Fuhrman Family Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 46-1579112. Reported 156 grants totalling $15.9M to 73 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". Fuhrman Family Foundation 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 Fuhrman Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $1,712,000 to them. That is 12% of the $14.4M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $1,512,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $1,059,500.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Foundation for Excellence in Education | New York, NY | $2,530,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $2,314,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $1,317,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $1,080,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $1,002,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harlem Children's Zone Inc | New York, NY | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation | New York, NY | $510,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | $448,768 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | $392,621 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | $385,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Road Runners Inc | New York, NY | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Art Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Netherland-America Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of New Curators Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York and Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edible Schoolyard Nyc | New York, NY | $164,220 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $156,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Discourse Coalition | Lewisburg, PA | $134,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collaborative for Spirituality in Education | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Contemporary Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teachers College | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collegiate School | New York, NY | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edge and Center Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $81,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arete Living Arts Foundation | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Edge and Center Dba the Church | Sag Harbor, NY | $31,800 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americas Foundation of the Serpentine Galleries | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodfoundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hidden Water Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Community High School | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc | East Hampton, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Academy of Art | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dia Center for the Arts | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garden of Dreams Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mad Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera Associations Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Sinai Children's Center Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ps 1 Conteporary Art Center Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Camp Association | Martinsville, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dia Bridgehampton | Bridgehampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hamptons Community Outreach | Bridgehampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Institute for Reproductive Health | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phipps Neighborhoods Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Studio in a School Association | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Feminist Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Junior Tennis & Learning | Long Island City, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle of One Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Street Settlement | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harlem Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services Inc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henrik Lundqvist Foundation Inc | Ocean, NJ | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle of One | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keeling Curve Foundation | San Diego, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
33 of 73 (45%) 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 65%, 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.
- Central Park Conservancy
FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
FOR THE COSTUME INSTITUTE BENEFIT - Flag Foundation for Excellence in Education
FOR OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE FLAG AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE - The Flag Foundation for Excellence in Education
THE FLAG AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE PROGRAM - United Jewish Appeal Federation
FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - The Museum of Modern Art
TO FURTHER THE TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 113 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 | 35 | $2,280,400 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $2,738,766 | $22,500 |
| 2023 | 35 | $4,386,945 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 52 | $6,476,298 | $25,000 |
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. Fuhrman Family Foundation has 3 of them, worth $4,820,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $4,000,000 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $800,000 |
| Mad Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 |
Where its money goes
96% 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 Fuhrman Family Foundation'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 Glenn Fuhrman 640 Park Ave 11FL, New York, NY, 10065. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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