Park Avenue Charitable Fund
New York, NY · EIN 13-3581286. Reported 179 grants totalling $5,002,906 to 98 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Park Avenue Charitable Fund, the IRS classifies it as a philanthropy and voluntarism organization (NTEE T50J).
- How spread out its giving is. 98 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 40% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $556,985. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $592,485 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $268,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | $208,475 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lycee Francais De New York | New York, NY | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Philanthropic Tr | Jenkintown, PA | $165,146 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $151,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $127,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $110,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Brain Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Feeding Westchester Inc | Elmsford, NY | $101,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Museum for African Art | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art 21 Inc | New York, NY | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | $86,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nyu Langone Health System | New York, NY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food for the Poor Inc | Coconut Creek, FL | $76,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Radical Hope Inc | Concord, MA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Harvest Inc | New York, NY | $67,550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $65,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Ctr, NY | $58,900 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Migraine Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Fund Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Green Chimneys Childrens Services Inc | Brewster, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | Northampton, MA | $47,983 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camba Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $32,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mazon Inc a Jewish Response to Hunger | Sherman Oaks, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cross Catholic Outreach Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cent for Urban Community Svcs | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital & Research Center Foundation | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fdny Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Roots Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rema Hort Mann Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washirika Foundation Corp | Newington, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drawing Center Inc | New York, NY | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $21,046 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Meir Panim | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Modest Needs Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Museum of Contemporary Art | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toshiko Takaezu Foundation Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southampton Township Wild Fowl Association Inc | Quogue, NY | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unique People Services Inc | Bronx, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jain Samaj of Long Island Inc | Hicksville, NY | $17,863 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of | New York, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $16,636 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fifth Avenue Committee Incorporated | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| All Our Kin Inc | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation | Snowmass Vlg, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eagles Autism Challenge Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Marketing Educational Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard Crimson Inc | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Road Runners Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rocking the Boat Inc | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Runway of Dreams Foundation | Livingston, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rural & Migrant Ministries | Cornwall Hdsn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Westhab Inc | Yonkers, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | San Francisco, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Plains Medical Center | White Plains, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $7,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Susquehannock Inc | Brackney, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kol Haneshamah | New York, NY | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Art Council Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skating Club of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Kitchen | Springfield, MO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village Temple | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Reform Temple | Scarsdale, NY | $5,898 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kol Haneshamah a New Jersey Non- Profit Corporation | Englewood, NJ | $5,524 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horace Mann School | Bronx, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hunter College Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 98 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 of 98 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $903,196 | $14,275 |
| 2021 | 37 | $911,734 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $1,122,900 | $12,250 |
| 2023 | 30 | $1,001,896 | $21,375 |
| 2024 | 30 | $1,063,180 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
59% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Park Avenue Charitable Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 29 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Anchin 3 Times Square, New York, NY, 10036.
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