Funding search · EIN 471408100 · Albany, NY

Gray Foundation

Name: Gray Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

972
grants reported: $261.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

further youth health mental college school atlas center

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

BRCA and hereditary cancer research, especially Gray Foundation Atlas projects
NYC youth: college access, scholarships, mentoring, out-of-school programs
Cancer interception and early detection at academic medical centers
Adolescent and youth mental health programming in New York City
Scholarships and fellowships at CUNY and NYC public institutions
Medical education pipeline programs for underrepresented students

Typical grant

Median is $50,000 and half of all grants land between $25,000 and about $127,000, which is the NYC youth and education tier. The very large checks, $1 million to $25 million, go to research institutions carrying named science programs: Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Penn's Basser Interception Center and Drapkin Atlas Program, Harvard's Atlas informatics work. With 972 grants to only 243 recipients over four years, most relationships repeat annually.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“ATLAS PROGRAM”
“BRCA”
“PROJECT SUPPORT”
“NYC PROGRAMS”
“SUMMERFIELD/YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH”
“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAMS IN NYC”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame hereditary cancer work as a contribution to their Atlas network alongside Penn, Harvard, Dana-Farber and MSK.
BRCA-specific proposals get seven-figure treatment; unaffiliated cancer research lands in the $100k to $330k range.
For youth or mental health work, name New York City explicitly and ask $25,000 to $100,000.
Pair a research ask with a training or scholarship component; they fund premed internships, fellowships and named chairs.

Worth knowing: This is heavily New York centered, with 683 of 972 grants to NY recipients, and the Atlas science money flows through a small closed set of institutions already in the collaboration. A single Tel Aviv University grant and Penn's programs account for roughly $38 million of the $261 million total, so the giving reads as relationship-driven and institutionally anchored rather than open to newcomers.

9 grants matching “bound” · $475,000

$100,000
Student Leadership Network · New York, NY · 2025
College bound initiative nyc
$25,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2025
Crew initiative
$100,000
Student Leadership Network · New York, NY · 2024
College bound initiative nyc
$25,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Crew initiative
$100,000
Student Leadership Network · New York, NY · 2023
College bound initiative nyc
$50,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General operations & crew initiative
$25,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$25,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$25,000
Nyc Outward Bound Schools · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania37 grants · $68.2M
Nyc Kids Rise11 grants · $30.1M
American Friends of Tel Aviv University1 grant · $25.0M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute15 grants · $9.7M
New York University8 grants · $9.0M
United Negro College Fund9 grants · $8.8M
President and Fellows of Harvard College19 grants · $7.2M
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital)10 grants · $6.0M
Yale University8 grants · $5.9M
Harvard University2 grants · $5.2M

Giving over time

$107.3M

2022

$44.1M

2023

$45.5M

2024

$64.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 972 grants.

$25.0M
American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2025
Faculty of medical and health sciences
$13.9M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$13.1M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Project support, drapkin atlas program, basser interception center, general support
$9.5M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Basser interception center
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$5.0M
Nyc Kids Rise · Long Island City, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$4.1M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$4.1M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$4.1M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$2.8M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$2.4M
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Gray nyc scholars cohort
$2.3M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Hms project, chen atlas informatics, santagata project, sorger project, brugge-atlas project
$2.1M
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Nyc scholars cohort
$2.1M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Atlas project & team science
$2.0M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Gray scholars
$2.0M
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Nyc scholars cohort
$2.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$2.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$2.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.3M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.3M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.3M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.1M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.1M
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.1M
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2025
Cycle for survival, blackstone 2025 cfs campaign, atlas/bioportal team, lacobuzio-donahue project, engage scholarship
$1.0M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Cuny School of Medicine Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarships
$1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Brca/dr. Degnim
$1.0M
Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2025
School based health programs
$1.0M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2025
Project support
$1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2024
School based health programs
$1.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Neurosurgery chair
$1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2023
Brca research
$1.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Neurosurgery chair
$1.0M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$1.0M
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$999,246
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Brca microbiome project
$993,807
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$991,572
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$980,985
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$980,985
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$980,985
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$976,025
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Brca microbiome project
$972,864
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$937,500
Ut Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$937,500
Ut Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$937,500
Ut Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$932,280
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Project support
$908,860
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$900,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$900,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$900,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$899,743
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$899,743
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$899,743
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$800,000
Asphalt Green · New York, NY · 2024
Making waves
$800,000
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2023
Brca research
$800,000
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$800,000
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$800,000
Mgh (Massachusetts General Hospital) · Somerville, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
Museum of Jewish Heritage · New York, NY · 2024
Education tours
$750,000
Village Academies Network · New York, NY · 2024
Pre-k programs
$750,000
Asphalt Green · New York, NY · 2023
Making waves
$750,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2023
School based health programs
$750,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Brugge hms fund
$750,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$750,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$744,436
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Brugge-atlas project
$744,436
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$744,436
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$744,436
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$550,000
Village Academies Network · New York, NY · 2025
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$532,281
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$511,390
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$511,390
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$511,390
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$501,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Engage scholarship
$500,000
Asphalt Green · New York, NY · 2025
Making waves
$500,000
John Jay College Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Cusp grant
$500,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
Biomedical sciences at bard bronx
$500,000
John Jay College Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Cusp pledge
$500,000
John Jay College Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Cusp program
$500,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization.
$500,000
Village Academies Network · New York, NY · 2023
Pre-k programs

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.