Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
North Plainfield, NJ · EIN 22-6075837. Reported 106 grants totalling $10.5M to 62 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Philip and Janice Levin 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 $15,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $900,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Ctr | New York, NY | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Luzerne Music Center | Lake Luzerne, NY | $262,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sarasota Ballet | Sarasota, FL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation | New York, NY | $233,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| America Associates of the National Theatre | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whitney Musem of American Art | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children of the Fallen Patriots Foundation | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Uga Foundation | Athens, GA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Tech and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collective Educational Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rutgers University - Law School | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers University - Mason Gross | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voto Latino Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barrow Neuorological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fbiaa | Alexandria, VA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fulfill | Neptune, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Identity Theft - Resource Center Inc | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ny-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University - Winants Hall | New Brunswick, NJ | $36,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ars Nova (nova Ball) | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of North West Nc | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Star | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sno Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Gives | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caf America (impact Israel) | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cole Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Israel | Needham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J Give (friends of Asor Fund Usa) | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paint for a Cure | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverview Medical Center Foundation | Neptune, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Veterans Community Program | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ars Nova Ball | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Encourage Kids Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Highline | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guild Hall | East Hampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund | Sandy Springs, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Broadway League | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern New Jersey Council | Oakland, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elevator Repair Service Theatre | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hello Future | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
20 of 62 (32%) 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 41%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $2,222,750 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 16 | $2,049,750 | $72,500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $2,072,250 | $27,500 |
| 2023 | 25 | $2,043,750 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $2,076,500 | $75,000 |
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. Philip and Janice Levin Foundation has 30 of them, worth $21.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $3,000,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,500,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $1,350,000 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $1,250,000 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $1,250,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $900,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $800,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $600,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $575,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $450,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $375,000 |
Where its money goes
70% 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 $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 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 Philip and Janice Levin 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: 975 US Highway 22 West, North Plainfield, NJ, 07060. 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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