Everett Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Everett Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to Jewish causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. Grantseekers will need to network with the family here.

PROFILE: The Everett Foundation was established in 1956. It was established by the late Henry Everett, a New York investment manager, and his wife Edith, who continues to steer the foundation with other family members. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. According to tax filings, the Everett Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to Jewish causes.

Grants for Jewish Causes and Israel

The family is behind the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, a 12-acre preserve at the New York Botanical Garden opened in 1998. Henry Everett also established a Public Service Internship Program. And the then couple founded the Everett Comprehensive School in Hatzor, Israel, and continued to back the economic development of that town.

Past grantees have included JCC Association, New Israel Fund, Brooklyn College Hillel, Israel Policy Forum, New York Botanical Garden, and Upper East Side Hatzolah. 

Important Grant Details

Grants range from $250 to around $270,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $688,000. The Everett Foundation keeps a low-profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals. 

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CONTACT:

Everett Foundation
150 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021