Paulson Family Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL · EIN 26-3922995. Reported 174 grants totalling $195.5M to 102 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. Paulson Family 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $185,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $125.0M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $17.6M | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | $10.5M | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tel Aviv Museum's American Friends Inc | New York, NY | $10.0M | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art's American Friends | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | $4,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine | New York, NY | $2,500,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Uja Federation | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $2,054,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Manhattan Institute | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $1,010,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard University Business School | Cambridge, MA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $518,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parents Defending Education | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fund for Public Schools Inc | New York, NY | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Princess Grace Foundation- USA | New York, NY | $389,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $368,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation | New York, NY | $349,999 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horace Mann School | Bronx, NY | $349,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope for Depression Research Foundation | New York, NY | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chabad House | Brooklyn, NY | $209,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | New York, NY | $194,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $185,477 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John Paulson Campus for Jewish Life | Miami Beach, FL | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $168,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $156,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabad House in Miami Beach | Miami Beach, FL | $156,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lang Lang Int'l Music Foundation | New York, NY | $146,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art American Friends | New York, NY | $109,828 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $107,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ajc | Pueblo, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Excellence in Education | Mclean, VA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fondazione CASA Natale Di Enzo Ferrari Museo | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater New York Councils Boy Scouts of America | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel - Victims of Terror | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Agawam Conservancy | Southampton, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Multiplying Good | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Museo De Arte De Ponce | Ponce, PR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museo De Arte De Ponce | Ponce | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St James Church | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Standwithus | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save Venice Inc | New York, NY | $94,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $93,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Parks Foundation | New York, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lang Lang International Music Foundation | Clffside Park, NJ | $62,534 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glades Academy Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc | Columbia, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dormition of the Virgin Mary | Southampton, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Ny Councils Boy Scouts of America | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater New York Council Scouting America | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harlem Childrens Zone Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand With US | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New York Public Library | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lang Lang International Music Foundation | New York, NY | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salient Publications Inc | Cambridge, MA | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Southampton Jewish Center | Southampton, NY | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benefactors of Ecuador Inc | Hollywood, FL | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Furry Friends | Jupiter, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends Paris Opera & Ballet | New York, NY | $29,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ace Programs for the Homeless | Long Island City, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Second Century Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empire Center for Public Policy | Albany, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peconic Land Trust | Southampton, NY | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southampton Bath and Tennis Club | Southampton, NY | $18,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of American Ballet | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless | Long Island City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Alma De Bahia | Rio Grande | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lupus Research Alliance | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northside Center for Child Development | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Alliance for Eating Disorders | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southampton Association | Southampton, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Hoover Institution | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Opera Guild | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Neighborhood Playhouse Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ubuntu Football | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale Club of Nyc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Arts Center | Southampton, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hill Neighbors | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hogares Teresa Todo | Loiza, PR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Alma De Bahia | Rio Grande, PR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fourth of July Parade | Southampton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
41 of 102 (40%) 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 58%, 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.
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.
- President & Fellows of Harvard College
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HARVARD TO EDUCATE THE CITIZENS AND CITIZEN-LEADERS FOR OUR SOCIETY. - New York University
TO SUPPORT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND THEIR MISSION RELATING TO EDUCATION. - American Friends of the Hebrew University
TO HELP ATTRACT AND RETAIN OUTSTANDING FACULTY, BUILD TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO ISRAEL'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS - Tel Aviv Museum of Art's American Friends
TO HELP SUSTAIN THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMMING, CONSERVATION, AND RESEARCH. - The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine
TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY, CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR THE HOUSING INSECURE, AFFORDABLE PRE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, MUSIC AND ARTS, AND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON WORSHIP AND PASTORAL CARE. - Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW IDEAS THAT FOSTER GREATER ECONOMIC CHOICE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 111 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 | 36 | $54.8M | $52,500 |
| 2022 | 43 | $67.5M | $57,707 |
| 2023 | 51 | $66.6M | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $6,596,528 | $50,000 |
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
64% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. 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 $50,000. 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 Massachusetts.
- 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 Paulson 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: 180 Lakeview Ave Suite Ste 1810, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401. 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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