How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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John Usdan
430 Park Avenue 201
New York, NY 10022
(212) 682-9595
- Form and materials
- Letter
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- No
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$3,215,250
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $8,712,606
-
Tax year 2023
$3,238,116
- Grants listed
- 52
- Assets, end of year
- $8,868,229
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Tax year 2022
$3,327,208
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $9,406,134
-
Tax year 2021
$3,575,600
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $9,761,639
-
Tax year 2020
$3,729,500
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $6,237,531
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Tax year 2019
$3,870,150
- Grants listed
- 52
- Assets, end of year
- $7,450,656
-
Tax year 2018
$3,851,150
- Grants listed
- 65
- Assets, end of year
- $8,141,845
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
General public support
$810,000 -
Usdan CenterWhatley Heights, NY
General public support
$550,000 -
Yale University SchoolNew Haven, CT
General public support
$447,000 -
Hastings CenterGarrison, NY
General public support
$200,000 -
UJA FederationNew York, NY
General public support
$199,950 -
92nd St YNew York, NY
General public support
$125,000 -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
General public support
$100,000 -
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
General public support
$67,000 -
Bennington CollegeBennington, VT
General public support
$65,000 -
Learning Spring SchoolNew York, NY
General public support
$60,000 -
Smithsonian InstitutionNew York, NY
General public support
$60,000 -
Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NY
General public support
$55,000 -
Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NY
General public support
$50,000 -
Jewish Business NetworkDobbs Ferry, NY
General public support
$50,000 -
NY Botanical GardenBronx, NY
General public support
$45,000 -
WNET 13New York, NY
General public support
$35,000 -
Justifi JewishBrooklyn, NY
General public support
$30,000 -
School for Children with Hidden IntelligenceNew York, NY
General public support
$30,000 -
Bronx House IncBronx, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
Jewish Board of Family ServicesNew York, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
New 42nd Street IncNew York, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
SLSLF IncNew York, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
Young Jewish ProfessionalsNew York, NY
General public support
$25,000 -
The ShedNew York, NY
General public support
$10,000 -
Symphony SpaceNew York, NY
General public support
$7,500 -
America Israel Cultural FoundationNew York, NY
General public support
$7,100 -
National Yiddish InstituteNew York, NY
General public support
$6,500 -
Brooklyn Childrens MuseumBrooklyn, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
Film ForumNew York, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
Hand in HandBrooklyn, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
Jbi InternationalNew York, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
Orchestra St LukesNew York, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
Puppet WorksBrooklyn, NY
General public support
$5,000 -
The Good Food InstituteWashiington, DC
General public support
$2,700 -
Braver AngelsNew York, NY
General public support
$2,500 -
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC
General public support
$2,500 -
Lawyers for ChildrenNew York, NY
General public support
$2,500 -
Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolBronx, NY
General public support
$2,000 -
Rising Treetops at OakhurstNew York, NY
General public support
$2,000 -
Jazz Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY
General public support
$2,000 -
Karen OrganizationRoseville, MN
General public support
$1,500 -
Westport Country PlayhouseWestport, CT
General public support
$1,500 -
Jose Limon Dance Institute and FoundationNew York, NY
General public support
$1,500 -
Public Art FundNew York, NY
General public support
$1,500 -
NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
General public support
$1,000 -
Westport LibraryWestport, CT
General public support
$1,000 -
Oyster Bay Main Street AssociationOyster Bay, NY
General public support
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education3 grants $876,00081% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $100,0009% of the total
- Arts and culture6 grants $46,1004% of the total
- Human services2 grants $27,5003% of the total
- Animals1 grant $25,0002% of the total
- Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
- 3 other causes3 grants $5,500<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York39 grants $1,784,050
- Connecticut4 grants $1,259,500
- Illinois1 grant $100,000
- Vermont1 grant $65,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $5,200
- Minnesota1 grant $1,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- John UsdanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- Adam UsdanVICE PRESIDENT & TRE Hours 0Pay $0
- Esme UsdanSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
- Dale LewisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
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