Funding search · EIN 453760732 · New York, NY
Ganek Family 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.
- 104
- grants reported
- $3.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “fiction” · $37,500
- $12,500
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $5,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts2 grants · $732,229
- Jewish Communal Fund1 grant · $575,000
- City Squash2 grants · $225,000
- Southampton Fresh Air Home3 grants · $161,000
- Citysquash3 grants · $150,000
- Goodnation Foundation2 grants · $150,000
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 grants · $115,542
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center3 grants · $110,000
- New York Presbyterian Fund2 grants · $100,000
- The Boys' Club of New York6 grants · $64,350
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 104 grants.
- $575,000
Jewish Communal Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $450,000
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Gift for program support - immersive media lab
- $282,229
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Gift for program support - immersive media lab
- $200,000
City Squash · The Bronx, NY · 2023
City squash capital campaign
- $100,000
Citysquash · The Bronx, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $100,000
Goodnation Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $100,000
Southampton Fresh Air Home · Southampton, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $57,835
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for operating support - chairman's council
- $57,707
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support - chairman's council
- $55,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Goodnation Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $50,000
Hanley Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Ibg Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Grant for operating support
- $50,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $50,000
New York Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Meeting Street School · Providence, RI · 2023
For program support in honor of julie ostrover
- $50,000
New York Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $50,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $50,000
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2022
Gift for program support
- $46,000
Southampton Fresh Air Home · Southampton, NY · 2023
Gift for program support - sponsor fireworks
- $30,000
The Raymond F Gravis Center for the Performing Arts · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $29,317
The New York Public Libary · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $25,000
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $25,000
Citysquash · The Bronx, NY · 2024
Citysquash capital campaign
- $25,000
Narrative 4 · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $25,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for program support
- $25,000
The Everglades Foundation · Palmetto Bay, FL · 2024
Gift for program suppport
- $25,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $25,000
Citysquash · The Bronx, NY · 2023
Gift for operating support
- $25,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $25,000
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2022
Gift for program support
- $25,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $25,000
City Squash · The Bronx, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support
- $25,000
The Bowery Mission · New York, NY · 2022
Program for operating support
- $25,000
The Corporation of Yadoo · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
Gift of operating support
- $25,000
World Central Kitchen · Washigton, DC · 2022
Gift for program support
- $22,400
Literacy Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $20,000
Bob Woodruff Foundation · Long Island, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $20,000
City of Hope · Wilwood, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $20,000
Cmc Foundation for Change · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for prorgam support
- $15,000
Cox Science Center and Aquarium · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $15,000
The Mercantile Library · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $15,000
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for operating support - fall dance
- $15,000
Southampton Fresh Air Home · Southampton, NY · 2022
Gift for program support - sponsor fireworks
- $12,500
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024
Gift for program support
- $12,500
House of the Speakeasy Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for operating support
- $12,500
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $11,850
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program suppport
- $10,000
House of Speakeasy Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support - fall dance
- $10,000
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program suppport
- $10,000
The Mercantile Library · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
Young Audiences · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
Downtown Community Television Center · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Ridgefield Library · Ridgefield, CT · 2023
Program support in honor of sun and woody
- $10,000
Southampton Hospital · Southampton, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Zoological Soceity of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Cmc Foundation for Change · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Hope for Depression Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
House of the Speakeasy Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $10,000
House of the Speakeasy Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support - dubin breast center
- $10,000
Narrative 4 · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $10,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support
- $10,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $10,000
The Corporation of Yadoo · Saratoga, NY · 2022
Gift for program support - 2022 salon series
- $10,000
Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $9,000
Zoological Soceity of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Gift for program support
- $7,500
Hanley Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $7,500
The Boys' Club of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program suppport
- $7,500
The Corporation of Yadoo · Saratoga, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for program support
- $5,000
Portland Community Squash · Portland, ME · 2024
Annual fund donation
- $5,000
Red Sneakers for Oakley · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Gift for program support
- $5,000
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for operating support
- $5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for operating support
- $5,000
Chapel and York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
For program support
- $5,000
Narrative 4 · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $5,000
Red Sneakers for Oakley · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $5,000
National Book Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $5,000
Peconic Baykeeper · Hampton, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $5,000
The Center for Fiction · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $4,000
New Hope Charities · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Gift for program support
- $3,000
American Ballet Theather · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for program support
- $2,500
Teaching Matters · New York, NY · 2024
Gift for program support
- $2,500
Lake Agawam Conservancy · Southampton, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $2,500
Teaching Matters · New York, NY · 2023
Gift for program support
- $2,500
City Meals-On-Wheels · New York, NY · 2022
Gift for operating support
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