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The Block Friedman 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.

82
grants reported
$16.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Mt Sinai Medical Center4 grants · $6.3M
  • 92nd Street Y4 grants · $3.6M
  • Cornell University3 grants · $1.9M
  • Uja Federation4 grants · $1.4M
  • University of Vermont Foundation3 grants · $820,000
  • National Network of Abortion Funds4 grants · $270,000
  • Rising Treetops at Oakhurst4 grants · $260,000
  • Planned Parenthood of New York City4 grants · $210,000
  • Steppingstone Foundation3 grants · $200,000
  • Wheeler School2 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$3.7M
2021
$4.2M
2022
$3.0M
2023
$5.7M
2024

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

  • $2.0M

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $2.0M

    Mt Sinai Medical Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $1.8M

    Mt Sinai Medical Center · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $1.3M

    Mt Sinai Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $1.1M

    Mt Sinai Medical Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $866,667

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $550,000

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $470,000

    Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $450,000

    Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $425,000

    Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $290,000

    University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $270,000

    University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $260,000

    University of Vermont Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $130,000

    The Wheeler School · Providence, RI · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $110,000

    Rising Treetops at Oakhurst · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $110,000

    Planned Parenthood of New York City · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    Wheeler School · Providence, RI · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    Wheeler School · Providence, RI · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    The Dalton School · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    The Lighthouse Guild International · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $85,000

    The Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $80,000

    National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $75,000

    National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $70,000

    National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $55,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Objects Conservation Department (Metropolitan Museum of Art) · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood of New York City · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Rising Treetops at Oakhurst · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Rising Treetops at Oakhurst · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Center for Advanced Palliative Care · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Rising Treetops at Oakhurst · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $45,000

    National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $45,000

    Refugee Dream Center · Providence, RI · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $40,000

    Trustee of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $33,000

    Vna Health Group · Neptune, NJ · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $32,000

    Social Accountability International · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Trustee of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $30,000

    Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Vna Health Group · Neptune, NJ · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of New York City · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Hyde Square Task Force · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Planned Parenthood of New York City · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    The Dalton School · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    The Lighthouse Guild International · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Trustee of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Lighthouse Guild International · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Lighthouse Guild International · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $18,000

    Jewish Association for Services for the Aged · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $18,000

    Jewish Association for Services for the Aged · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Trustee of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Wnetthirteen · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Wnetthirteen · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Thirteenwnet New York · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Thirteenwnet New York · New York, NY · 2021

    Unrestricted charitable contribution

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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.