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New York private foundations

There are 13,180 private foundations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker private foundations employ 5,716 people, earn more than $31 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $211 billion.
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Types of private foundations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
13,180
 
$31,095,214,376
Corporate foundations
 
240
 
$3,967,768,992
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Private foundations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
10,244
 
$28,175,805,010
Buffalo
 
734
 
$254,855,382
Albany, NY
 
521
 
$1,545,233,023
Rochester, NY
 
330
 
$224,656,926
Poughkeepsie
 
304
 
$109,785,477
Syracuse
 
158
 
$47,716,277
Kingston
 
76
 
$486,869,707
Utica
 
65
 
$26,348,646
Binghamton
 
64
 
$15,685,536
Ithaca
 
63
 
$59,347,556
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Sizes of private foundations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
8,062
$250k to $1M
 
1,845
$1M to $5M
 
1,170
$5M to $25M
 
423
$25M to $100M
 
114
$100M+
 
40
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Directory of private foundations in New York

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1-20 of 13,180

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
$497.3m
Assets
$7.1b
Employees
121
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
$28.1m
Assets
$286.5m
Employees
9
EIN
13-1623879
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Meyer Foundation / Vincent Meyer

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
$2.1m
Assets
$54.7m
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
$1.1b
Assets
$17.5b
Employees
322
EIN
13-1684331
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)

Freedom Together 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
$1.1b
Assets
$3.4b
Employees
66
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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
$5.9m
Assets
$51.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-4082016
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tang Fund

The Tang Fund is a private foundation that supports diversity and racism awareness through charitable contributions, located in New York.
Revenue
$20.2m
Assets
$54.0m
Employees
0
EIN
38-3973256
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
$7.3m
Assets
$22.7m
Employees
0
EIN
02-0562020
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Roxanne and Henry Brandt Foundation

The Roxanne and Henry Brandt Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds the general use of the donee. Grantees include the Trust for Public Land and others. The foundation made 36 grants last year.
Revenue
$160.6m
Assets
$138.3m
Employees
0
EIN
47-2512172
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paul E Singer Foundation

The Paul E. Singer Foundation is a private foundation that sponsors and hosts events in support of shared purposes between the foundation and its grantees, including JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund. The foundation is located in New York, NY.
Revenue
$115.9m
Assets
$172.4m
Employees
22
EIN
27-2009342
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mars HQ Regional Foundation

The Mars Foundation is a private foundation located in New York, NY that primarily funds general support. It made 110 grants last year to various organizations, including the Capital Area Food Bank and others.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$47.7m
Employees
0
EIN
54-6037592
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
$20.4m
Assets
$104.8m
Employees
6
EIN
47-4685449
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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