FundersNew York

Rtw Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 83-1433853. Reported 126 grants totalling $7,895,735 to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$40,453median grant
$7,895,735granted, 2021-2024
91organizations funded
12%of grantees funded again the next year
$72.3Massets, 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. Rtw 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 $40,453. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $1,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
16 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
22 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
11 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
9 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
6 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
35 grants
$100,000 and Up
27 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
National Philanthropic Donor Advised Fund - Daf ContributionJenkintown, PA$1,500,000112024
Washington University School of MedicineSt Louis, MO$566,000322024
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$454,999212022
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$299,232222024
Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA$230,095222022
Analysis GroupBoston, MA$200,000412022
Foundation for the National Institutes of HealthNorth Bethesda, MD$200,000212022
USA Priory of St JohnWashington, DC$180,000112021
University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT$170,000222023
Rare Village FoundationMckinney, TX$166,759212024
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI$165,000112021
Global Genomic Medicine CollaborativeDurham, NC$159,202222022
RazomNew York, NY$151,030322023
The University of Queensland North AmericaWashington, DC$150,177112023
Boston Childrens Hospital CorporationBoston, MA$150,000112024
Queen's University at KingstonKingston, Ontario$150,000112023
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, OH$150,000112023
The Regents of the University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$150,000112022
The Regents of the University of California on Behalf of Its San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$150,000112023
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$150,000112023
University College LondonLondon$149,954112023
Foundation for the National Institute of HealthBethesda, MD$102,500112023
BioeyesNew York, NY$100,000112023
Hamilton-Madison HouseNew York, NY$100,000222024
Harlem United Community AIDS Center IncNew York, NY$100,000222023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY$100,000222022
University of Sydney$98,492112023
Biobus IncNew York, NY$85,000222024
National Institutes of Healthnational Institute of NeurologicalBethesda, MD$79,882112021
University of Utah GeneticsSalt Lake City, UT$75,000112022
Murdoch University$63,021212022
Violence Intervention Program IncLos Angeles, CA$60,000112022
New Immigrant Community EmpowermentQueens, NY$55,900212022
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY$55,000112021
Hunts Point Alliance for ChildrenBronx, NY$53,013222023
Arete EducationNew York, NY$51,500222024
Act Care FoundationBrooklyn, NY$50,000112022
African International Collaborative CenterBronx, NY$50,000112022
AirnycBronx, NY$50,000112024
Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY$50,000112022
Academy of Medical and Public Health Services (dba Raisinghealth Partners)Brooklyn, NY$50,000112023
Community Health Action of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY$50,000112024
East Harlem Health Outreach PartnershipNew York, NY$50,000112024
East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (ehhop)New York, NY$50,000112023
Exodus Transitional CommunityNew York, NY$50,000112024
Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth & FamiliesBronx, NY$50,000112024
MixtecaBrooklyn, NY$50,000112023
Mixteca Organization IncBrooklyn, NY$50,000112024
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY$50,000112024
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY$50,000112022
Raisinghealth PartnersBrooklyn, NY$50,000112024
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY$50,000112023
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY$42,297222023
RutgersNewark, NJ$36,000112023
Saving MothersNew York, NY$25,000112024
Murdoch UniversityWestern Australia$22,108112023
Danon FoundationMadison, NJ$20,000112023
Kleine-Levin Syndrome Foundation IncSan Jose, CA$20,000312022
Ixcells Biotechnologies USA IncSan Diego, CA$18,141412022
Global GenesAliso Viejo, CA$15,000112023
Robin Hood Investors ConferenceNew York, NY$12,360112022
The Bowery MissionNew York, NY$11,500332023
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY$7,550222023
The American SocietyStamford, CT$6,200212024
AmericaresStamford, CT$5,000112022
International Rescue CommitteeAlbert Lea, MN$5,000112022
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationWhite Plains, NY$4,082112021
Nyc MarathonNew York, NY$2,960112024
Pb Dwight-EngleEnglewood, NY$2,500112022
Sarcoma Foundation of AmericaDamascus, MD$2,400222024
City HarvestBrooklyn, NY$2,000112023
RobinhoodNew York, NY$1,915212022
Ps 6 PTANew York, NY$1,500112023
The Givengain Foundation1884 Villars-Sur-$1,500112024
S- Donation TcsNew York, NY$1,107112022
PuntamitarprPoint Pleasant, NJ$1,000112023
The Andrew Mcdonough B FoundationNew York, NY$1,000112023
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$1,000112023
The Int'l Assoc for Human Caring (theiahcorg)Grand Rapids, MI$930112021
HomefrontinLawrenceville, NJ$500112022
Naaap NyNew York, NY$500112024
PancanorgWashington, DC$500112022
World Connect IncNew York, NY$500112024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$450212024
New York Junior LeagueNew York, NY$450112023
Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkManhattan Beach, CA$300112024
The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic HealthLos Angeles, CA$250112021
Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY$210112024
American Friends of the Kiev Jewish CommunityAirmont, NY$119112022
Michael J FoxNew York, NY$100112024
BfoundationWilmington, DE$50112023

16 of 91 (18%) 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 12%, 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 57 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Medical Research
9 grants
Health Care
6 grants
International Affairs
6 grants
Education
6 grants
Arts & Culture
5 grants
Human Services
5 grants
Youth Development
4 grants
Diseases & Disorders
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202114$965,599$52,500
202247$2,506,587$25,000
202335$1,732,718$36,000
202430$2,690,831$42,500

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. Rtw Foundation has 4 of them, worth $620,744. 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
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$165,000
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteParkville, Victoria$155,744
Nyu Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY$150,000
University of Utah Dept of NeurologySalt Lake City, UT$150,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 29% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New York
$2.2M
Pennsylvania
$1.5M
California
$644K
Missouri
$566K
North Carolina
$458K
Maryland
$385K
Massachusetts
$350K
District of Columbia
$331K

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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 Fund22 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc21 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust19 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc19 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program18 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc13 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $40,453. 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 New York.
  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 Rtw 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: 40 10TH Ave Fl 3, New York, NY, 10014. 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 83-1433853 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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