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The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation

Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.

LocationNew York, New York
Grants on file229
Total giving on file$116.6M
Typical grant size$509K
Most recent filing year2025
Cause focusGeneral grantmaking
Websitehttps://thehgbfoundation.org

What they fund

  • AFFORDABLE HOUSING GENIUS GRANTPURPOSE: FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE RURAL NORTHEAST.
  • BOLD VENTURES GRANT PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE ARTISTS OUTSIDE THE BOLD CIRCLE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE WORKS FOR THE THEATER.
  • BOLD VENTURES GRANT:PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE ARTISTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW AND TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS FOR LIVE-THEATER.
  • BOLD-MAGIC GRANT (GLASSBREAKER FILMS GRANT)PURPOSE: FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL EDITS AND LENGTHENING OF PREVIOUSLY FUNDED FILM "MAKING THE CASE".
  • BROWN INSTITUTE STAFF FUNDPURPOSE: TO SUPPORT TWO POSITIONS FOR THREE YEARS FOR STAFF WHO WILL ASSIST THE DIRECTOR, GRANTEES, AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE BROWN INSTITUTE.

Largest recipients on file

RecipientStateGrantsTotal
Northern Stage CompanyVT33$17.6M
Cardinal Hayes High SchoolNY9$13.9M
University of ConnecticutCT6$7.3M
College of Saint RoseNY7$7.3M
Ithaca CollegeNY6$7.2M
Middlebury CollegeVT8$7.2M
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNH10$7.1M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncMA3$7.0M
Columbia UniversityNY23$5.5M
School Seed FoundationTN6$3.9M

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