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Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation

Roseland, NJ · EIN 22-2489725. Reported 498 grants totalling $19.3M to 218 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$18,375median grant
$19.3Mgranted, 2020-2024
218recipients, as named on its returns
63%of grantees funded again the next year
$74.9Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $18,375. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $296,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
63 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
83 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
131 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
87 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
69 grants
$100,000 and Up
61 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Roundabout Theatre CoNy, NY$1,028,000552024
Manhattan Theatre ClubNy, NY$900,000552024
State Theatre Reg Arts Ctrnew BrunswNew Brunswick, NJ$875,500552024
George St PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ$848,000552024
NjpacNewark, NJ$773,000552024
Drew UniversityMadison, NJ$758,000552024
Lincoln Center TheatreNy, NY$695,000552024
Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ$665,000552024
Rwj Univ Hosp FndtnNew Brunswick, NJ$620,000552024
Jfk Ctr for Perf ArtsWashington, DC$600,000442024
Paley CenterNy, NY$515,000552024
Jfs of Som Hunt&warr CountiesSomerville, NJ$461,000552024
Fndtn for Morrist Med CtrMorristown, NJ$450,000552024
WNETNy, NY$400,000442023
St Barnabas Med Ctr FndtnWest Orange, NJ$380,000332024
Mayo Performing Arts CtrMorristown, NJ$370,000552024
Growing Stage TheatreNetcong, NJ$338,000552024
Atlantic Theatre CoNew York, NY$283,000552024
Rutgers Univ Hillel FndtnNew Brunswick, NJ$251,300552024
Music for All SeasonsScotch Plains, NJ$250,000552024
Community Fndtn of NjMorristown, NJ$247,500552024
St Barnabas Med CtrWest Orange, NJ$245,000222021
SopacSouth Orange, NJ$236,000552024
Second Stage TheatreNew York, NY$230,000442024
Brandeis UniversityWaltham Ma, MA$225,000552024
Overlook Hosp FndtnSummit, NJ$200,000442023
Primary StagesNy, NY$195,000552024
Nj Theatre AllianceMadison, NJ$191,000552024
Friends of the Israeli DefforcesNew York, NY$185,000442024
Assoc Alumnae Douglass CollNew Brunswick, NJ$178,000552024
New GroupNy, NY$169,500552024
Yogi Berra MuseumMontclair, NJ$161,000552024
St Peter's FndtnNew Brunswick, NJ$155,000552024
Two River Theatre CoRed Bank, NJ$150,000442024
City CenterNew York, NY$130,000332024
Amer Friends Utd HatzalahNy, NY$125,000222024
Greater Miami Jew FederMiami, FL$125,000222024
Playwrights HorizonsNy, NY$125,000552024
Trinitas Health FndnElizabeth, NJ$125,000222021
John F Kennedy Library FndtnBoston, MA$120,000222024
Philadelphia OrchestraPa, PA$120,000552024
Carolyn Dorfman Dance CoUnion, NJ$115,000552024
Signature Theatre CoNy, NY$115,000332022
Spectrum 360West Orange, NJ$115,000332023
Deborah Hosp FndtnBrowns Mills, NJ$105,000552024
Film Society of Lincoln CtrNy, NY$100,000332022
Carnegie HallNy, NY$95,000332024
Greater Miami Jew FederationMiami, FL$93,000222021
Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY$90,000332023
Shakespeare TheatreFlorham Pk, NJ$90,000332024
American Friends Hagen DavidNy, NY$75,000112023
Jfk Library FndtnBoston, MA$75,000222021
Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY$75,000332023
Princeton Symph OrchPrinceton, NJ$75,000332022
Encourage Kids FndtnNew York, NY$74,500222021
Shakespeare Theatre of NjMadison, NJ$67,500222021
92ND St YNy, NY$65,000552024
Montclair Film FestivalMontclair, NJ$62,500222022
Montclair Art MuseumMontclair, NJ$60,000332023
WaterwellNy, NY$60,000332022
Arvada Council for Arts&humanitiesArvada, CO$59,000552024
Centenary CollegeHackettstown, NJ$55,000552024
Crossroads Theatre CompanyNew Brunswick, NJ$55,000332023
Jespy HouseSouth Orange, NJ$55,000222022
Jewish Fam Svc of Central NjElizabeth, NJ$55,000332022
Center for Great ExpectationsSomerset, NJ$51,750332022
American Friends Magen DavidNy, NY$50,000112024
Geva Theatre CompanyRochester, NY$50,000112023
Seattle Rep TheatreSeattle, WA$50,000112024
Bergen PacEnglewood, NJ$45,000222021
Arc MorrisMorristown, NJ$40,000222024
Community Fndtn of GreenvilleGreenville, SC$40,000222024
Ny City CtrNew York, NY$40,000112021
Overlook Hospital FndnNj, NJ$40,000112024
US Holocaust Memor MuseumWashington, DC$40,000332022
Youth Consultation ServiceNewark, NJ$38,000332023
Lincoln Center for Perf ArtsNy, NY$35,000112023
Manhattan Class Co (mcc)Ny, NY$35,000222024
Museum at Eldridge StNew York, NY$35,000222022
Temple ShalomSuccasuna, NJ$33,000552024
Circle-in-the-Square Theatre SchNew York, NY$30,000332022
Morris ArtMorristown, NJ$30,000332024
Council on FoundationsArlington, VA$28,500552024
Center for Great ExpectSomerset, NJ$25,000112024
Center for Public BroadWashington, DC$25,000112023
Center Theatre GroupLos Angeles, CA$25,000112020
Ciesla FndtnWash, DC$25,000112024
Connecticut Public BroadcastingHartford, CT$25,000112022
Connection for Women and FamSummit, NJ$25,000112024
Gigi's PlayhouseHillsborough, NJ$25,000112020
Jewish Vocational ServiceLivingston, NJ$25,000112023
Jewish Vocational SvcEast Orange, NJ$25,000112020
Mint TheatreNew York, NY$25,000552024
New York City BalletNy, NY$25,000112023
New York Public LibraryNy, NY$25,000112021
Newark Beth Isr Med CtrNewark, NJ$25,000112020
Ny City BalletNy, NY$25,000112020
Princeton Symphony OrchNj, NJ$25,000112024
Soho RepNy, NY$25,000222024
Vision Loss AllianceDenville, NJ$25,000222022
Wounded Warriors ProjectTopeka, KS$25,000552024
Internat Ctr for Global CommNew York, NY$23,000112023
Temple SinaiCastle Rock, CO$22,000552024
American Repertory Ballet CoPrinceton, NJ$20,000222023
American Theatre WingsNy, NY$20,000112023
Diabetes FoundationHackensack, NJ$20,000222022
Eclc FoundationChatham, NJ$20,000112021
Fractured AtlasNy, NY$20,000112020
Great American SongbookCarmel, IN$20,000222022
Jewish Comm Ctr MiddlesexEdison, NJ$20,000112024
Jewish Community Ctr METR0WESTWhippany, NJ$20,000222024
Manhattan Class CompanyNy, NY$20,000112020
Morris Cty Prev Is KeyRockaway, NJ$20,000222023
Morris MuseumMorristown, NJ$20,000222024
Museum of the City of NyNew York, NY$20,000112021
Ny Historical SocietyNy, NY$20,000112024
Preschool AdvantageMorristown, NJ$20,000222022
Rutgers Univ FndtnNew Brunswick, NJ$20,000222024
The Actor's FundNy, NY$20,000112020
The Media InstituteArlington, VA$20,000112020
Vineyard TheatreNy, NY$20,000222023
Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJ$15,000332024
Anti Defamation LeagueNy, NY$15,000112023
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai BrithNew York, NY$15,000112020
Connection for Women & FamiliesSummit, NJ$15,000112020
Connection for Women and FamiliesSummit, NJ$15,000112022
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$15,000332022
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNy, NY$15,000112023
Jewish Feder of Greater MiddSouth River, NJ$15,000332022
Jfs of Central NjElizabeth, NJ$15,000112024
Montclair Film FestMontclair, NJ$15,000112024
Morris ArtsMorristown, NJ$15,000112022
Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$15,000332022
Newark Beth Israel HospNewark, NJ$15,000112022
Pecadillo Theatre CoNy, NY$15,000222024
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VA$15,000332022
Society Preserv Barbershop QtetRockledge, FL$14,500552024
Paula Takacs Fdn for Sarcoma ResCharlotte, NC$12,700552024
Operation RespectNy, NY$12,000112023
Denver Ctr for Performing ArtsDenver, CO$11,500332022
Cornelia Connelly CenterNew York, NY$11,000332024
Entertainment Comm FundNew York, NY$11,000112021
Furman UnivGreenvill, SC$11,000222023
Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX$10,000112020
Circle in the Sq Theatre SchNy, NY$10,000112023
Circle in the SquareNy, NY$10,000112024
Diabetes FoundationNj, NY$10,000112024
Film at Lincoln CenterNy, NY$10,000112024
Frost Museum of ScienceMiami, FL$10,000222022
Great American Songbook FndnNy, NY$10,000112024
Jazz at Lincoln CtrNew York, NY$10,000112020
Njy CampsHillsborough, NJ$10,000112023
Orlando Science CtrOrlando, FL$10,000222022
The Medicine ShowNew York, NY$10,000112022
The Situation ProjectNew York, NY$10,000112022
Theatre Dev FundNew York, NY$10,000222024
Upcountry History MuseumGreenville, SC$10,000112021
Vision Loss Alliance of NjMorris Plains, NJ$10,000112024
Write on SportsSouth Orange, NJ$10,000112020
Anshe Emeth Dev CorpNew Brunswick, NJ$9,000442023
Daughters of IsraelSouth Orange, NJ$8,000112024
CASA of Morr and Suss CtsCedar Knolls, NJ$7,500112024
Nj Ballet CompanyNj, NJ$7,500112024
Santa Clara Vally AudubonCupertino, CA$7,500552024
Young Audiences of NjPrinceton, NJ$7,500112024
Visual Arts Center of NjSummit, NJ$7,400112021
Jewish Federation MetrowestWhippany, NJ$6,500332024
Ars NovaNy, NY$6,000222024
Boys & Girls Club of GarfieldGarfield, NJ$5,000112020
Cancer Society Greenville CountyGreenville, SC$5,000112022
CASA of Morris and Sussex CountiesMorristown, NJ$5,000112020
CASA of Morris CtyCedar Knolls, NJ$5,000112022
Central Florida ZooSanford, FL$5,000112022
Children's Museum of the UpstateGreenville, SC$5,000112021
Classic Stage CoNy, NY$5,000112024
Congregation Beth IsraelGreenville, SC$5,000112022
Fostering Great IdeasGreenville, SC$5,000112022
Friends of the Israeli DefforcesPrinceton, NJ$5,000112020
Give Kids the WorldKissimmee, FL$5,000112021
Israel Nature & Heritage FndtnMendham, NJ$5,000112020
Israel Nature &heritage FndNew York, NY$5,000112022
Jew Fed Greater MiddSouth River, NJ$5,000112024
Jewish Fed of Greater Middlesex CoSouth River, NJ$5,000112023
Midland FndtnMi, MI$5,000112024
New England AquariumHenniker, NH$5,000112023
New England CollegeHenniker, NH$5,000442023
Nj Center for Tourette SyndSomerville, NJ$5,000112023
Ny Stage & FilmNy, NY$5,000112020
Rattlestick Playwrights ThtrNew York, NY$5,000112021
The Play CompanyNew York, NY$5,000112021
Theatre Devel FundNy, NY$5,000112020
Univ of Florida FndtnGainesville, FL$5,000112021
Anshe Emeth Memorial TempleNew Brunswick, NJ$4,000222024
Int'l Dyslexia AssnBaltimore, MD$4,000112020
The Dyslexia FndtnBedford, MA$4,000222024
Interfaith Care GiverHamilton, NJ$3,500112022
Cornelia Connelly CtrNew York, NY$3,000112020
Denver Ctr for Perf ArtsDenver, CO$3,000222024
Family of WoodstockWoodstock, NY$3,000112020
Friends of Jew Mus of BerlinPrinceton, NJ$3,000222021
Friends of Montclair Anim ShelMontclair, NJ$3,000112020
Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ$3,000112022
Teatro CirculoNy, NY$3,000112020
Family Promise of Warren CountyOxford, NJ$2,500112021
American Heart AssocMorristown, NY$2,000112022
Int'l Dyslexia AssnSomerset, NJ$2,000112021
Internat Dislexia AssPrinceton, NJ$2,000112023
Jcc of Som Hunt Warr CtsBridgewater, NJ$2,000222021
Jewish Histor Soc of Centr NjNew Brunswick, NJ$2,000112020
John P Holland Charter SchoolNj, NJ$2,000112024
Meals on Wheels Greatnew BrunsNew Brunswick, NJ$2,000112020
Immaculata Concep HsSomerville, NJ$1,000112023
Raritan Valley Comm Coll FndNorth Branch, NJ$1,000112021
Sophie's NeighborhoodBoulder, CO$1,000112020
Sophie's NeighborhoodMa, MA$1,000112024
V FoundationCary, NC$1,000112022
Uja MetrowestWest Orange, NJ$500112022
United Jewish App MetrowestWhippany, NJ$500112020

114 of 218 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 151 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Arts & Culture
81 grants
Education
21 grants
Human Services
17 grants
Religion
9 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
6 grants
Diseases & Disorders
3 grants
Animal Welfare
3 grants
Environment
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020112$3,780,000$15,000
202197$3,945,150$20,000
2022102$3,909,500$15,000
202393$3,909,500$20,000
202494$3,722,000$20,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation has 123 of them, worth $7,254,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Roundabout TheatreNew York, NY$175,000
Nj PacNewark, NJ$170,000
Drew UniversityMadison, NJ$160,000
Jfk Ctr for Perf ArtsWashington, DC$150,000
Jfk Ctr for Perf ArtsWashington, DC$150,000
Jfk Ctr for Perf ArtsWashington, DC$150,000
Jfk Ctr for Perf ArtsWashington, DC$150,000
Roundabout TheatreNy, NY$150,000
Lincoln Center TheatreNy, NY$135,000
State Theatre Reg Arts NbNew Brunswick, NJ$130,000
Associate Alumnae Doug CollNew Brunswick, NJ$125,000
George St PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ$115,000
George St PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ$115,000
Rwj Univ Hosp FndtnNew Brunswick, NJ$100,000
St Barnabas Med CtrWest Orange, NJ$100,000

Where its money goes

56% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

New Jersey
$10.8M
New York
$6.5M
District of Columbia
$690K
Massachusetts
$425K
Florida
$268K
Pennsylvania
$120K
Colorado
$96K
South Carolina
$81K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund50 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc46 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program39 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc38 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust37 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America32 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $18,375. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 53, Roseland, NJ, 07068. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-2489725 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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