The Hamond Family Foundation
The Hamond Family Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes through unrestricted grants. Its mission reflects a commitment to community service, human services, and education, with a focus on addressing diverse community needs, including food insecurity. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations that are recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is based in Syosset, New York, and provides funding to organizations across multiple states, indicating a broad geographic reach in its philanthropic efforts.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established 501(c)(3) organizations or regional intermediaries (especially community foundations or large local nonprofits) that can absorb unrestricted, community‑level funding or work as intermediaries.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a community foundation or regional intermediary used to receiving large unrestricted gifts.
- • Requests for general operating or community-wide support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
- • Capacity to receive and steward large grants or to act as a fiscal conduit.
- • Geographic presence in states previously funded (NY, DC, GA) or demonstrable regional impact.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states (six distinct states in 2024, with substantial out-of-state giving); the foundation operates beyond a single metro or state.
Recipient Variety
Across the two observed years the foundation funded many distinct recipients (16 in 2022 and 6 in 2024) and supported a mix of intermediaries and direct nonprofits, though dollars in 2024 were concentrated in a few large recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows that half of 2024 recipients were new, indicating some turnover, but the foundation also signals a preselection preference and several multi-year repeat recipients, so unsolicited applicants may be considered but are not guaranteed access.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
