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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 36-7533384

Cornell Family Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 25 grants and $194,111 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Jul 31, 2023), 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 2022

    $194,111

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $129,781

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $237,333

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $313,962

  • Tax year 2018

    $148,300

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $387,105

Grants paid in 2022

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. Digdeep Navajo Water ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    General programs

    $20,000
  2. Fort Tryon Park TrustNew York, NY

    General programs

    $15,000
  3. Davis Phinney FoundationLouisville, CO

    General programs

    $12,854
  4. World Food Program USAWashington, DC

    General programs

    $12,854
  5. Room to ReadSan Francisco, CA

    Nepal education fund

    $12,853
  6. Individual

    General programs

    $12,853
  7. WaterorgKansas City, MO

    General programs

    $12,853
  8. Fresh Youth InitiativesNew York, NY

    General programs

    $12,500
  9. Dance Theatre of HarlemNew York, NY

    General programs

    $12,500
  10. The Smith FundNorthampton, MA

    General programs

    $10,000
  11. Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, NY

    General programs

    $8,267
  12. Warren Village SchoolWarren, NH

    Science program funding

    $5,000
  13. Rivendell AcademyOrford, NH

    Arts alive program

    $5,000
  14. Holy Trinity Inwood ChurchNew Yprk, NY

    General programs

    $5,000
  15. Warren Historical SocietyWarren, NH

    General programs

    $5,000
  16. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General programs

    $5,000
  17. Pemi-Valley Habitat for HumanityPlymouth, NH

    General programs

    $5,000
  18. ACLU Foundation of New HampshireConcord, NH

    General programs

    $5,000
  19. Animal Welfare InstituteWashington, DC

    General programs

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Literacy grant to upper manhattan elementary school in honor of patricia p. Cornell.

    $2,500
  21. Westminster SchoolSimsbury, CT

    General programs

    $2,500
  22. Individual

    General programs

    $2,500
  23. Valley Forge Military Academy FoundWayne, PA

    General programs

    $1,767
  24. Parents Fund for William MaryWilliamsburg, VA

    General programs

    $1,310
  25. Joseph Patch LibraryWarren, NH

    General programs

    $1,000

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 $25,35429% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $21,12024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $17,50020% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $12,85315% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $53,267
  2. California2 grants $32,853
  3. New Hampshire6 grants $26,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $12,854
  5. Iowa1 grant $12,854
  6. Missouri1 grant $12,853
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  10. Connecticut1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Shelton CornellTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C WilkinTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Delight C DobbyTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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