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New York private foundations

There are 13,229 private foundations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker private foundations employ 5,651 people, earn more than $25 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $206 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,229
 
$24,763,279,665
Corporate foundations
 
238
 
$4,696,020,902
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Private foundations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
10,314
 
$22,891,954,077
Buffalo
 
715
 
$220,370,430
Albany, NY
 
527
 
$702,006,162
Rochester, NY
 
325
 
$187,793,895
Poughkeepsie
 
303
 
$108,977,351
Syracuse
 
160
 
$48,301,696
Kingston
 
75
 
$384,518,940
Binghamton
 
65
 
$15,530,383
Ithaca
 
64
 
$39,215,530
Utica
 
62
 
$37,153,602
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Sizes of private foundations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
8,182
$250k to $1M
 
1,829
$1M to $5M
 
1,131
$5M to $25M
 
417
$25M to $100M
 
83
$100M+
 
35
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Directory of private foundations in New York

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1-20 of 13,229

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)

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)

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 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)

Richard and Barbara Moore Family Foundation

NY-based private foundation funding general purpose grants for organizations such as the Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences. Made 6 grants last year.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$15.8m
Employees
0
EIN
87-3808712
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Endeavor Foundation

The Endeavor Foundation is a private foundation that made 98 grants last year. Some of their grantees include Wells College. Their trustees are Julie J Kidd, Christen L Kidd, Donald W Harward. They are located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$18.9m
Assets
$407.8m
Employees
4
EIN
13-6147952
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chesed Foundation of America

Chesed Foundation of America is a private foundation located in New York, NY. Primarily, it funds amounts to cover operating expenses for schools and synagogues as well as educational scholarships and assistance to the needy. It made one grant last year.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$255.8m
Employees
0
EIN
13-3922068
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation

Private foundation in New York focused on climate / oceans, early childhood, health, and New York City communities.
Revenue
$22.7m
Assets
$363.3m
Employees
0
EIN
83-0451634
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dune Road Foundation

The Dune Road Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY that primarily funds general purpose grants to various organizations such as Georgetown University. They made 13 grants last year.
Revenue
$22.2m
Assets
$50.1m
Employees
0
EIN
85-3757218
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Suzanne and Thomas Murphy Foundation

The Suzanne and Thomas Murphy Foundation is a private foundation that is supported by the Estate of Thomas S Murphy. It is located in Melville, NY.
Revenue
$42.4m
Assets
$41.6m
Employees
0
EIN
87-3830156
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Windreich Family Foundation

The Windreich Family Foundation is a private foundation located in White Plains, NY that primarily funds general unrestricted grants. Grantees include Icahn School Of Medican At Mount Sinai and others. The Foundation made six grants last year.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$20.6m
Employees
0
EIN
26-3814543
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Daftuar Family Foundation

The Daftuar Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds research on the genetic basis of lipedema and research on microenvironmental cues in lipedema.
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$77.9m
Employees
6
EIN
47-4685449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

General Atlantic Foundation

The General Atlantic Foundation is a New York-based private foundation funding charitable initiatives, including the Ukraine relief fund and the We Love NYC campaign.
Revenue
$14.3m
Assets
$64.7m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1725309
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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