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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
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Tax year 2025
$1,799,500
- Grants listed
- 60
- Assets, end of year
- $29,626,985
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Tax year 2024
$1,713,056
- Grants listed
- 58
- Assets, end of year
- $30,144,197
-
Tax year 2023
$1,609,500
- Grants listed
- 64
- Assets, end of year
- $28,790,746
-
Tax year 2022
$1,589,500
- Grants listed
- 67
- Assets, end of year
- $28,394,343
-
Tax year 2021
$1,514,500
- Grants listed
- 68
- Assets, end of year
- $29,136,282
-
Tax year 2020
$1,138,000
- Grants listed
- 62
- Assets, end of year
- $24,668,230
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY
Health
$100,000 -
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY
Health
$75,000 -
New York Weill Cornell Med CenterNew York, NY
Health
$75,000 -
Yale Law SchoolNew Haven, CT
Education
$75,000 -
Friends of Stewart ParkIthaca, NY
Environmental
$60,000 -
Collegiate SchoolNew York, NY
Education
$50,000 -
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL
Charity
$50,000 -
Harvard College FundCambridge, MA
Education
$50,000 -
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY
Health
$50,000 -
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
Education
$50,000 -
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL
Charity
$45,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Charity
$40,000 -
Florence ProjectTucson, AZ
Charity
$40,000 -
Planned Parenthood Great PlainsOverland Park, KS
Health
$40,000 -
Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL
Health
$40,000 -
Planned Parenthood of Rocky MountainsDenver, CO
Health
$40,000 -
PropublicaNew York, NY
Charity
$40,000 -
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA
Charity
$40,000 -
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY
Health
$35,000 -
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY
Charity
$35,000 -
New Israel FundNew York, NY
Charity
$35,000 -
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY
Health
$35,000 -
Cornell University Urban Horticulture InstituteIthaca, NY
Education
$30,000 -
Glaucoma FoundationNew York, NY
Health
$30,000 -
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY
Health
$30,000 -
Human Rights FirstNew York, NY
Charity
$30,000 -
Human Rights WatchNew York, NY
Charity
$30,000 -
The Upstate Foundation Friends of UrologySyracuse, NY
Health
$30,000 -
Wharton Studio MuseumIthaca, NY
Charity
$30,000 -
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
Health
$30,000 -
Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY
Environmental
$25,000 -
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DC
Charity
$25,000 -
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA
Health
$25,000 -
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY
Environmental
$25,000 -
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY
Environmental
$25,000 -
Wild CenterTupper Lake, NY
Environmental
$25,000 -
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY
Health
$20,000 -
Cornell University Dept of Landscape ArchitectureIthaca, NY
Education
$20,000 -
KivunimNew York, NY
Education
$20,000 -
Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NY
Education
$20,000 -
National Public Radio (NPR)Baltimore, MD
Charity
$20,000 -
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY
Health
$20,000 -
Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA
Charity
$20,000 -
Covenant HouseNew York, NY
Charity
$20,000 -
Adirondack ExperienceLake Pleasant, NY
Education
$15,000 -
Equal Justice Initiative Legacy MuseumMontgomery, AL
Charity
$15,000 -
Planned Parenthood North Country NYPlattsburgh, NY
Health
$15,000 -
Uja-FederationNew York, NY
Charity
$15,000 -
Faith Roots Reproductive ActionAlbuquerque, NM
Health
$15,000 -
Harvard HillelCambridge, MA
Religious
$10,000 -
Harvard U Center for Jewish StudiesCambridge, MA
Education
$10,000 -
Lighthouse GuildNew York, NY
Health
$10,000 -
National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT
Environmental
$10,000 -
Rainforest Trust IncWarrenton, VA
Environmental
$10,000 -
92nd Street YNew York, NY
Charity
$7,500 -
As You SowOakland, CA
Charity
$5,000 -
Facing History and OurselvesBoston, MA
Education
$5,000 -
North Country Life FlightSaranac Lake, NY
Health
$5,000 -
Croton Falls Volunteer Fire DepartmentCroton Falls, NY
Health
$1,000 -
Ruth Keeler Memorial LibraryNorth Salem, NY
Education
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid8 grants $240,00020% of the total
- Health6 grants $230,00019% of the total
- Education4 grants $121,00010% of the total
- Civil rights2 grants $115,0009% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $100,0008% of the total
- Arts and culture4 grants $80,0007% of the total
- 6 other causes13 grants $341,00028% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York36 grants $1,049,500
- District of Columbia4 grants $140,000
- Massachusetts4 grants $110,000
- Illinois2 grants $90,000
- Connecticut1 grant $75,000
- Alabama2 grants $60,000
- California3 grants $50,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
- Arizona1 grant $40,000
- Colorado1 grant $40,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Anne F CowettVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Peter NussbaumTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Fred CowettPresident Hours 1Pay $0
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