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New York City private foundations

There are 13,919 private foundations in the greater New York City metro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro private foundations employ 5,441 people, earn more than $30 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $208 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,919
 
$30,019,702,491
Corporate foundations
 
273
 
$7,962,544,237
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Sizes of private foundations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
8,398
$250k to $1M
 
1,877
$1M to $5M
 
1,160
$5M to $25M
 
422
$25M to $100M
 
85
$100M+
 
42
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Directory of private foundations in New York City

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1-20 of 13,919

Bloomberg Family Foundation

The Bloomberg Family Foundation, based in New York, funds clean energy, digital programs, and K-12 education while supporting other charities through grants and advisory services.
Revenue
$1.6b
Assets
$12.1b
Employees
0
EIN
20-5602483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust supports a wide range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, in addition to conservation, education, social services, and cultural access.
Revenue
$385.2m
Assets
$7.3b
Employees
117
EIN
13-7184401
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Altman Foundation

To support institutions that enrich the quality of life in NY, with a particular focus on initiatives that help individuals, families, and communities benefit from the services and opportunities that will enable them to achieve their full potential.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$283.3m
Employees
8
EIN
13-1623879
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meyer Foundation

The Meyer Foundation is a private foundation that made seven grants last year. Its trustees are Vincent Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Francois Voss. It is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$740.5k
Assets
$56.2m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3317912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ford Foundation

To encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located, to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors.
Revenue
$502.4m
Assets
$16.8b
Employees
301
EIN
13-1684331
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York, established by industrialist-turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding, is one of the largest and most influential of grant making foundations.
Revenue
$330.1m
Assets
$4.5b
Employees
97
EIN
13-1628151
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rockefeller Foundation

Throughout their 100-year history, the Rockefeller Foundation has supported the ingenuity of innovative thinkers and actors by providing the resources, networks, convening power, and technologies to move innovation from idea to impact.
Revenue
$415.5m
Assets
$6.4b
Employees
256
EIN
13-1659629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The JPB Foundation

The JPB Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of life in the United States through transformational initiatives that promote the health of their communities by creating opportunities for those in poverty.
Revenue
$323.9m
Assets
$2.8b
Employees
47
EIN
90-0747216
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation believes that a carefully reasoned and systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society, when applied inventively and wisely, can lead to a better world for all.
Revenue
$189.1m
Assets
$2.2b
Employees
37
EIN
13-1623877
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
Revenue
$76.1m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
53
EIN
13-1760106
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Open Society Foundations

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.
Revenue
$935.0m
Assets
$10.8b
Employees
0
EIN
26-3753801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pershing Square Foundation (PSF)

The Pershing Square Foundation supports exceptional leaders and innovative organizations that tackle important social issues and deliver scalable and sustainable impact.
Revenue
$22.2m
Assets
$404.1m
Employees
5
EIN
20-8068401
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arnhold Foundation

The Arnhold Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. They made 244 grants last year. Some of their grantees include Uc Regents.
Revenue
$14.1m
Assets
$449.2m
Employees
1
EIN
13-3456684
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is a private foundation in New York, NY whose mission is: A private foundation whose trustee is Spitzer Bernard.
Revenue
$29.9m
Assets
$403.9m
Employees
0
EIN
13-7298842
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Merck Foundation, a private nonprofit in Rahway, NJ, funds clinical grants and supports organizations like the Medical College of Virginia and the Red Cross.
Revenue
$45.4m
Assets
$328.3m
Employees
0
EIN
22-6028476
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mary and James G Wallach Foundation

The Mary and James Wallach Foundation makes grants to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other nonprofits. Last year, it made 26 grants. The trustees are Mary Wallach, Howard Herman, and Andrew Wallach. It is a private foundation located in Purchase, NY.
Revenue
$18.6m
Assets
$72.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6278694
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mustang Foundation

The Mustang Foundation is a private foundation located in Oceanport, NJ that is supported by the Estate of Oscar Davis.
Revenue
$19.1m
Assets
$30.4m
Employees
0
EIN
82-3625985
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Thompson Family Foundation

The Thompson Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, NY that made 40 grants last year. Grantees include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Pancreatic Cancer. Trustees are Amanda JT Riegel, Angela E Thompson, Charles Ay Thompson.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$453.5m
Employees
2
EIN
06-1194385
IRS type
501(c)(3)

David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation

David and Nicole Tepper Charitable Foundation funds general support for various organizations, with 34 grants made last year.
Revenue
$25.5m
Assets
$60.7m
Employees
0
EIN
85-2618674
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Loewenberg Foundation

The Loewenberg Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds to further doner's exempt purpose. Grantees include National Philanthropic Trust. The foundation made one grant last year. It is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$73.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6075586
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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