Funding search · EIN 357004054 · Durham, NC
The Catherine Jefferson 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.
- 98
- grants reported
- $6.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,100
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Syracuse University3 grants · $2.3M
- Avon Old Farms3 grants · $1.4M
- New Canaan Cnty School3 grants · $668,645
- Ormcf3 grants · $200,400
- Gift Hill3 grants · $200,000
- Fuqua School of Management2 grants · $193,100
- Team Impact3 grants · $175,000
- Kellogg School of Management2 grants · $150,000
- The Purchase College Foundation2 grants · $150,000
- Tewaaraton Fdn3 grants · $145,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 98 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Avon Old Farms · Avon, CT · 2024
Contribution
- $980,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $800,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $562,000
New Canaan Cnty School · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $500,000
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $263,000
Avon Old Farms · Avon, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $133,100
Fuqua School of Management · Durham, NC · 2023
Contribution
- $105,000
Tewaaraton Fdn · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution
- $101,000
Avon Old Farms · Avon, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $100,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2024
Contribution
- $100,000
Ormcf · Key Largo, FL · 2024
Contribution
- $100,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $100,000
Ormcf · Key Largo, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $100,000
The Purchase College Foundation · Purchase, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $100,000
Gift Hill · 2022
Contribution
- $96,645
New Canaan Cnty School · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $64,300
Ferraro Family Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $60,000
Fuqua School of Management · Durham, NC · 2022
Contribution
- $55,000
Pll Assists · Torrance, CA · 2024
Contribution
- $52,500
Kellogg Finnet · Evanston, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $50,000
Gift Hill · 2024
Contribution
- $50,000
The Purchase College Foundation · Purchase, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $50,000
315 Fdn · Pittsford, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $50,000
Gift Hill · 2023
Contribution
- $50,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $50,000
Pll Assists · Torrance, CA · 2023
Contribution
- $50,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2023
Contribution
- $50,000
All Charities Fund · Key Largo, FL · 2022
Contribution
- $50,000
Athletes Who Care · Stanton, NJ · 2022
Contribution
- $41,600
Folds of Honor · Center Valley, PA · 2024
Contribution
- $35,600
Ocean Reef Comm Fdn · Key Largo, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $30,000
Athletes Who Care · Stanton, NJ · 2023
Contribution
- $25,813
Sandy Hook Promise Fund · Newtown, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $25,000
Sandy Hook Promise Fund · Newtown, CT · 2024
Contribution
- $25,000
Tewaaraton Fdn · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution
- $25,000
Ashby Ponds Benev Fund · Ashburn, VA · 2023
Contribution
- $25,000
Cultural Center and Ocean Reef · Key Largo, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $25,000
Sandy Hook Promise Fund · Newtown, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $25,000
Haudenosaunee Nations Devel · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Contributioncontribution
- $25,000
Horizons Norwalk Community · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $25,000
Pll Assists · Torrance, CA · 2022
Contribution
- $25,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2022
Contribution
- $20,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Contribution
- $20,000
Msk · New York, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $15,000
My Boys & Girls Club · Edgartown, MA · 2023
Contribution
- $15,000
Tewaaraton Fdn · Washington, DC · 2022
Contribution
- $12,600
Harlem Lacrosse · Harlem, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $10,500
Norwalk Grassroots · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $10,200
Folds of Honor · Center Valley, PA · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Athletes Who Care · Stanton, NJ · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Harlem Lacrosse · Harlem, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
New Canaan Cnty School · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Contribution
- $10,000
Darien Ymca · Darien, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Msk · New York, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Tracey Printup · Niagara Falls, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $10,000
Darien Ymca · Darien, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $10,000
Stamford Hospital · Stamford, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $10,000
US Soccer · Chicago, IL · 2022
Contribution
- $8,500
Harlem Lacrosse · Harlem, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $5,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Givengain Foundation · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Gofundme · San Diego, CA · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Jack Britt High School · Fayetteville, NC · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Landon School · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Mark Glicini Meaningful Growth Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Msk · New York, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Pan-Mass Challenge for John Straus · Needham, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
Rye American Legion Post 128 · Rye, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $5,000
15 for Life · Stuart, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Darien Fire Department · Darien, CT · 2023
Contibution
- $5,000
Darien Police Assn · Darien, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Gofundme Alf Jacques · San Diego, CA · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
Leukemia & Lumphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
Contribution
- $5,000
15 for Life · Stuart, FL · 2022
Contribution
- $5,000
Darien Fire Department · Darien, CT · 2022
Contibution
- $5,000
Darien Police Assn · Darien, CT · 2022
Contribution
- $2,500
Gofundme Al Giocondi · San Diego, CA · 2024
Contribution
- $2,500
Leukemia & Lumphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2024
Contribution
- $2,500
100 Golf · St Simons Island, GA · 2023
Contribution
- $2,500
Kellogg Finnet · Evanston, IL · 2023
Contribution
- $2,500
Mark Glicini Meaningful Growth Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $1,000
Bag Room Open · Key Largo, FL · 2024
Contribution
- $1,000
Gofundme Mark Redman Burnam · San Diego, CA · 2024
Contribution
- $1,000
Bag Room Open · Key Largo, FL · 2023
Contribution
- $1,000
Bethel Woods · Bethel, NY · 2022
Contribution
- $1,000
Edgartown Firemans Assn · Edgartown, MA · 2022
Contribution
- $1,000
The David Baum Endowment · South Orange, NJ · 2022
Contribution
- $500
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $500
Vgc Foundation · Edgartown, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $500
Vgc Foundation · Edgartown, MA · 2023
Contribution
- $500
Vgc Foundation · Edgartown, MA · 2022
Contribution
- $400
Ormcf · Key Largo, FL · 2022
Contribution
- $300
Boathouse Foundation · Edgartown, MA · 2024
Contribution
- $300
The Boathouse Annual Fund 2023 · Edgartown, MA · 2023
Contribution
- $107
5krun1milewalk · Old Greenwich, CT · 2023
Contribution
- $100
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Contribution
- $100
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Contribution
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