Kate Spade New York Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-3060673. Reported 120 grants totalling $5,206,931 to 92 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Kate Spade New York 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $615. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $85,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Tide Capital | Jersey City, NJ | $645,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | $635,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Lower East Side Girls Club | New York, NY | $555,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Community Trust | New York, NY | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Smile Inc | Atlanta, GA | $485,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Institute of New York Inc | New York, NY | $455,120 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | $300,160 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Nyc | New York, NY | $213,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exhale to Inhale Inc | New York, NY | $211,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latinas on the Verge of Excellence - Love Inc | Astoria, NY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arizou Dba Project Basta | New York, NY | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Dba the Moth | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Grace Institute | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Basta | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Promise Project - Fcny | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding Texas | Austin, TX | $25,381 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,100 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for the City of New York - Promise Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Arts and Design | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Counseling in Schools | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Dogs Left Behind Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heifer Project International | Little Rock, AR | $2,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Academy of the City Inc | Woodside, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Elysian Charter School of Hoboken Inc | Hoboken, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Fashion Education Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross Greater Houston Area Chapter | Medford, MA | $1,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Animal Rescue League | Salem, NH | $920 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fountain House Inc | New York, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Side Center for Community Life Inc | New York, NY | $730 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Harvest Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Help in Park Slope Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Common Pantry | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anns Warehouse Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Valley Haven Inc | White River Junction, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Community Food Shelf | Woodstock, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Public Radio - Wnyc | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Kindergarten Society | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York City Ballet Inc | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Museum and Study Center | Suffern, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pentangle | Woodstock, VT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Luke Church | Montclair, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American India Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County | Sharon, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals New York Inc | Rochester, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Law and Economic Justice Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newark Public Radio Inc | Newark, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Porter-Leath | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics New York Inc | Albany, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Org | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Pediatric Project | Richmond, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society International | Washington, DC | $70 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross Chisholm Trail Chapter | Medford, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Empowerment Mission Inc | Doral, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mililani Mauka Elementary School | Mililani, HI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Cares Inc | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sea Turtle Inc | South Padre Island, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Aajc Inc | Washington, DC | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc | Norfolk, VA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
13 of 92 (14%) 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 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- World Central Kitchen Incorporated
CHARITABLE PURPOSES - EMERGENCY RELIEF
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 98 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 | 87 | $1,315,931 | $250 |
| 2022 | 10 | $1,271,000 | $137,500 |
| 2023 | 12 | $1,397,000 | $115,000 |
| 2024 | 11 | $1,223,000 | $130,000 |
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. Kate Spade New York Foundation has 1 of them, worth $125,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling in Schools | New York, NY | $125,000 |
Where its money goes
71% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $615. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- 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.
- 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 Kate Spade New York 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: 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001. 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.
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