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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-3735187

Druckenmiller Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 58 grants and $135.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,743,666

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $1,765,387,402

  • Tax year 2022

    $102,138,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $1,761,092,890

  • Tax year 2021

    $174,942,500

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $1,608,603,488

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,912,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $1,579,806,367

  • Tax year 2019

    $112,495,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $1,273,919,839

Grants paid in 2023

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General use

    $40,450,000
  2. Blue Meridian Partners IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $31,164,000
  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General use

    $20,100,000
  4. Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NY

    General use

    $14,500,000
  5. Foundation for Sarcoidosis ResearchChicago, IL

    General use

    $10,000,000
  6. New York STEM Cell FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $6,000,000
  7. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    General use

    $5,000,000
  8. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,000,000
  9. The Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,550,000
  10. Am Museum of Nat'l HistoryNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,505,000
  11. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    General use

    $500,000
  12. Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv, Israel

    Bloomberg program

    $500,000
  13. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $400,000
  14. Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NY

    General use

    $250,000
  15. Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General use

    $216,666
  16. OceanaWashington, DC

    General use

    $200,000
  17. The Futuro Media GroupNew York, NY

    General use

    $160,000
  18. DMS Dream FoundationHempstead, NY

    General use

    $150,000
  19. El EducationNew York, NY

    General use

    $150,000
  20. Southampton Bath and Tennis Charitable FundSouthampton, NY

    General use

    $125,000
  21. Reach the WorldWashington, DC

    General use

    $100,000
  22. CIDNY - Independent Living Services IncBrooklyn, NY

    General use

    $100,000
  23. Archdiocese of NY - Cardinal's Stewardship AppealNew York, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  24. Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  25. Partnership to End AddictionNew York, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  26. Isamu Noguchi Foundation & Garden MuseumLong Is City, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  27. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    General use

    $50,000
  28. Kids of NYU FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $40,000
  29. The Wisdom of Healing SchoolWest Nyack, NY

    General use

    $30,000
  30. GMHC - AIDS Walk NYNew York, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  31. Episcopal School in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  32. Bellevue AssociationNew York, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  33. Serica Initiative IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship - coastal carolina univ

    $15,000
  35. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General use

    $15,000
  36. Southampton Fresh Air HomeSouthampton, NY

    General use

    $15,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship - belmont univ

    $12,500
  38. Individual

    Scholarship - florida atlantic univ

    $12,000
  39. Individual

    Scholarship - ava maria university

    $11,000
  40. Individual

    Scholarship - penn state univ

    $11,000
  41. Individual

    Scholarship - rochester institute of technology

    $10,000
  42. Center for Jewish Life of NY IncSag Harbor, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  43. Southampton History MuseumSouthampton, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  44. Individual

    Scholarship - university of vermont

    $9,000
  45. Individual

    Scholarship - embry-riddle aeronautical univ

    $9,000
  46. Individual

    Scholarship - point park university

    $8,500
  47. Individual

    Scholarship - kent state univ

    $7,000
  48. Individual

    Scholarship - penn state univ

    $6,000
  49. The Skin Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  50. Individual

    Scholarship - penn state univ

    $5,000
  51. Individual

    Scholarship - university of south carolina

    $5,000
  52. Individual

    Scholarship - ohio state university

    $5,000
  53. Individual

    Scholarship - ohio state university

    $5,000
  54. Individual

    Scholarship - fairmont state university

    $5,000
  55. Individual

    Scholarship - pennsylvania state university

    $4,000
  56. Individual

    Scholarship - seton hall

    $3,000
  57. Individual

    Scholarship - university of pittsburgh

    $3,000
  58. Individual

    Scholarship - pennsylvania state university

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $45,664,00050% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $20,190,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,400,00011% of the total
  4. Education5 grants $6,755,0007% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $6,000,0007% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $2,200,0002% of the total
  7. 5 other causes10 grants $926,6661% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York31 grants $119,345,666
  2. Illinois1 grant $10,000,000
  3. Maine1 grant $5,000,000
  4. California1 grant $400,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $300,000
  6. Utah1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Stanley F DruckenmillerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Fiona DruckenmillerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gerald KernerADMIN. OFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

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