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New York private foundations

There are 13,189 private foundations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker private foundations employ 5,556 people, earn more than $24 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $204 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,189
 
$23,579,270,359
Corporate foundations
 
233
 
$4,551,316,670
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Private foundations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
10,294
 
$21,790,462,055
Buffalo
 
706
 
$194,104,533
Albany, NY
 
523
 
$694,261,369
Rochester, NY
 
315
 
$171,203,535
Poughkeepsie
 
301
 
$85,976,775
Syracuse
 
163
 
$41,743,146
Kingston
 
77
 
$386,528,977
Binghamton
 
66
 
$14,387,405
Ithaca
 
65
 
$40,148,952
Utica
 
64
 
$39,285,353
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Sizes of private foundations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
8,313
$250k to $1M
 
1,789
$1M to $5M
 
1,086
$5M to $25M
 
357
$25M to $100M
 
82
$100M+
 
29
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Directory of private foundations in New York

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1-20 of 13,189

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
$1.5b
Assets
$11.8b
Employees
0
EIN
20-5602483
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 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)

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 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)

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
$238.1m
Assets
$6.2b
Employees
267
EIN
13-1659629
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
$70.8m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
60
EIN
13-1760106
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
$118.4m
Assets
$2.1b
Employees
37
EIN
13-1623877
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
$842.8m
Assets
$10.5b
Employees
0
EIN
26-3753801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ralph Landau Foundation

The Ralph Landau Foundation is a private foundation that made 50 grants last year. Grantees include Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Trustees are Laurie J Landeau, Edward Rover. It is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$47.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-2895717
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marina Kellen French Foundation

The Marina Kellen French Foundation is a family foundation associated with the French family, located in New York, NY, and supported by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc.
Revenue
$514.1m
Assets
$513.4m
Employees
0
EIN
92-2711044
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RZH Foundation

The RZH Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY that primarily funds educational institutions and social service organizations. It made one grant last year.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$88.1m
Employees
0
EIN
11-3242489
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Stanton Foundation

The Stanton Foundation, created by Dr. Frank Stanton, supports areas where he was unable to complete his charitable intentions during his lifetime.
Revenue
$17.0m
Assets
$87.0m
Employees
5
EIN
13-3598005
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Paestum Foundation

The Paestum Foundation funds support for maintaining a collection of works of art and photographs for exhibition and loan to museums. The Foundation made one grant last year to Fidelity Charitable, located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$46.1m
Employees
0
EIN
13-4082016
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
$30.5m
Assets
$45.9m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6075586
IRS type
501(c)(3)

John and Amy Griffin Foundation

The John and Amy Griffin Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY. The Foundation made 34 grants last year. Grantees include Robin Hood Foundation. The John and Amy Griffin Foundation is supported by John Griffin.
Revenue
$25.9m
Assets
$28.6m
Employees
0
EIN
02-0562020
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)

Ambrose Monell Foundation

Ambrose Monell Foundation provides a long-term commitment to voluntarily aiding and contributing to scientific, cultural, educational, and other charitable initiatives.
Revenue
$21.2m
Assets
$93.3m
Employees
1
EIN
13-1982683
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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