Charles & Lucille King Family
Garden City, NY · EIN 13-3489257. Reported 244 grants totalling $27.3M to 111 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Charles & Lucille King Family checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Charles & Lucille King Family funded make grants themselves, and it reported 3 grants totalling $560,000 to them. That is 3% of the $20.3M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Community Trust | community foundation | New York | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Foundation for Appalachian Ohio | community foundation | Ohio | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The Greater New Orleans Foundation | community foundation | Louisiana | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $60,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $4,500,000.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | $5,735,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation Hall Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $3,030,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio University Foundation | Athens, OH | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rowan University Foundation | Glassboro, NJ | $1,025,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Classical Theatre of Harlem | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS | New York, NY | $997,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | $954,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| WNET | New York, NY | $950,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christel House | Indianapolis, ID | $760,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harlem Stage | New York, NY | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthough Collaborative | Oakland, CA | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wgae Foundation | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Scandinavian Foundation | New York, NY | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | $520,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Belongo Fka Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of Ny | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union College | Schenectady, NY | $470,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Key West Film Festival Corporation | Bethesda, MD | $430,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifecamp Inc | Morristown, NJ | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The New York Community Trust | New York, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Warming Mitigation Project | Aspen, CO | $277,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Academy of Art | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Actors Studio Inc | New York, NY | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| America Nutrition Association | Hindsdale, IL | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Soup Kitchen of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Ohio | Nelsonville, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcc Theater | New York, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shubert Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boffo | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Columbus State University Foundation | Columbus, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hunter College Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Players Foundation for Theatre Education | New York, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whyy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Library of America | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chloe Temtchine Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Parks Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado University Foundation | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crabtree Neck Land Trust | Hancock, ME | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice America | Midlothian, VA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Music Across the Pond | Mcallen, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Jewish Medical & Research Center | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | Gladstone, NJ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Meals on Wheels | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unhcr the Un Refugee Agency | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latine Musical Theatre Lab | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vna of Somerset Hills | Basking Ridge, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Domiciliary Care Program for Homeless Vet | St Albans, NY | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turkish Philanthropy Funds | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shaggy Dog Rescue | Houston, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation | Islandia, NY | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Driving for Surviving at Mane Stream | Oldwick, NJ | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Access | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Clarence Dillion Public Library | Bedminster, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scandinavian Seminar | Amherst, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Great American Songbook Foundation | Carmel, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The United Way | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wbgo - Newark Public Radio Inc | Newark, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Theater Company | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown | Morristown, NJ | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jersey Battered Women's Service | Morristown, NJ | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Shore Animal League America | Port Washington, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spop - Ny Svc Program for Older People | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Actors' Fund of America | New York, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Hubert's Animal Welfare | Madison, NJ | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mane Stream | Oldwick, NJ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Far Hills - Bedminster Fire Department | Bedminster, NJ | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hetrick-Martin Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverdale Children's Theatre | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Election Innovation & Research | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Players Preservation Fund Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Center | New York, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Billy Moran Scholarship Fund | Hortonville, NY | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Valhala, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Classic Stage Company | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Inc | Bronx, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Policeman Benevolent Assoc of Nj | Bay Head, NJ | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UCLA | Los Angeles, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| USC - School of Cinema & Tv | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Bernardsville Public Library | Bernardsville, NJ | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hollygrove | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morristown Presbyterian Church | Morristown, NJ | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission | Tustin, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Labre Indian School | Ashland, MO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tudor City Greens | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Littel Free Library | Hudson, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Door Community | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Writers Guild of America East Foundation | New York, NY | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Free Library | Hudson, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
71 of 111 (64%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 61%, across 3 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Spelman College
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE - Breakthough Collaborative
AN UNRESTRICTED GRAND TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 115 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $10.8M | $9,500 |
| 2022 | 76 | $7,103,540 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 68 | $7,686,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $1,761,750 | $30,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
41% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles & Lucille King Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: Co 400 Garden City Plz 510, Garden City, NY, 11530. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 13-3489257 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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