The Harding Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on health-related initiatives, environmental conservation, and community service, as evidenced by its funding of organizations such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Great Swamp Watershed Association. The foundation serves a diverse range of beneficiaries, including health charities, environmental groups, and organizations that empower women. While it primarily operates in New Jersey, it also supports initiatives in other states, reflecting a broader commitment to impactful philanthropy.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized charitable organizations with programs in areas the foundation has historically supported (conservation, health, community organizations, regional cultural groups) and that can work with modest, general-support grants.
Good Fit
- • Project or organization located in New Jersey, New York, or Florida (most giving concentrated there).
- • Clear program alignment with conservation, health charities, or community service organizations.
- • Ability to make use of one-time or modest unrestricted/general operating support.
- • Introductions or referrals from mutual contacts, intermediaries, or prior grantees.
Geography
Grants in the latest filings span four states (notably New York, Florida and New Jersey) with the foundation's giving distributed across multiple states rather than being strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 17 distinct recipients (and 19 the prior year) with 14 new recipients in 2023 and only three repeats across the two years, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for this foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows many new grantees, but the foundation explicitly funds only preselected applicants and there is no public application portal or contact route, so an unfamiliar organization without a referral is unlikely to gain access.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
