349 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. 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 2022–2025, 349 private foundations reported 723 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $35,514,627 to 537 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were New York, Brooklyn, Rochester. The Henry Luce Foundation Inc reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $2,246,668 across 6 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 6 | $2,246,668 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 4 | $2,240,000 |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | 9 | $2,156,000 |
| The Sandler O'neill Assistance Foundation | 2 | $1,510,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 3 | $1,170,000 |
| Foundation Mireille & James Levy (usa) | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| The Efrusy Family Foundation | 1 | $915,000 |
| The Martino Family Foundation | 1 | $850,000 |
| Fredrick D & Karen G Schaufeld Family Foundation | 1 | $715,608 |
| The TOW Foundation Inc | 5 | $655,000 |
| The Donald F & Edna G Bishop Scholarship Foundation | 24 | $641,179 |
| Dbid Inc | 1 | $605,587 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| American Council of Learned Societies | 3 | $1,796,668 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | 1 | $1,300,000 |
| Community Funds Inc | 1 | $1,010,000 |
| Park East DAY School SAM & Esther Minskoff Cultural Center | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Columbia University | 9 | $971,929 |
| African Leadership Foundation | 1 | $915,000 |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund | 1 | $850,000 |
| NEW School | 2 | $770,000 |
| United WAY of Long Island | 1 | $715,608 |
| New York University | 5 | $685,000 |
| Legacy Heritage Programming XI LLC (programming Xi) | 1 | $605,587 |
| Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center | 1 | $600,000 |
| Teach for America | 2 | $525,000 |
| The Juilliard School | 2 | $525,000 |
| Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation | 2 | $510,000 |
349 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $35,514,627. The largest by reported dollars were The Henry Luce Foundation Inc, Carnegie Corporation of NEW York, William Randolph Hearst Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
537 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by American Council of Learned Societies, Institute of International Education Inc, Community Funds Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in New York was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $1,300,000. 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 2022–2025). 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.
