Park Avenue Charitable Fund
New York, NY · EIN 13-3581286. Reported 149 grants totalling $3,939,726 to 88 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, 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. 88 distinct organizations, with 11% 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. 45% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $26,000; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc | New York, NY | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $228,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $113,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Brain Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Feeding Westchester Inc | Elmsford, NY | $101,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Art 21 Inc | New York, NY | $87,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $85,400 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Nyu Langone Health System | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | $70,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Radical Hope Inc | Concord, MA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $65,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $57,550 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| The Museum for African Art | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Bch, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Ctr, NY | $43,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Migraine Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Camba Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $37,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | Northampton, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Cent for Urban Community Svcs | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Fifth Avenue Committee Incorporated | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| All Our Kin Inc | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation | Snowmass Vlg, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Enterprise Community Partners Inc | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Marketing Educational Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mazon Inc a Jewish Response to Hunger | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Road Runners Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rocking the Boat Inc | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rural & Migrant Ministries | Cornwall Hdsn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southampton Township Wild Fowl Association Inc | Quogue, 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 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $9,046 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $5,424 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunter College Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
35 of 88 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 of 88 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- 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 |
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
67% 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
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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 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 30 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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