Funding search · EIN 134007527 · New York, NY
The Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 86
- grants reported
- $19.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $200,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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5 grants matching “lifelong” · $800,000
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2024
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $100,000
St Paul'S Parish (Harvard Catholic Center) · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2023
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $100,000
St Paul'S Parish (Harvard Catholic Center) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2022
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School3 grants · $1.9M
- The Trustees of Princeton University2 grants · $1.7M
- Camfed USA Foundation3 grants · $1.6M
- Success Academy Charter Schools3 grants · $1.5M
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center3 grants · $1.2M
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2 grants · $1.2M
- Save the Children Federation3 grants · $1.0M
- Good Shepherd Services2 grants · $900,000
- De La Salle Academy3 grants · $800,000
- Trey Whitfield School3 grants · $750,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 86 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.3M
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable contribution - to educate underserved youth and prepare them for college and careers.
- $1.1M
The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Charitable contribution - to provide higher learning and to assist with world-renowned research.
- $700,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable contribution - to fight poverty and hiv/aids in africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change.
- $700,000
Good Shepherd Services · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - provide young people with the support they need to make a successful transition from high school to college
- $650,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable contribution - to fight poverty and hiv/aids in africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change.
- $600,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Charitable contribution - to cure cystic fibrosis (cf) and to provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives.
- $600,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution - to cure cystic fibrosis (cf) and to provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives.
- $600,000
The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide higher learning and to assist with world-renowned research.
- $500,000
Success Academy Charter Schools · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide children in nyc with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character & disposition to meet & exceed nys standards, & the resources to succeed
- $500,000
Success Academy Charter Schools · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide children in nyc with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character & disposition to meet & exceed nys standards, & the resources to succeed
- $500,000
Success Academy Charter Schools · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to provide children in nyc with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character & disposition to meet & exceed nys standards, & the resources to succeed
- $450,000
Trey Whitfield School · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide affordable and accessible education.
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision, and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision, and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
- $400,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision, and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
- $350,000
De La Salle Academy · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to offer academically talented, economically less advantaged children of diverse backgrounds a life-changing educational experience, where they are empowered to reach their full potential.
- $350,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Charitable contribution - to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
- $350,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Charitable contribution - to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
- $300,000
Camfed USA Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable contribution - to fight poverty and hiv/aids in africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change.
- $300,000
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution - to educate underserved youth and prepare them for college and careers.
- $300,000
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution - to educate underserved youth and prepare them for college and careers.
- $300,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Charitable contribution - to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
- $270,000
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to promote knowledge and understanding of american history through educational programs and resources.
- $250,000
Catholic Relief Services · Harlan, IA · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide assistance to the poor overseas without regard to race, religion or nationality by responding to emergencies and fighting poverty.
- $250,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide guide dogs to people with vision loss, at no cost to the individual. To connect exceptional dogs with individuals for greater independence.
- $250,000
Catholic Relief Services · Harlan, IA · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide assistance to the poor overseas without regard to race, religion or nationality by responding to emergencies and fighting poverty.
- $250,000
De La Salle Academy · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to offer academically talented, economically less advantaged children of diverse backgrounds a life-changing educational experience, where they are empowered to reach their full potential.
- $250,000
Mercy College · Dobbs Ferry, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - provide quality education and impart a love of life-long learning through exceptional academic courses and innovative programs
- $250,000
Mercy College · Dobbs Ferry, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - provide quality education and impart a love of life-long learning through exceptional academic courses and innovative programs
- $245,000
St Phillip Neri Church & School · Metairie, LA · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide a catholic community where all stakeholders share the responsibility of developing each child spirtually, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.
- $240,000
John Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Charitable contribution - to educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered.
- $208,719
John Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable contribution - to educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered.
- $200,000
Archdiocese of New York Cardinal'S Annual Appeal · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to support parishes that are in financial difficulty.
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2024
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $200,000
Mercy College · Dobbs Ferry, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - provide quality education and impart a love of life-long learning through exceptional academic courses and innovative programs
- $200,000
The Asia Society · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to connect people and institutions in asia and the world
- $200,000
Archdiocese of New York Cardinal'S Annual Appeal · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to support parishes that are in financial difficulty.
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2023
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $200,000
Good Shepherd Services · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - provide young people with the support they need to make a successful transition from high school to college
- $200,000
John Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Charitable contribution - to educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered.
- $200,000
St Phillip Neri Church & School · Metairie, LA · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide a catholic community where all stakeholders share the responsibility of developing each child spirtually, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically.
- $200,000
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to promote knowledge and understanding of american history through educational programs and resources.
- $200,000
De La Salle Academy · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to offer academically talented, economically less advantaged children of diverse backgrounds a life-changing educational experience, where they are empowered to reach their full potential.
- $200,000
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus · Genesee, CO · 2022
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $200,000
Galileo Foundation US · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable contribution - to combat human trafficking.
- $200,000
The Asia Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to connect people and institutions in asia and the world
- $200,000
Trey Whitfield School · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to provide affordable and accessible education.
- $150,000
Student Sponser Partnership · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide at-risk youths with tuition needed to attend private parochial high schools in nyc
- $150,000
Student Sponser Partnership · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to provide at-risk youths with tuition needed to attend private parochial high schools in nyc
- $150,000
Read To Lead · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to help students in high-poverty communities to build literacy and leadership skills.
- $100,000
Cooke School & Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contributions - to provide educational and therapeutic services to students with special needs.
- $100,000
Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester · Port Chester, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to enable all people, especially the young and those whose in need, to realize their fullest potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
- $100,000
St Paul'S Parish (Harvard Catholic Center) · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $100,000
Touch Health · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to help build the health systems of the future for sub-saharan africa by strengthening the foundational building blocks of high-quality care.
- $100,000
Trey Whitfield School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide affordable and accessible education.
- $100,000
Cooke School & Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contributions - to provide educational and therapeutic services to students with special needs.
- $100,000
Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester · Port Chester, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to enable all people, especially the young and those whose in need, to realize their fullest potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
- $100,000
St Paul'S Parish (Harvard Catholic Center) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.
- $100,000
The Asia Society · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to connect people and institutions in asia and the world
- $100,000
The Touch Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - train tanzanian healthcare workers, provide support for hospitals, suppying of medical consumables, provide education to healthcare facilities, and healthcare worker job placement.
- $100,000
Acumen · New York, NY · 2022
Charitble contribution - unrestricted donation supporting initiatives to reduce poverty such as supporting maternal healthcare, provide access to agricultural inputs, provide sustainable energy, and providing safe water.
- $100,000
Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to ensure children have a better tomorrow.
- $100,000
Cooke School & Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contributions - to provide educational and therapeutic services to students with special needs.
- $100,000
Jesuit Refugee Serviceusa · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution - to empower refugees, build their job skills through education and livelihood programs, and provide health care and psychosocial support.
- $100,000
The Touch Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - train tanzanian healthcare workers, provide support for hospitals, suppying of medical consumables, provide education to healthcare facilities, and healthcare worker job placement.
- $75,000
Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester · Port Chester, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to enable all people, especially the young and those whose in need, to realize their fullest potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
- $50,000
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children · Newark, NJ · 2024
Charitable contribution - to provide children in need with the opportunity for a quality, values-based education in a safe environment.
- $50,000
Student Sponser Partnership · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to provide at-risk youths with tuition needed to attend private parochial high schools in nyc
- $25,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable contribution - to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal justice under law. To help secure equal access to the ballot box, quality education, employment opportunities and fair housing for … read allCharitable contribution - to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal justice under law. To help secure equal access to the ballot box, quality education, employment opportunities and fair housing for all americans. less
- $25,000
Vibrant Emotional Health · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - to help people live healthier and more vibrant lives. Programs range from local peer run family support programs to national program, like the lifeline.
- $25,000
Bigs & Littles Nyc Mentoring · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - provides one-to-one mentoring, life skills programming, and comprehensive family support.
- $25,000
Care 2 Communities · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution - to create a model for sustainable, community based healthcare in haiti that transforms the status quo, meets the needs of poor and low-income people, and empowers families to lead healthier liv… read allCharitable contribution - to create a model for sustainable, community based healthcare in haiti that transforms the status quo, meets the needs of poor and low-income people, and empowers families to lead healthier lives. less
- $25,000
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable contribution - to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal justice under law. To help secure equal access to the ballot box, quality education, employment opportunities and fair housing for … read allCharitable contribution - to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal justice under law. To help secure equal access to the ballot box, quality education, employment opportunities and fair housing for all americans. less
- $25,000
Vibrant Emotional Health · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - to help people live healthier and more vibrant lives. Programs range from local peer run family support programs to national program, like the lifeline.
- $10,000
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution - support of the museum's frederick a.o. Schwarz children's center
- $10,000
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution - support of the museum's frederick a.o. Schwarz children's center
- $10,000
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution - support of the museum's frederick a.o. Schwarz children's center
- $177
Energy Transfer Lp · Dallas, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $175
Energy Transfer Lp · Dallas, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $160
Energy Transfer Lp · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $48
Abrams Capital Partners I Lp · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $44
Plains All American Pipeline Lp · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $38
Plains All American Pipeline Lp · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $37
Abrams Capital Partners I Lp · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $36
Plains All American Pipeline Lp · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
- $32
Abrams Capital Partners I Lp · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment
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