge, MA | $2,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| United Help Ukraine | Gaithersburg, MD | $2,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health | Stockbridge, MA | $1,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,500 |
| Project Most | East Hampton, NY | $1,500 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,050 |
| Apopo US | Washington, DC | $1,039 |
| Ameri Cares Free Clinics Inc | Stamford, CT | $1,000 |
| Concerned Citizens of Montauk | Montauk, NY | $1,000 |
| East Hampton Education Foundation | East Hampton, NY | $1,000 |
| Fiver Children's Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Montauk Fire Department | Montauk, NY | $1,000 |
| Montauk Playhouse Community Fdn | Montauk, NY | $1,000 |
| Pearl Heinlein Foundation | Brightwaters, NY | $1,000 |
| Project Most | East Hampton, NY | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| The Jane Goodall Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas | Kerrville, TX | $1,000 |
| Nyy Langone Health System | New York City, NY | $1,000 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Fiver Children's Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Fountain House | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health | Stockbridge, MA | $1,000 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Microfinancing Partners in Africa | St Louis, MO | $1,000 |
| Montauk Fire Department | Montauk, NY | $1,000 |
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