The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation

Recent grants

The 79 grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $1.5M

  Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup: core", and "bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected "bridgeup" scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, and t…

• $1.4M

  Dana-Farber Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2024

  Leadership-the helen gurley brown presidential initiative grant: purpose: funding "helen fellows", "helen mentors", and "helen trailblazer" awards at dana-farber cancer institute to develop an initiative which is a supp…

• $1.3M

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

  Leadership-"bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate artistic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support innovative writers, directors, and designers, …

• $857,743

  School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024

  Youth and education- "bridgeup" "giddy up" grant:purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the mediu…

• $624,198

  National Center for Women and Information Technology · Boulder, CO · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" stem grant:purpose: to provide opportunities for underserved individuals of all backgrounds to learn the skills of computer science in small groups with their peers.

• $525,669

  Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2024

  Empowering innovation-robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows. In addition, the grant supports up to three katzmann fellows through examination …

• $403,793

  Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars within higher edu…

• $389,428

  Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" environment grant:purpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between sc…

• $286,200

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire"-to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and le…

• $283,333

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

  Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-deputy director fund:purpose: fund is used for the role of the deputy director of the brown institute who provides bi-coastal operational support of the brown …

• $247,500

  Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2025, the purpose of which is to develop leadershi…

• $222,000

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

  Leadership-"bold ventures" grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new and transformative works for live theater.

• $200,000

  The Bell · New York, NY · 2024

  Empowering innovation-grant:purpose: to help catalyze and jump start the the bell's youth journal coalition (yjc) journalism for all (j4a) program which seeks to address critical underfunding of journalism curriculum in…

• $187,355

  Twin Pines Housing · White River Junction, VT · 2024

  Affordable housing-grant:purpose: funding for an initial investment in the helen gurley brown foundation's move toward supporting affordable housing developments in the rural northeastern section of the united states of…

• $150,000

  Alys Smith at Marshall University · Huntington, WV · 2024

  Empowering innovation-genius grant:purpose: this genius grant was awarded to alys smith for use to work with the helen gurley brown foundation to develop a trailblazing version of the bold leadership network at marshall…

• $149,335

  University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the university of connecticut, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars withi…

• $133,920

  Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at colby-sawyer college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young scholars within hi…

• $120,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

  Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering produ…

• $113,000

  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" health grant:purpose: to support and develop the next cadre of young scientists, community advocates, and medical providers with the goal of supporting underserved groups.

• $112,500

  Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2026, the purpose of which is to develop leadershi…

• $105,000

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

  Youth and education-"bridgeup" bootcamp grant:purpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Bootcamp prepares high school juniors and seniors, and recent high school graduates…

• $100,000

  Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024

  Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering produ…

• $100,000

  The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024

  Empowering innovation-genius grant for planet forward: purpose: given in honor of frank sesno, founding director of planet forward, these funds were leveraged to support frontline fellowships which brought together a un…

• $79,399

  University at Albany-Suny · Albany, NY · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need…

• $75,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

  Empowering innovation-the william v. Campbell center:purpose: fund is used to support center operations that through education, partnerships, and fostering product thinking aim to encourage and stimulate innovation and …

• $38,872

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need…

• $36,088

  University of New Haven · West Haven, CT · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need…

• $33,670

  Adelphi University · Garden City, NY · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need…

• $21,971

  Siena College · Loudonville, NY · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need…

• $17,582

  Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2024

  Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at ithaca college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars within higher educat…

• $5,000

  Wardah Samad at Rutgers University · Newark, NJ · 2024

  Leadership-"bold" magic grant:purpose: as a part of the "bold leadership network" program at rutgers-newark, wardah samad was awarded a magic grant that provided funding to advance a health initiative on campus at rutge…

• $1.9M

  Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2023

  Bridgeup 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup:core and bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected bridgeup scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, and the academy of mount st. Ursu…

• $1.4M

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023

  The hgb presidential initiative grant (bold):purpose: funding for "helen fellows", "helen mentors", and "helen trailblazer" awards at dana-farber cancer institute to develop an initiative which is a supportive environme…

• $839,626

  School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023

  Bridge up giddy up grant (bugup):purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the medium of horseback r…

• $605,652

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

  Bold circle grant (bold theater women's leadership circle grant):purpose: to create a network of women artistic directors as well as associate aristic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support women wr…

• $295,335

  Student Conservation Association (Sca) · Arlington, VA · 2023

  Bridgeup-environment grant:purpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between school, and to develop a…

• $250,000

  Dr Lucy King Save the Elephants Co · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  Innovation grant:purpose: to further develop the work of dr. Lucy king's dedication to the grassroots campaign that allows for coexistence between small rural farmers in africa and safely dealing with crop-raiding eleph…

• $250,000

  Alberto Ibarguen-Knight Foundation at Columbia University · Miami, FL · 2023

  Genius grant: purpose: to support the knight foundation for its long-term commitment to the importance of free expression and journalism in a high functioning democracy.

• $250,000

  Pat Mitchell-Sundance Institute · New York, NY · 2023

  Genius grant:purpose: to support inclusion, encompassing initiatives across all programs within the sundance institute organization to deepen engagement and audiences across ethicities, genders, abilities, sexual orient…

• $200,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

  Brown institute impact fund:purpose: to support the work of the digital witness lab (dwl) which will collect data to expose surveillance, misinformation, and other harms on digital platforms. The project will be used in…

• $188,500

  Christine Adams · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

  Genius grant:purpose: to support christine adams' work on the bold leadership program, whose mission is to oversee and direct more than 500 women from families with minimum means receiving scholarships, guidance and job…

• $175,224

  Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2023

  Robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows, who provide comprehensive legal screening, direct representation and advocacy to defenseless parents wi…

• $150,000

  Janell Wise- Trail Blazer Camps · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

  Genius grant:purpose: to support, cultivate, and expand "the academy" initiative which aims to engage young people in culturally responsive programming that helps develop their social emotional skill sets and career dev…

• $150,000

  Lauren Williams Akoto Ofori-Atta of · New York, NY · 2023

  Genius grant:purpose: to support and produce in-depth journalism on topics of crucial importance to black people across the country, such as education, housing, health, the environment, criminal justice and politics.

• $143,100

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

  Bridgeup theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire", to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and learning resources for …

• $125,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

  Directors discretionary fund (brown magic projects):purpose: to support "magic projects" at the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering product thinking and entrepreneurship programs.

• $123,750

  Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2023

  Bold women's leadership network grant:purpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at rutgers university-newark, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher ed…

• $105,000

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

  Bridgeup-the bootcamp grant:purpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Boot camp prepares high school juniors and seniors, and recent high school graduates to prepare for f…

• $103,950

  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023

  Bridge up health:purpose: to support and develop the next cadre of young scientists, community advocates, and medical providers with the goal of harnessing the strength of women and under-represented racial and ethnic g…

• $100,000

  Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

  Brown institute impact fund:purpose: to support and develop the atlos project, a non-profit and open source platform, to enable investigators to collaborate safely at scale in the realm of human rights prosecutions, and…

• $95,000

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

  Bold ventures grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new and transformative works for live-theater.

• $5,500

  Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2023

  Social impact/entrepreneurship magic grants (bold):purpose: to establish the campus wellness room which aims to create an on-campus staff for students to receive mental health resources, wellness programming, and medita…

• $1.9M

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

  Bold circle grant (bold theater women's leadership circle grant)purpose: to create a network of women artistic directors in theater leadership who in turn will support women writers, directors, designers, and the develo…

• $1.9M

  Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2022

  Bridgeup 2.0 grant purpose: "bridgeup:core and bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected bridgeup scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, cathedral high school, cardinal sp…

• $1.8M

  University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2022

  Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at the university of connecticut, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher…

• $1.8M

  Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2022

  Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at ithaca college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher education.

• $1.8M

  College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2022

  Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at the college of saint rose, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher edu…

• $1.6M

  Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2022

  Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at colby-sawyer college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher educatio…

• $1.1M

  Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022

  Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher education.

• $912,854

  National Center for Women and Information Technology (Ncwit) · Boulder, CO · 2022

  Bridgeup stem at georgia tech grantpurpose: through the national center for women and information technology (ncwit) to provide opportunities for girls, women, and gender non-conforming individuals of all backgrounds to…

• $654,447

  Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2022

  Robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows to provide comprehensive legal screening, direct representation and advocacy to defenseless parents with…

• $531,778

  Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022

  Sola bold grantpurpose: to establish scholarships for nine women, graduates of the school for leadership afghanistan (sola), and to provide a structured program of mentorship and education to pave the way for them to ac…

• $465,948

  Student Conservation Association (Sca) · Arlington, VA · 2022

  Bridgeup-environment grantpurpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between school, and to develop an…

• $400,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

  Brown institute impact grant 2022 fundpurpose: to support two projects: 1. Kinfolk, which is an augmented reality archive for black and brown historical narratives-a platform for the collective memories of black and bro…

• $345,695

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

  Bridgeup-the bootcamp grantpurpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Boot camp prepares juniors, seniors, and recent high school graduates to prepare for further training …

• $286,200

  Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

  Bridgeup theater in the schools grantpurpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire", to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and learning resources for r…

• $250,000

  Dr Lucy King (Save the Elephants Co Wildlife Conservation Network) · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  Innovation grantpurpose: to further develop the work of dr. Lucy king's dedication to the grassroots campaign that allows for coexistence between small rural farmers in africa and safely dealing with crop-raiding elepha…

• $250,000

  Twin Pines Housing Trust (Andrew Winter) · White River Junction, VT · 2022

  Affordable housing genius grantpurpose: funding to support the development of affordable housing in the rural northeast.

• $201,412

  School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022

  Bridge up giddy up grant (bugup)purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the medium of horseback ri…

• $150,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

  Brown institute impact grants 2021 fundpurpose: freedom of information act (foia) lead, derek kravitz, will work in coordination with his employer, muckrock, and a selected tech and business lead to create an applicatio…

• $111,150

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

  Brown institute 2021-2022 magic project fund purpose: to develop a source of expertise for students and alumni at columbia university and stanford university who are looking to start new media and tech ventures.

• $100,000

  Dr Leslee Shaw (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) · New York, NY · 2022

  Genius grantpurpose: to award dr. Leslee shaw through the blavatnik family women's health research institute (bfwhri) to recognized her lifelong commitment in stem and dedication to women's inclusion and leadership in c…

• $100,000

  Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

  Radical impact grantpurpose: to support the media / tech project "radical" which is a tool designed to help managers communicate more effectively with their teams. It will plug into video conferencing products like zoom…

• $80,000

  College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2022

  Bold fellowship-women's leadership grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold fellowships network program at the college of saint rose, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within high…

• $78,460

  Ymca Camp Coniston · Grantham, NH · 2022

  Bridgeup collaboration grantpurpose: to support two communities of children to attend summer camp. The first is a cohort of 15 participants through the bridgeup program in the bronx, new york that may include siblings o…

• $69,000

  Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

  Brown institute 2021-2022 magic project fund grantpurpose: to make use of hybrid meeting experiments allowing to link amazing programming happening at brown institute stanford and brown institute columbia including rese…

• $50,000

  The Fuller Project · Washington, DC · 2022

  Fuller project bold fellowship grantpurpose: to provide a fellowship opportunity as a communications and marketing felllow for a bold program scholar at the fuller project for international reporting. The fuller project…

• $50,000

  The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2022

  Bold fellowship grantpurpose: to provide a fellowship opportunity for a bold program scholar at the marshall project which encourages and further illuminates stories of injustice and provides people who have been impact…

• $50,000

  Jane Dacosta (Metropolitan Equestrian Team) · New York, NY · 2022

  Genius grantpurpose: to recognize jane dacosta's tremendous leadership and lifelong commitment to equity, inclusion, and change within the equestrian world.