The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-2947180. Reported 235 grants totalling $5,057,600 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frick Collection | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The New Schoolcollege of the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunnyside Community Service | Sunnyside, NY | $88,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | New York, NY | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Community Services | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| East Harlem Tutorial Program | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lenox Hill Neighborhood House | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Renewal | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The River Fund | Richmond Hill, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Third Street Music School | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of Legal Service | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zone 126 | Queens, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macdowell Colony | New York, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hudson Guild | New York, NY | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Service Office for Nurse Family Partnership & Child First | Denver, CO | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Free Arts Nyc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Senior Services | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arts Connection | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chances for Children | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Access | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Council on American Islamic Relations | Queens, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Through Music | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fresh Youth Initiatives | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goddard Riverside Community Center | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harlem Academy | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Irondale Arts Ensemble Project | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | Jamaica, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Partnership With Children | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Reelworks | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Row New York | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Asian Youth Action | Queens, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Reading Team | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University Settlement | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Whedco | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Woodlawn Conservancy | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Peoples Chorus | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breaking Ground | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mint Theater Company | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Queens Community House | Jamaica, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Service Program for Older People | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 52ND Street Project | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Museum of National History | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Betances Health Center | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Youth Chorus | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Carter Burden Network | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dancing Classrooms | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dream | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Exalt Youth | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Health Advocates for Older People | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeward Nyc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marcy Lab School | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Dramatists | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Community Trust & Community Funds Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pets Are Wonderful Support | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Find | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Search and Care | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Student Leadership Network | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Family Center | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Literacy Academy Collective | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noel Pointer Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Riverstone Senior Life Services | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The WNET Group | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Culture for One | New York, NY | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Positive Change | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concerts in Motion | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawyers for Good Government | La Mesa, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Student Sponsor Partners | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban Dove | Long Island City, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Concert Artists | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Red Hook Art Project | Brooklyn, NY | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Care for the Homeless | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caringkind | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Alliance | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live on | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live on Ny | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Read Alliance | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Fund of Ny | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Go Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Theater for a New Audience | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ym & Ywha of Washington Heightsinwood | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Association to Benefit Children | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| L'amore Della Musica | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New York Festival of Song | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penny's Flight Foundation | Glen Cove, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visiting Neighbors | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Xavier Mission | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blood Cancer United | Cranford, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Elizabeth High School | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
76 of 112 (68%) 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 63%, across 4 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.
- Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island
SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS AND GRANTS FOR AGING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 140 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 | 47 | $2,065,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $729,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $719,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 48 | $731,800 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 48 | $812,800 | $15,000 |
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
98% 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 $15,000. 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 The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 16 East 52ND Street 703, New York, NY, 10022. 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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