Funding search · EIN 223753685 · Princeton, NJ
The David R and Patricia D Atkinson
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 184
- grants reported
- $20.2M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $32,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cornell University3 grants · $5.2M
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $3.1M
- Care3 grants · $3.0M
- Environmental Defense Fund3 grants · $1.5M
- Feeding America3 grants · $750,000
- Homefront3 grants · $525,000
- Urban Promise International-Celdi3 grants · $490,000
- Climate Central3 grants · $275,000
- Propublica3 grants · $270,000
- Whyy Tv 123 grants · $240,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 184 grants.
- $2.2M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General
- $1.5M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2021
General
- $1.5M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General
- $1.2M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $1.1M
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $1.0M
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $1.0M
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $1.0M
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $1.0M
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General
- $1.0M
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $250,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $250,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $250,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2021
General
- $200,000
Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
General
- $200,000
Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
General
- $175,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $175,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $170,000
Urban Promise International-Celdi · Pennsauken, NJ · 2023
General
- $170,000
Urban Promise International-Celdi · Pennsauken, NJ · 2022
General
- $150,000
College Possible · Stpaul, MN · 2021
General
- $150,000
Urban Promise International-Celdi · Pennsauken, NJ · 2021
General
- $125,000
Homefront · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2021
General
- $105,000
Princeton Medical Center Foundation · Plainsboro, NJ · 2021
General
- $100,000
Climate Central · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General
- $100,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $100,000
Climate Central · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General
- $100,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $95,000
New Egypt United Methodist Church · New Egypt, NJ · 2023
General
- $85,000
Whyy Tv 12 · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General
- $85,000
Whyy Tv 12 · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
- $75,000
Bard Prison Initiative · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2023
General
- $75,000
Bard Prison Initiative · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2022
General
- $75,000
New Egypt United Methodist Church Trustees' Fund · New Egypt, NJ · 2022
General
- $75,000
Bard Prison Initiative · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2021
General
- $75,000
Climate Central · Princeton, NJ · 2021
General
- $70,000
The New York Times Neediest · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $70,000
Yana Ministry · Paramus, NJ · 2023
General
- $70,000
Philadelphia Serengeti Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
- $70,000
The New York Times Neediest · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $70,000
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2021
General
- $70,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $70,000
Whyy Tv 12 · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General
- $60,000
Bucks County Children'S Museum · New Hope, PA · 2023
General
- $60,000
Center for Investigative Reporting · Emerville, CA · 2023
General
- $60,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $60,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
General
- $60,000
Bucks County Children'S Museum · New Hope, PA · 2022
General
- $60,000
Center for Investigative Reporting · Emerville, CA · 2022
General
- $60,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $60,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2022
General
- $60,000
Yana Ministry · Paramus, NJ · 2022
General
- $60,000
Bucks County Children'S Museum · New Hope, PA · 2021
General
- $60,000
The New York Times Neediest · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $55,000
Free Library Foundation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General
- $55,000
Meals On Wheels of Mercer County · Ewing, NJ · 2023
General
- $55,000
Free Library Foundation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity of B&Mc · Maple Shade, NJ · 2023
General
- $50,000
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
General
- $50,000
Princeton Medical Center Foundation · Plainsboro, NJ · 2023
General
- $50,000
Stmary Medical Center Foundation · Langhorne, PA · 2023
General
- $50,000
Strive · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity of B&Mc · Maple Shade, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Meals On Wheels of Mercer County · Ewing, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Princeton Medical Center Foundation · Plainsboro, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Stmary Medical Center Foundation · Langhore, PA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Strive · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $50,000
Free Library Foundation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General
- $50,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $50,000
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2021
General
- $45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County · Trenton, NJ · 2023
General
- $45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County · Trenton, NJ · 2022
General
- $45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County · Trenton, NJ · 2021
General
- $45,000
Yana Ministry · Paramus, NJ · 2021
General
- $40,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $40,000
Family Service Association of Bucks County · Langhorne, PA · 2023
General
- $40,000
The Salvation Army - National Division · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General
- $40,000
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen · Trenton, NJ · 2023
General
- $40,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $40,000
The Salvation Army - National Division · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General
- $40,000
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen · Trenton, NJ · 2022
General
- $40,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science · Washington, DC · 2021
General
- $40,000
Center for Investigative Reporting · Emerville, CA · 2021
General
- $40,000
Meals On Wheels of Mercer County · Ewing, NJ · 2021
General
- $40,000
Stmary Medical Center Foundation · Langhore, PA · 2021
General
- $40,000
Strive · New York, NY · 2021
General
- $40,000
The Salvation Army - National Division · Alexandria, VA · 2021
General
- $40,000
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen · Trenton, NJ · 2021
General
- $35,000
Anchor House · Trenton, NJ · 2023
General
- $35,000
Elixir Fund · Princeton Jct, NJ · 2023
General
- $35,000
Fresh Air Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $35,000
Lymphoma Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $30,000
Friends of Princeton Open Space · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General
- $30,000
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General
- $30,000
The Nature Conservancy · Conshohocken, PA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Anchor House · Trenton, NJ · 2022
General
- $30,000
Elixir Fund · Princeton Jct, NJ · 2022
General
- $30,000
Fresh Air Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $30,000
Friends of Princeton Open Space · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General
- $30,000
Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General
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