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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6676981

Driver Family Foundation

A private foundation in New York City, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $286,141 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $286,141

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,710,117
  • Tax year 2024

    $226,175

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,774,510
  • Tax year 2023

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,922,377
  • Tax year 2022

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,983,234
  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,731,702
  • Tax year 2020

    $178,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,691,629

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NYU Early Book SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $45,000
  2. Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Anthology Film ArchivesNew York, NY

    General support

    $22,500
  4. Pace UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Center for BiodiversityTucson, AZ

    General support

    $15,000
  6. Intl DocLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $14,000
  7. St Paul's Episcopal ChurchWestfield, NJ

    General support

    $11,966
  8. Documentary Education ResourceWaretown, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Women Make MoviesNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Re Film CollaborativeLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Film ForumNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,000
  12. American Patrons of the Natl Libr ScotlandNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  13. American Trustees for the British LibraryNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  14. Chapel & York US FDNNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  15. NY UnivNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  16. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  17. Society for Science in Public InterestWashington, DC

    General support

    $6,000
  18. Legacy Global ProgramsMesa, AZ

    General support

    $6,000
  19. Flow Chart FDNHudson, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  20. All Saints ChurchNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  21. St James Episcopal ChurchNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Amnesty Intl USANew York, NY

    General supportgeneral support

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

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Kiks Non ProfitSomerset, NJ

    General support

    $3,000
  25. The Integrative Health ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  26. Appal Citizens Law CtrWhitesburg, KY

    General support

    $2,000
  27. Issue Project RoomBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  28. Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  29. Public Citizens FDNWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  30. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  31. Southern Overty Law CtrMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $2,000
  32. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  33. Afghan Refugee NetworkBeaverton, OR

    General support

    $1,000
  34. MSKNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  35. Digital ScriptoriumNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General supportgeneral support

    $675
  37. NY Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  38. Center for Book ArtsNew York, NY

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $72,50068% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $20,00019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $6,0006% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $675<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York24 grants $197,500
  2. California2 grants $24,000
  3. Arizona2 grants $21,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $14,966
  5. District of Columbia4 grants $13,675
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  7. Alabama1 grant $2,000
  8. Kentucky1 grant $2,000
  9. Oregon1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Martha W DriverTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sara Miller DriverTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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