OVERVIEW: The John R. & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fund primarily funds grantmaking related to education, the arts and health. IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and … [Read more...] about John R. & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fund
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Gilbert Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gilbert Family Foundation's funding pursues cures and treatments for neurofibromatosis. It also supports community and economic development in Detroit, where it is based. IP TAKE: The Gilbert Family Foundation zeroes in on two rather … [Read more...] about Gilbert Family Foundation
Gruber Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Marin County-based Gruber Family Foundation supports education, women’s reproductive rights, journalism, film, visual arts and environmental conservation. IP TAKE: This progressive funder tends to provide ongoing support to … [Read more...] about Gruber Family Foundation
Griffin Catalyst
OVERVIEW: Griffin Catalyst was created by hedge fund billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin with the funding priorities of education, health and science research, community development, upward mobility, democracy, civic engagement, and … [Read more...] about Griffin Catalyst
Joshua Green Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Joshua Green Foundation primarily awards grants for the environment, human services, arts and culture and Christianity, giving mainly in the Seattle area. IP TAKE: The Joshua Green Foundation is associated with the Seattle-based … [Read more...] about Joshua Green Foundation
Russell Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports environmental work in a 12-county region in Puget Sound. IP TAKE: The Russell Family Foundation is a significant environmental funder in the Puget Sound region, with particular interests in outdoor education for … [Read more...] about Russell Family Foundation
Greenstein Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Greenstein Family Foundation supports Jewish causes in the U.S. and Israel. Additional grantmaking supports the arts and economic opportunity in the Seattle area. IP TAKE: The Greenstein Family Foundation is a selective grantmaker … [Read more...] about Greenstein Family Foundation
Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation aims to expand access to career opportunities, high quality health care and the “transformative power of the arts.” IP TAKE: According to a recent letter from its founders, the Sheri and Les … [Read more...] about Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Grace Farms Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Grace Farms Foundation pursues initiatives for human rights, nature, arts, community and faith. This is not a traditional grantmaker. IP TAKE: The Grace Farms Foundation is a great place to get involved if your organization works in … [Read more...] about Grace Farms Foundation
Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education and the arts. It also earmarks funds for health, democracy and Jewish causes. IP TAKE: The Wachenheim Foundation keeps a low public profile, … [Read more...] about Sue and Edgar Wachenheim Foundation
Price Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Price Family Foundation's New York City grantmaking involves education and health. To a lesser extent, it has supported community development and arts and culture in the city. IP TAKE: This family foundation operates as a major … [Read more...] about Price Family Foundation
Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Fund
OVERVIEW: Mark Kingdon and his wife Anla Cheng move their philanthropy through the Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Fund, which focuses most of its New York City grantmaking on education and arts and culture. IP TAKE: The Kingdon Fund is a significant … [Read more...] about Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Fund
Marron Family Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The Marron Family Charitable Trust is a New York-based family foundation associated with the late financier Donald B. Marron and Catherine C. Marron. Its giving spans arts and culture, education and youth, health and human services, and … [Read more...] about Marron Family Charitable Trust
Rattner Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Rattner Family Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of policy and global organizations. IP TAKE: The Rattner Family Foundation is a low-profile, invitation-only funder whose grantmaking appears to be shaped substantially … [Read more...] about Rattner Family Foundation
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The Carson Family Charitable Trust prioritizes education reform, hospitals, arts and culture, community development, and New York philanthropic organizations. The Carson family serves on many New York area boards. IP TAKE: This is a … [Read more...] about The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Alice M. And Thomas J. Tisch Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alice M. And Thomas J. Tisch Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, the arts, health, and Jewish causes. IP TAKE: The Alice M. and Thomas J. Tisch Foundation is a substantial but highly … [Read more...] about Alice M. And Thomas J. Tisch Foundation
Joan C. and David Henle Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Joan C and David Henle Foundation makes grants for education, the environment, youth, health, and sports. IP TAKE: This is a difficult funder to approach without a connection. The foundation does not report a website, publish … [Read more...] about Joan C. and David Henle Foundation
Debs Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Debs Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of higher education and arts organizations. IP TAKE: The Debs Foundation keeps a low public profile and does not appear to maintain a website or publish grantmaking guidelines. Its tax … [Read more...] about Debs Foundation
Ganek Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ganek Family Foundation’s grantmaking largely invests in education and the arts across the United States; however, it prioritizes New York City. IP TAKE: The Ganek Family Foundation maintains a low public profile and does not … [Read more...] about Ganek Family Foundation
Advocates for Climate Innovation
OVERVIEW: Advocates for Climate Innovation, formerly the Linden Trust, focuses on market-based approaches that can provide long-term financing for policy work in climate change and conservation. IP TAKE: Advocates for Climate Innovation is a … [Read more...] about Advocates for Climate Innovation
Hayden Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hayden Family Foundation primarily supports arts and culture, with additional giving for international affairs, health and medical research, higher education, and selected human-services organizations. New York remains an … [Read more...] about Hayden Family Foundation
The Leila and Melville Straus Family Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, human services and humanitarian relief, education and opportunity, conservation, health and selected Jewish and Middle East-related causes. Performing arts … [Read more...] about The Leila and Melville Straus Family Charitable Trust
Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg 1992 Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, Brooklyn civic and community institutions, education, healthcare and medical research, Jewish history and culture, Israel-related causes, documentary … [Read more...] about Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust
Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation supports education and youth, health and medical research, arts and culture, and organizations addressing poverty, equity and other social needs. IP TAKE: This is a substantial but low-profile … [Read more...] about Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation
Peter & Susan Solomon Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Peter & Susan Solomon Family Foundation supports arts and culture, health and medical research, education and youth, and Jewish causes. Its giving is concentrated among institutions with longstanding Solomon family ties, … [Read more...] about Peter & Susan Solomon Family Foundation
Passport Foundation
OVERVIEW: Associated with the hedge fund Passport Capital, the Passport Foundation’s conservation grantmaking is unique in that it focuses on the impacts of environmental contaminants. IP TAKE: The Passport Foundation maintains a low profile, but … [Read more...] about Passport Foundation
Schwartz Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Schwartz Family Foundation supports a broad range of causes, with particularly strong recent giving for human services and poverty alleviation, education and youth, health, and Jewish communal organizations. Arts and culture, public … [Read more...] about Schwartz Family Foundation
Gies Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gies Foundation supports education, youth development, health and human services, with a particularly strong focus on expanding opportunities for children and young people. Recent grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Illinois and … [Read more...] about Gies Foundation
Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation funds grantmaking related to climate change, democracy, and Jewish community and antisemitism. It also supports education, arts and culture, health and selected New York community organizations. IP … [Read more...] about Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation
Conard-Davis Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Conard-Davis Family Foundation’s grantmaking includes support for education, research and selected medical institutions. A large share of recent giving has flowed to the Coherent Research Institute, a separate private operating … [Read more...] about Conard-Davis Family Foundation
