Funding search · EIN 452752227 · New York, NY
Born This Way Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 52
- grants reported
- $2.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Centerlink2 grants · $321,000
- Aliento Education Fund1 grant · $75,000
- Lyric Center for Lgbtq Youth2 grants · $65,027
- Art Mentorship Program1 grant · $60,000
- The Montrose Center2 grants · $56,292
- #Halfthestory1 grant · $55,000
- Sam & Devorah Foundation1 grant · $53,765
- Midwest Asian Health1 grant · $52,527
- Civic Suds1 grant · $51,980
- The Laurel Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $250,000
Centerlink · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Aliento Education Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General support
- $71,000
Centerlink · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Collaborating on the be there certificate
- $60,000
Art Mentorship Program · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $55,000
#Halfthestory · Western Springs, IL · 2024
General support
- $53,765
Sam & Devorah Foundation · Chatham, NJ · 2022
General support
- $52,527
Midwest Asian Health · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
- $51,980
Civic Suds · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Cor · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Hopelab Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
The Laurel Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
We Are Family · North Charleston, SC · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Adolescent Counseling Services · Redwood City, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Breaktime · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Cafe Momentum · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Girls Embracing Mothers · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Guitars Over Guns Org · Miami, FL · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Hope Bound · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Iamholdenon · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Lyric Center for Lgbtq Youth · Decatur, GA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Mighty Writers · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Miry'S List · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Our Minds Matter · Vienna, VA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Projectq · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Right To Be · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $50,000
The Boston Alliance of Lgbtq · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Young Audiences Inc of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Centre Lgbt · State College, PA · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Letters To Strangers · Claremont, CA · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Teens4teenshelp · Calabasas, CA · 2024
General support
- $38,765
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
- $35,000
Alliance for Lgbtq Youth · North Miami, FL · 2022
General support
- $34,700
Joy As Resistance · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Ryan Bartel Foundation · Waterford, VA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Sad Girls Club · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,842
Sasha Bruce Youthwork · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Black Girls Smile · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services · Culver City, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Youth Passageways · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Berks County Comm Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Erika'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General support
- $20,328
National Council for Mental Wellbeing · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Libera · Morgantown, WV · 2024
General support
- $20,000
National Youth Foundation · Chadds Ford, PA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Stand With Trans · Farmington, MI · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Youth Pride · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $18,240
Daughters Rising · Lancaster, PA · 2024
General support
- $17,527
The Montrose Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
- $15,027
Lyric Center for Lgbtq Youth · Decatur, GA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
The Unbreakable Organization · Boynton Beach, FL · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2022
General support
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