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New York Life Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 13-2989476. Reported 2,581 grants totalling $108.1M to 2,190 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$500median grant
$108.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
2,190organizations funded
14%of grantees funded again the next year
$146.2Massets, 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. New York Life 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.

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 $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,163,862. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1,719 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
173 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
74 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
138 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
117 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
147 grants
$100,000 and Up
213 grants

Every organization it funded

All 2,190 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Blackbaud Giving Fund (yourcause Llc)Carrollton, TX$12.7M222024
Blackbaud Giving Fundyourcause LLCCarrollton, TX$10.1M222022
After-School All-StarsLos Angeles, CA$3,650,000442024
City Year IncBoston, MA$3,350,000442024
The Bell Foundation IncWestwood, MA$3,100,000442024
Higher Achievement Program IncWashington, DC$3,000,000442024
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY$2,500,000442024
ElunaPhiladelphia, PA$2,500,000442024
Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsArlington, VA$2,275,000442024
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY$2,250,000442024
First BookWashington, DC$2,162,000332023
Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$2,050,000442024
Judi's HouseAurora, CO$2,025,000442024
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$1,800,000442024
National Summer Learning AssociationWashington, DC$1,687,500442024
Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY$1,535,000332024
National Alliance for Children's GriefLubbock, TX$1,505,000442024
Hampton UniversityHampton, VA$1,500,000332023
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsNew York, NY$1,300,000542024
Asu Foundation for a New American UniversityTempe, AZ$1,275,000442024
National Congress of Parents and TeachersAlexandria, VA$1,260,000442024
Afterschool AllianceWashington, DC$1,235,500442024
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers IncNew York, NY$1,200,000442024
Breakthrough CollaborativeOakland, CA$1,200,000442024
Tuesday's ChildrenManhasset, NY$1,200,000332023
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for TexasDallas, TX$1,150,000332024
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater New York - YMCA of Greater NewNew York, NY$1,100,000442024
Girl Scouts of the USANew York, NY$1,000,000442024
Howard UniversityWashington, DC$1,000,000222022
The Advertising Council IncNew York, NY$1,000,000112021
Virtual Enterprises InternationalNew York, NY$1,000,000442024
Good Shepherd ServicesNew York, NY$900,000442024
Scholarship AmericaMinneapolis, MN$850,701442024
The Dougy Center IncPortland, OR$850,000332024
Classroom IncNew York, NY$750,000112021
Expanded SchoolsNew York, NY$750,000222022
International African American MuseumCharleston, SC$750,000332024
Actuarial FoundationSchaumburg, IL$700,000442024
Stephen C Rose Legacy FoundationProvidence, RI$640,000332023
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT$630,000642024
The HistorymakersChicago, IL$600,000332023
Community Funds IncNew York, NY$550,000112021
Enterprise Community Partners IncColumbia, MD$500,000222023
Low Income Investment FundSan Francisco, CA$500,000222024
Outward Bound IncLagrangeville, NY$500,000222022
The Eagle Academy Foundation IncNew York, NY$500,000442024
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$495,263112021
Experience CampsWestport, CT$450,000442024
Ms Foundation for Women IncBrooklyn, NY$403,000442024
Asian American Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY$400,000442024
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY$400,000442024
Hetrick-Martin InstituteNew York, NY$400,000332024
Latinojustice PrldefNew York, NY$400,000442024
National Organization on DisabilityNew York, NY$400,000442024
Queens Library Foundation IncJamaica, NY$400,000442024
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL$385,000222022
Centerlink IncFort Lauderdale, FL$350,000442024
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$350,000112021
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$321,500332024
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley FoundationMcallen, TX$321,433112023
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CA$320,000112023
National Merit Scholarship CorporationEvanston, IL$316,370442024
National Urban FellowsNew York, NY$300,000222024
Yale Child Study CenterNew Haven, CT$300,000112024
Youth CommunicationNew York, NY$300,000222023
Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY$275,000332024
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund IncNew York, NY$256,000222024
Association of Children's MuseumsArlington, VA$250,000112024
National Park FoundationWashington, DC$250,000112024
The Compassionate Friends IncWixom, MI$225,000222024
Dallas Education FoundationDallas, TX$207,000112023
Blue Ridge HospiceWinchester, VA$200,000222024
The Center for Grieving ChildrenPhiladelphia, PA$160,000222023
Childrens Bereavement Center IncMiami, FL$151,000332024
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program IncWestport, CT$150,000112021
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$150,000112023
Outward Bound IncBoulder, CO$150,000112024
Tamarack Grief Resource Center IncMissoula, MT$150,000332024
Year Up IncBoston, MA$150,000112024
Billy's Place IncGlendale, AZ$135,000332023
Together We Rise CorporationBrea, CA$120,013222024
The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families IncLexington, KY$120,000332024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NycNew York, NY$110,000222023
The Tristesse Grief Center IncTulsa, OK$103,000222023
Park Nicollet FoundationSt Louis Park, MN$101,000222023
Adelante MujeresForest Grove, OR$100,000222023
Aim High for High SchoolSan Francisco, CA$100,000222024
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rithNy, NY$100,000222024
Boys & Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$100,000222023
BreakthroughAustin, TX$100,000222024
Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People IncIndianapolis, IN$100,000222023
C5 Youth Foundation of TexasDallas, TX$100,000222024
Centro Hispano IncMadison, WI$100,000222023
Chicago Youth Programs IncChicago, IL$100,000222022
Children's Bereavement Center of South TexasSan Antonio, TX$100,000222023
Children's Defense FundWashington, DC$100,000222022
Childrens Hospital IncNew Orleans, LA$100,000222023
Coaching for ChangeTaunton, MA$100,000222024
Companions on a Journey Grief Support IncWest Chester, OH$100,000222023
Granite United WayManchester, NH$100,000222022
Heart of Los Angeles Youth IncLos Angeles, CA$100,000222022
High JumpChicago, IL$100,000222023
Homes of Oakridge Human ServicesDes Moines, IA$100,000222022
Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast IncClearwater, FL$100,000222023
Kates Club IncAtlanta, GA$100,000222023
Latin American Community CenterWilmington, DE$100,000222023
Lawrence Communityworks IncLawrence, MA$100,000222024
Live-Evermore IncWashington, DC$100,000112021
Michaels PlaceTraverse City, MI$100,000222023
Mission GraduatesSan Francisco, CA$100,000222023
New York-Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NY$100,000222023
Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA$100,000222022
Ourbridge IncCharlotte, NC$100,000222024
Overtown Youth Center IncMiami, FL$100,000222023
Partnership for After School Education (pase)New York, NY$100,000222023
Reel Stories Teen FilmmakingBrooklyn, NY$100,000222024
Refugee Empowerment ProgramMemphis, TN$100,000222024
Seriousfun Children's NetworkNorwalk, CT$100,000222024
Sociedad LatinaRoxbury, MA$100,000222024
South Florida After-School All-Stars IncMiami, FL$100,000222023
Storycorps IncBrooklyn, NY$100,000112022
The Curators of the University of MissouriColumbia, MO$100,000222023
The Dance Institute of Washington IncWashington, DC$100,000222022
The Korean American Family Service CenterFlushing, NY$100,000222024
The Noel Pointer FoundationBrooklyn, NY$100,000222023
The Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic FundUniversity Pk, PA$100,000112021
The Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA$100,000112022
The Wooden Floor for Youth MovementSanta Ana, CA$100,000222022
Urban Neighborhood InitiativesDetroit, MI$100,000222023
William Wendt Center for Loss and HealingWashington, DC$100,000222023
YWCA San AntonioSan Antonio, TX$100,000222024
Erin's House for Grieving ChildrenFort Wayne, IN$90,000222024
Bo's PlaceHouston, TX$85,000112021
Mourning HopeLincoln, NE$72,000322023
Bridges of HopeNorth Charleston, SC$70,000332024
New Hope Grief Support CommunityLong Beach, CA$70,000222023
Nys Doecsd 22Brooklyn, NY$68,000222022
Catticus CorporationBerkeley, CA$65,000112022
East Cleveland Neighborhood CenterEast Cleveland, OH$65,000332024
New York City Department of EducationBronx, NY$65,000222022
Children's Brain Tumor FoundationNew York, NY$60,000332023
The Grief Center of Southwest ColoradoDurango, CO$60,000222024
Roberta's House IncBaltimore, MD$55,000222024
KaraPalo Alto, CA$52,000332024
'r Kids IncNew Haven, CT$50,000112022
After-School All-StarsDallas, TX$50,000112024
After-School All-Stars Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$50,000112021
Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy CenterBaton Rouge, LA$50,000112021
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition IncBaton Rouge, LA$50,000112024
Beam Center IncBrooklyn, NY$50,000112021
Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County IncShelby, NC$50,000222024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson CountyJersey City, NJ$50,000112021
Boys and Girls Club of Mcgehee Ark IncMcgehee, AR$50,000222022
Breakthrough Miami IncMiami, FL$50,000112021
Bronx LacrossePurchase, NY$50,000222023
Bronx River Art CenterBronx, NY$50,000112024
CASA Guadalupe CenterAllentown, PA$50,000112024
Cornerstone of HopeIndependence, OH$50,000112021
Developing Kingdoms in Different StagesDetroit, MI$50,000222022
East African Community ServicesSeattle, WA$50,000222023
Elevate NavajoVanderwagon, NM$50,000222024
Elevate New England IncLowell, MA$50,000222023
Entrusted LegacyBakersfield, CA$50,000222022
Epic Theatre Center IncAstoria, NY$50,000222022
Fresh Youth InitiativesNew York, NY$50,000112024
Girls Inc of ChicagoChicago, IL$50,000112024
Good Grief of Northwest Ohio IncToledo, OH$50,000222023
Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth IncGrand Rapids, MI$50,000222022
Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR$50,000222023
Horizons New York City IncBrooklyn, NY$50,000222024
Imagine a Center for Coping With LossMountainside, NJ$50,000112021
Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Community CenterMadison, WI$50,000112021
Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support ServicesWatsonville, CA$50,000222023
Jamestown Community Center IncSan Francisco, CA$50,000112024
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative CareKansas City, MO$50,000112021
Life Skills for YouthLittle Rock, AR$50,000222023
Little Lights Urban MinistriesWashington, DC$50,000222023
Lower Cape Fear Hospice IncWilmington, NC$50,000112021
NORTH10 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$50,000222023
Omega Community Development CorporationDayton, OH$50,000112024
Operation Exodus Inner City IncNew York, NY$50,000222024
Project Hope the People to People Health Foundation IncBethesda, DC$50,000112021
Project Vision IncChicago, IL$50,000222022
Proyecto PastoralLos Angeles, CA$50,000112021
Raw Art WorksLynn, MA$50,000222024
Rising Youth TheatrePhoenix, AZ$50,000222024
Ryan's Place IncGoshen, IN$50,000222023
Sage Mountain Botanical SanctuaryEast Barre, VT$50,000222024
Shades of DevelopmentKnoxville, TN$50,000222023
Soccer Without BordersBaltimore, MD$50,000112024
South Bronx United IncBronx, NY$50,000222024
South Sudanese FoundationMoorhead, MN$50,000222023
St Johns UniversityJamaica, NY$50,000112023
The Dick and Jane ProjectColumbus, OH$50,000222023
The Opportunity ProjectTulsa, OK$50,000112021
Tidewell Hospice IncSarasota, FL$50,000112021
Tom Coughlin Jay FundJacksonville Beach, FL$50,000112024
Uncommon GoodClaremont, CA$50,000222024
Urban Affairs CoalitionPhiladelphia, PA$50,000222023
Fulton County SchoolsAtlanta, GA$47,500112024
Childrens Grief Center of El PasoEl Paso, TX$45,000222024
Caringmatters IncGaithersburg, MD$40,000222023
Hospice of Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA$40,000112024
Journey of Hope Grief Support Center IncPlano, TX$40,000112024
Keaton's Child Cancer AllianceRoseville, CA$40,000112024
The Immokalee FoundationNaples, FL$40,000222024
Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsVirginia Beach, VA$37,500112024
Garland IsdGarland, TX$36,000112023
Mfsc - Nyc Department of EducationNew York, NY$35,000222022
Wild GriefOlympia, WA$35,000332024
Beth Israel Lahey Health at HomeWayland, MA$33,000112021
Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA$30,000112022
Friends of Karen IncNorth Salem, NY$30,000112022
Genaustin (dba Girls Empowerment Network)Austin, TX$30,000222023
Girls Inc of Long IslandDeer Park, NY$30,000222023
La Clinica Del Valle Family Health Care Center Inc (dba La Clinica)Medford, OR$30,000112022
The Healing CenterSeattle, WA$30,000112022
Nycdoebrooklyn North BcoBrooklyn, NY$26,500222022
Androscoggin Home Health Services IncLewiston, ME$25,000112021
Aspire Afterschool LearningArlington, VA$25,000112024
Calm Waters Center for Children and Families IncOkc, OK$25,000112021
Clarkston Community Center Foundation IncClarkston, GA$25,000112021
Communities in Schools of Los Angeles IncLos Angeles, CA$25,000112024
Community Youth AdvanceHyattsville, MD$25,000112021
Dream Center Academy IncGastonia, NC$25,000112021
Ed Snider Youth Hockey & EducationPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112022
Ed Snider Youth Hockey FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112021
Families Reaching Into Each New Day IncWarwick, RI$25,000112021
Family & Childrens Agency IncNorwalk, CT$25,000112024
Family HospiceBelleville, IL$25,000112021
Fbcw Dba Charlotte Community Services AssociationCharlotte, NC$25,000112024
Florida Leadership Venture Dba Elevate OrlandoMaitland, FL$25,000112021
Forkids IncChesapeake, VA$25,000112024
Heart of the Cumberland IncCookeville, TN$25,000112021
Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (hpcic)Statesville, NC$25,000112021
Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement CenterFramingham, MA$25,000112021
Jewish Board of Family and Children's ServicesNew York, NY$25,000112021
Koreatown Youth and Community Center IncLos Angeles, CA$25,000112021
LatinitasAustin, TX$25,000112024
Mighty WritersPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112024
Modern Widows ClubWinter Park, FL$25,000112024
New American Pathways IncAtlanta, GA$25,000112024
Nycdoequeens SouthOzone Park, NY$25,000222022
P2L Pathways to LeadershipNew York, NY$25,000112021
Reality ChangersSan Diego, CA$25,000112024
Socorro IsdEl Paso, TX$25,000112022
Teen Action and Support CenterRogers, AR$25,000112021
The Cambodian FamilySanta Ana, CA$25,000112021
The Center for Loss and BereavementSkippack, PA$25,000112021
The Children's Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay RegionMidland, MI$25,000112021

270 of 2,190 (12%) 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 14%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 677 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
198 grants
Human Services
122 grants
Youth Development
82 grants
Arts & Culture
56 grants
Mental Health
53 grants
Health Care
27 grants
Civil Rights
22 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
22 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021679$26.4M$500
2022613$27.1M$500
2023668$27.3M$500
2024621$27.3M$500

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. New York Life Foundation has 240 of them, worth $48.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Judi's HouseAurora, CO$1,779,576
City YearBoston, MA$1,500,000
First BookWashington, DC$1,450,965
Experience CampsWestport, CT$960,240
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for TexasDallas, TX$960,240
Sesame WorkshopNew York, NY$959,623
Yale Child Study CenterNew Haven, CT$952,288
Judi's HouseDenver, CO$941,017
Volunteer Grants (processed Through Blackbaud Giving Fund)Carrollton, TX$928,727
National Congress of Parents and Teachers (pta)Alexandria, VA$912,228
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$911,641
Alliance for Young Artists & WritersscholasticNew York, NY$900,000
City YearBoston, MA$900,000
Bellxcel (the Bell Foundation)Westwood, MA$875,000
After-School All-StarsLos Angeles, CA$825,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 25% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Texas
$27.2M
New York
$24.0M
District of Columbia
$10.2M
California
$9.3M
Massachusetts
$7.2M
Virginia
$5.8M
Pennsylvania
$3.2M
Illinois
$2.4M

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund241 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc227 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc218 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust147 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program143 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund126 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 New York Life Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10010. 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 13-2989476 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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