Private foundations · 990-PF data
Foundations in New York
- 6,856
- foundations
- $7.54B
- grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
- 1,155
- say they accept unsolicited
- $7,500
- median grant
Grantlas lists 6,856 private foundations based in New York, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $7.54 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 1,155 of them (17%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are New York (2,499), Buffalo (627) and Brooklyn (556).
Top 25 of 6,856 foundations
All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 1,130 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY | $208,000 | $174.4M | $500–$3M | FY2024 | |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY | $200,000 | $172.6M | $100–$4.2M | FY2024 | |
| Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY | $90,000 | $56.5M | $500–$4.1M | FY2024 | |
| M&t Charitable FoundationBuffalo, NY | $46.2M | $44.4M | $44.4M–$48M | FY2025 | |
| The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY | $35,000 | $42M | $15,000–$371,000 | FY2024 | |
| Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY | $75,000 | $38.6M | $500–$850,000 | FY2023 | |
| The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY | $15,000 | $31.3M | $75–$2.3M | FY2024 | |
| Peter G Peterson FoundationNew York, NY | $71,442 | $28.3M | $2,000–$5M | FY2024 | |
| The John a Hartford Foundation IncNew York, NY | $4,000 | $24.3M | $100–$1.4M | FY2024 | |
| The Thompson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY | $50,000 | $24.1M | $5,000–$2M | FY2024 | |
| American Express FoundationNew York, NY | $40 | $23.2M | $1–$3.4M | FY2024 | |
| Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY | $50,000 | $22.5M | $500–$2.8M | FY2025 | |
| EGL Charitable FoundationNew York, NY | $101,910 | $18.8M | $250–$5.7M | FY2024 | |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for theNew York, NY | $50,000 | $17.2M | $5,000–$3.4M | FY2024 | |
| Endeavor Foundation IncNew York, NY | $97,000 | $16.2M | $2,000–$2.1M | FY2025 | |
| Global Action to End Smoking IncNew York, NY | $13.2M | $13.2M | One amount | FY2025 | |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C TowerGetzville, NY | $34,167 | $11.6M | $250–$840,743 | FY2025 | |
| The Edward and Caroline Hyman FamilyNew York, NY | $10,000 | $10.9M | $500–$5M | FY2025 | |
| New York State Health FdnNew York, NY | $36,590 | $10.7M | $240–$1M | FY2025 | |
| Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY | $25,000 | $10.7M | $1,000–$500,000 | FY2023 | |
| Tiger FoundationNew York, NY | $200,000 | $10.5M | $29,750–$600,000 | FY2024 | |
| The John R Oishei FoundationBuffalo, NY | $20,000 | $9.5M | $750–$930,000 | FY2024 | |
| The Fan Fox and Leslie R SamuelsNew York, NY | $15,000 | $7.9M | $100–$7.7M | FY2024 | |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation IncAuburn, NY | $10,000 | $7.9M | $250–$5.5M | FY2025 | |
| Tiger Baron Foundation IncNew York, NY | $15,000 | $7.8M | $500–$1.7M | FY2024 |
- Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.
Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.