The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-2947180. Reported 187 grants totalling $4,244,800 to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. 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.
| 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 |
| The New Schoolcollege of the Performing Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Sunnyside Community Service | Sunnyside, NY | $56,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Macdowell Colony | New York, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | New York, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
| Council on American Islamic Relations | Queens, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresh Youth Initiatives | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goddard Riverside Community Center | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | Jamaica, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Queens Community House | Jamaica, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts Connection | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Betances Health Center | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beth Morrison Projects | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carter Burden Network | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chances for Children | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Access | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dream | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Education Through Music | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem Academy | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Advocates for Older People | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Irondale Arts Ensemble Project | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Partnership With Children | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Search and Care | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Family Center | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University Settlement | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whedco | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Noel Pointer Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Mint Theater Company | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Service Program for Older People | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Sponsor Partners | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Dove | Long Island City, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 52ND Street Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Museum of National History | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Youth Chorus | Brooklyn, 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 |
| Dancing Classrooms | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Education Alliance | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exalt Youth | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeward Nyc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Live on | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live on Ny | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pets Are Wonderful Support | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Find | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Read Alliance | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverstone Senior Life Services | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Leadership Network | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Young Concert Artists | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Hook Art Project | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| L'amore Della Musica | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
57 of 94 (61%) 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 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 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 recipient's own IRS classification, for the 114 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% 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.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
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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