Secunda Family Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 20-5968142. Reported 168 grants totalling $47.8M to 78 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". Secunda Family Foundation Inc 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 Secunda Family Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 12 grants totalling $5,360,000 to them. That is 14% of the $38.0M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | community foundation | New York | $4,960,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $395,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Bronx Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | New York | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 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 $80,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,925 and $320,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,800,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love City Strong Inc | St John, VI | $6,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | $5,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club Inc | New York, NY | $4,975,975 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | $4,960,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swc Museum Corp | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Target Als Foundation | New York, NY | $2,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Mathematics | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,510,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foundation for Gender Specific | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Island Health & Wellness Center | Deer Isle, ME | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intrepid Museum Foundation | New York, NY | $726,779 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Society for Technion Israel Institute of Technology Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Compassion in Action | Midland, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel of Northern Westchester | Croton on Hudson, NY | $492,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harlem Education Activities Fund | New York, NY | $424,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc Dba Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum | New York, NY | $395,393 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uja Federation | New York, NY | $290,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teatown Lake Reservation | Ossining, NY | $264,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Health & Wellness Center Inc | St John, VI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Croton Academy of Arts | Croton on Hudson, NY | $211,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Croton Community Nursery School | Croton on Hudson, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc | New York, NY | $187,546 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natural Areas Conservancy | New York, NY | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jazz Forum Arts | Tarrytown, NY | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Governors Island | New York, NY | $137,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasantville, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lupus Research Alliance | New York, NY | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthright International Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton Inc | Binghamton, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New City Parks Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Inc | St John | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hudson Stage Company Inc | Croton on Hudson, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ny Council Navy League of the United States Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Hook Art Project | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Art Fund Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Technyc Foundation | New York, NY | $41,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Croton-Harmon Education Foundation Ltd | Croton on Hudson, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Croton Harmon High School Parent Teacher Student Association | Croton on Hudson, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Theatre United Inc | New York, NY | $25,925 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Stars Project Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gifft Hill School Inc | St John, VI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Governors Island Alliance Dba the Friends of Governors Island | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Council Navy League of the United States Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Alfred Smith Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John School of Arts | St John, VI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Croton Harmon High School Ptsa | Croton on Hudson, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Human Rights Education Center | White Plains, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bronx Foundation Inc | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc | Brattleboro, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Croton Caring Committee Inc | Croton on Hudson, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Consumer Reports Inc | Yonkers, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Croton-Cortlandt Food Pantry | Croton on Hudson, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
35 of 78 (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 71%, 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.
- Love City Strong Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION - The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
THE STANFORD INITIATIVE TO CURE HEARING LOSS GIFT FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 114 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 | 43 | $11.8M | $88,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $11.5M | $94,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $13.1M | $80,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $11.5M | $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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Secunda Family Foundation Inc has 11 of them, worth $18.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Target Als Foundation | New York, NY | $6,300,000 |
| National Museum of Mathematics | New York, NY | $4,000,000 |
| Whyhunger Inc | New York, NY | $3,500,000 |
| Love City Strong Inc | St John, VI | $1,500,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $750,000 |
| Island Health & Wellness Center | Deer Isle, ME | $750,000 |
| The Foundation for Gender Specific | New York, NY | $750,000 |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $200,000 |
| Knox College | Galesburg, IL | $150,000 |
| Teatown Lake Reservation | Ossining, NY | $88,000 |
| New City Parks Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 |
Where its money goes
72% 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 Secunda Family Foundation Inc'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 Corient Tax - Po Box 1510, New York, NY, 10150. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 20-5968142 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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