Funding search · EIN 134088264 · New York, NY
The David 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.
- 71
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Hudson Institute3 grants · $994,200
- Committee for Human Rights in N Kor3 grants · $100,000
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese3 grants · $67,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights Ex2 grants · $30,000
- Institute for Justice2 grants · $30,000
- The Federalist Society3 grants · $22,000
- American Enterprise Institute for P3 grants · $20,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of America3 grants · $20,000
- Metropolitan Opera3 grants · $19,500
- The Fund for American Studies2 grants · $17,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 71 reported grants, largest first.
- $348,000
Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support policy research.
- $323,200
Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To support policy research.
- $323,000
Hudson Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support policy research.
- $55,000
Committee for Human Rights in N Kor · Washington, DC · 2024
To promote human rights in North Korea
- $37,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese · New York, NY · 2022
To support policy research.
- $35,000
Committee for Human Rights in N Kor · Washington, DC · 2023
To promote human rights in North Korea
- $20,000
Foundation for Individual Rights Ex · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To promote individual rights in higher education.
- $20,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
To promote civil liberties.
- $20,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese · New York, NY · 2023
To support policy research.
- $15,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To promote individual rights in higher education.
- $12,000
The Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2022
To promote individual freedom and responsibility and the rule of law.
- $11,500
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
To inspire certain values in future leaders.
- $10,000
Foundation for Individual Rights Ex · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To promote individual rights in higher education.
- $10,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
To promote civil liberties.
- $10,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese · New York, NY · 2024
To support policy research.
- $10,000
American Enterprise Institute for P · Washington, DC · 2022
To support policy research.
- $10,000
Committee for Human Rights in N Kor · Washington, DC · 2022
To promote human rights in North Korea
- $10,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of America · New York, NY · 2022
To promote history education
- $8,000
Commentary · New York, NY · 2022
To clarify & enlighten public opinion.
- $7,000
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2023
To support programs for people with mental illness.
- $7,000
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2022
To support programs for people with mental illness.
- $6,500
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
To support culture and the arts.
- $6,500
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
To support culture and the arts.
- $6,500
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
To support culture and the arts.
- $6,000
The Middle East Media Research Inst · Washington, DC · 2024
To inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East
- $6,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
To inspire certain values in future leaders.
- $5,000
American Enterprise Institute for P · Washington, DC · 2024
To support policy research.
- $5,000
Becket Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To promote religious liberty.
- $5,000
Center for Security Policy · Washington, DC · 2024
To promote a stronger & safer America.
- $5,000
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2024
To feed the hungry.
- $5,000
George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
To support North Korean refugees.
- $5,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of America · New York, NY · 2024
To promote history education
- $5,000
Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2024
To support culture and the arts.
- $5,000
The Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2024
To promote individual freedom and responsibility and the rule of law.
- $5,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Mu · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a Holocaust memorial museum.
- $5,000
American Enterprise Institute for P · Washington, DC · 2023
To support policy research.
- $5,000
Becket Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To promote religious liberty.
- $5,000
Center for Security Policy · Washington, DC · 2023
To promote a stronger & safer America.
- $5,000
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2023
To feed the hungry.
- $5,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of America · New York, NY · 2023
To promote history education
- $5,000
Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2023
To support culture and the arts.
- $5,000
The Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2023
To promote individual freedom and responsibility and the rule of law.
- $5,000
The Middle East Media Research Inst · Washington, DC · 2023
To inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East
- $5,000
Becket Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To promote religious liberty.
- $5,000
Center for Security Policy · Washington, DC · 2022
To promote a stronger & safer America.
- $5,000
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2022
To feed the hungry.
- $5,000
Doe Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To help end the cycle of homelessness and incarceration.
- $5,000
Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2022
To support culture and the arts.
- $5,000
The Middle East Media Research Inst · Washington, DC · 2022
To inform the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East
- $3,500
Commentary · New York, NY · 2024
To clarify & enlighten public opinion.
- $3,500
Commentary · New York, NY · 2023
To clarify & enlighten public opinion.
- $3,000
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington, CT · 2024
To support a hospital.
- $3,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2024
To inspire college students to embrace America's princples and virtues.
- $3,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen · New York, NY · 2024
To support cancer research and treatment.
- $3,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2024
To promote higher education reform.
- $3,000
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To support hospital.
- $3,000
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington, CT · 2023
To support a hospital.
- $3,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2023
To inspire college students to embrace America's princples and virtues.
- $3,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen · New York, NY · 2023
To support cancer research and treatment.
- $3,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2023
To promote higher education reform.
- $3,000
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To support hospital.
- $3,000
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington, CT · 2022
To support a hospital.
- $3,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2022
To inspire college students to embrace America's princples and virtues.
- $3,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen · New York, NY · 2022
To support cancer research and treatment.
- $3,000
National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2022
To promote higher education reform.
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To promote art
- $2,500
George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
To support North Korean refugees.
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To promote art
- $2,500
George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
To support North Korean refugees.
- $2,500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To promote art
- $1,000
Quintessence Theatre Group · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support culture & the arts.
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