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 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$497,200
2022
$502,000
2023
$511,500
2024

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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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.