155 private foundations reported research & science grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 155 private foundations reported 255 grants for research & science totaling $60,917,611 to 174 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Ithaca. The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc reported the most research & science giving — $9,950,000 across 1 grant. The median grant was $54,719.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $9,950,000 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 1 | $7,900,000 |
| Gates Foundation | 8 | $7,766,095 |
| The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation | 19 | $2,873,775 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 5 | $2,170,000 |
| Target ALS Foundation Inc | 5 | $2,064,022 |
| Benedict Silverman Foundation | 2 | $2,060,000 |
| Bicknell Memorial Fund TW | 1 | $1,811,555 |
| Charles H Revson Foundation Inc | 16 | $1,811,240 |
| The Mary Alice Smith Charitable Foundation | 1 | $1,257,500 |
| Ainslie Foundation | 3 | $1,160,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lupus Research Alliance | 2 | $9,955,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 5 | $8,331,550 |
| International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc | 2 | $3,465,097 |
| The Reading League Inc | 1 | $2,500,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | 5 | $2,396,555 |
| Cornell University | 6 | $2,172,173 |
| The Reading Institute | 1 | $2,010,000 |
| Columbia University | 7 | $1,674,644 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 6 | $1,627,939 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 6 | $1,563,084 |
| Trudeau Institute Inc | 1 | $1,437,261 |
| Cambridge in America | 1 | $1,257,500 |
| NEW York Genome Center | 1 | $1,177,046 |
| Guttmacher Institute Inc | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 2 | $905,000 |
155 private foundations reported research & science grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $60,917,611. The largest by reported dollars were The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation, Gates Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
174 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by Lupus Research Alliance, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported research & science grant in New York was $54,719, and the largest single reported grant was $9,950,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
