The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 23-7093201. Reported 1,166 grants totalling $72.3M to 493 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$72.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
493recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$482.6Massets, latest filing
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 Nathan Cummings 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,775 and $100,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $900,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
493 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $4,378,100 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $1,925,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,848,200 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $1,488,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $1,415,000 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project South Institution for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide | Atlanta, GA | $1,120,333 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,105,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $1,025,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc | Oakland, CA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $875,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Solutions Project Inc | Oakland, CA | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uprose Inc | New York City, NY | $801,283 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $777,576 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $775,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Future | Oakland, CA | $762,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | $675,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Coalition Inc | London, KY | $675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | $670,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Majority Action | Silver Spring, MD | $656,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $641,700 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | $625,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $614,000 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jobs to Move America | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $600,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | $575,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Southern Equity | Atlanta, GA | $569,746 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Firelight Media Inc | New York, NY | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jews United for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | $535,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Markets Institute | Washington, DC | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asian American Writers' Workshop Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jolt Initiative | Austin, TX | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Centers United Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Join for Justice Inc | Boston, MA | $485,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mijente Support Committee | Phoenix, AZ | $485,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Align the Alliance for a Greater New York | New York, NY | $450,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Political Accountability | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute | Chicago, IL | $425,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $425,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advancement Project Education Fund | Washington, DC | $412,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Economic Democracy | Jamaica Plain, MA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Heirs' Property Preservation | Charleston, SC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Living Cities Inc the National Community Development Initiative | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network Education Program | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $377,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Momentum Community Inc | Long Beach, CA | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Praxis Project Inc | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith in Action | Washington DC, DC | $355,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southerners on New Ground | Atlanta, GA | $355,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Fund Inc | Decatur, GA | $351,055 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Rural Strategies | Whitesburg, KY | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility | New York, NY | $350,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | Emerville, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Pillars Fund | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | $327,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos | Orlando, FL | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Sacramento, CA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ekvnv Yefolecvlke | Weogufka, AL | $310,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Energy Works | Washington, DC | $300,782 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Investigative Reporting Inc | Emeryville, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenlatinos | Boulder, CO | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Community Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Allies Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Climate Action Network | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roanoke Economic Development Inc | Rich Square, NC | $298,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta | Norcross, GA | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative Inc | Atlanta, GA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Faith Matters Network Collaborative | Nashville, TN | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $265,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association for the Promotion of Jewish Secularism | Brooklyn, NY | $260,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Confluence Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $245,400 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith in Public Life Inc | Washington, DC | $244,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faith in Action Network | Washington DC, DC | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Financial Services Stakeholder Project Nfp | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jubilee Justice | Alexandria, LA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $223,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $220,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Shareholder Commons | Northampton, MA | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Black Lily Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership & Dignity Inc | North Miami, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Energy Group | Montpelier, VT | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dcr Group LLC | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Democracy at Work Institute | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Impactassets Inc | Bethesda, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jews for Racial & Economic Justice Community | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Majority Action | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $200,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Puerto Rico Community Foundation Inc | San Juan, PR | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Chisholm Legacy Project | Burtonsville, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Map Fund Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Namati Inc | Washington DC, DC | $196,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blackstar Projects Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $195,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Education Fund | Buffalo, NY | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Belt Justice Center | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fair Count Inc | Atlanta, GA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Initiative for Medicines Access & Knowledge (i-Mak) Inc | Lewes, DE | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $170,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $151,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homeworld Collective Inc | Somerville, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Progeorgia State Table Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburg, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights | Alameda, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Bertie County Hive House | Lewistonwoodville, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Impact Investing Network | New York, NY | $137,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Echoing Green Inc | New York, NY | $135,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | San Geronimo, CA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers in the Arts | Bronx, NY | $127,800 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $126,800 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| African American Policy Forum | New York, NY | $126,055 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Diversity Initiative | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Liberation in a Generation | Lorton, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jerusalem Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 16 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adasina Social Capital | San Francisco, CA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $107,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Inc | Alexandria, VA | $107,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Investors Exchange Inc | Washington, DC | $101,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| 350ORG | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advancement Project | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Girl Ventures Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Innovation Alliance | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Business Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Change Labs Inc | Tuba City, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Ventures Management LLC | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congress Heights Community Training & Development Corporation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gideon's Army Grassroots Army for Children | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Projects | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moveon Education Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Young Farmers Coalition | Albany, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native Renewables Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Green Capital Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Political Research Associates | Somerville, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Presencing Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Equity | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Selma Center for Nonviolence Truth and Reconciliation | Selma, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Creative Ladder | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Gesher Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Leadership Conference Education Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The North American Students of Cooperation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warehouse Worker Resource Center | Ontario, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nwi Food Council | Crown Point, IN | $91,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $90,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Digdeep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Human Immunome Project | Ny, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Faithworks Inc | Winchester, VA | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Torah | Berkeley, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $76,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy New York Inc | New York, NY | $76,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockwood Leadership Institute | Oakland, CA | $76,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Array Alliance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership & Dignity Inc | Hawkinsville, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buddhist Peace Fellowship | Berkeley, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Halcyon House | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Performing Arts Center | Newark, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oikos Institute | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Carolina Community Loan Fund | Charleston, SC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The People's Justice Council | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesville, VA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maui United Way | Wailuku, HI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peaceworks Network Foundation | New York, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | New York, NY | $69,283 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peak Grantmaking | Washington, DC | $69,226 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Housing Coalition Inc | Durham, NC | $58,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $53,800 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition on Positive Health Empowerment Inc | Bronx, NY | $53,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poder in Action | Phoenix, AZ | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fjc | New York, NY | $51,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palmetto Project Inc | North Charleston, SC | $51,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Heritage Indigenous Research Project | Nevada City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Co-Operate Wnc | Black Mountain, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dev Mission | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dj Henry Dream Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eagle Market Streets Development | Asheville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Firstrepair | Evanston, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green 20 | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| If Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Investor Advocates for Social Justice | Montclair, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Investors Advocates for Social Justice | Montclair, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Voice | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Repower Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spark Reproductive Justice Now Inc | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springboard to Opportunities | Jackson, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Civic Alternatives | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The New World Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The New York Community Trust | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism | Alameda, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aubin Pictures Inc | New York, NY | $47,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| 4 R Friends - Rescue Rehab Re-Home Reach Out | Sacramento, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Just Futures Impact Inc | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Conference of Black Lawyers | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Medical Fellowships Inc | Alexandria, VA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project& | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Funders Network | Coral Gables, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Realize Impact | Bainbridge Island, WA | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
235 of 493 (48%) 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 62%, 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.
Plus 6 grants to individuals totalling $450,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Social Good Fund
RISE UP: NOURISHING THE SOUL OF JEWISH JUSTICE - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
POP CULTURE COLLABORATIVE FUND - Tides Foundation
NEW YORK RENEWS EDUCATION FUND - Project South Institution for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide
GULF SOUTH FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL COMMUNITY CONTROLLED FUND - Panorama Global
HYPHEN PARTNERSHIPS' INITIATIVE FOR INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Community Initiatives
THE CHISHOLM LEGACY PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 967 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 | 309 | $19.1M | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 290 | $19.2M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 286 | $17.4M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 281 | $16.6M | $30,000 |
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. The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc has 149 of them, worth $21.7M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $900,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $700,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $650,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $400,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $350,000 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $300,000 |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc | Oakland, CA | $300,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $250,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Majority Action | Silver Spring, MD | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
26% 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.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund293 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc257 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust202 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc198 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program197 shared recipientsTides Foundation149 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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- 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 Nathan Cummings 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: 120 Wall Street 26TH Floor, New York, NY, 10005. 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.
EIN 23-7093201 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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