Funding search · EIN 133794936 · Howard Lake, MN

Dede Emerson 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.

75
grants reported
$149,489
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$100
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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  • Grand Rapids Area Community Foundat1 grant · $135,000
  • Aspca1 grant · $1,200
  • Pbs2 grants · $1,000
  • Grand Rapids Community Foundation1 grant · $950
  • Tiger Haven1 grant · $700
  • Paws Crossed Animal Rescue2 grants · $600
  • Project Wet1 grant · $500
  • Asian American Writers' Workshop1 grant · $439
  • New-York Historical Society1 grant · $400
  • Aauw Westchester Branch1 grant · $400

Giving over time

$11,364
2022
$3,125
2023
$135,000
2024

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

  • $135,000

    Grand Rapids Area Community Foundat · Grand Rapids, MN · 2024

    Public support

  • $1,200

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2022

    animal rights and protection

  • $950

    Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Grand Rapids, MN · 2022

    scholarships

  • $700

    Tiger Haven · Kingston, TN · 2022

    scholarships

  • $500

    Pbs · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $500

    Pbs · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $500

    Project Wet · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    Grant

  • $439

    Asian American Writers' Workshop · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $400

    Aauw Westchester Branch · White Plains, NY · 2023

    education

  • $400

    New-York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $300

    Paws Crossed Animal Rescue · Elmsford, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $300

    Harry S Truman High School · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $300

    Paws Crossed Animal Rescue · Elmsford, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Paws of Honor · Williamsburg, VA · 2023

    Grant

  • $200

    Save Ellis Island · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $200

    Amnesty International · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Animal Medical Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Chappaqua Library · Chappaqua, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    High Line · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Ithaka Sr Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Just Friends Inc Adult Day Services · Columbus, IN · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Ossining Food Pantry · Ossining, NY · 2022

    food security

  • $200

    Ossining Micro Fund · Ossining, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Paws for Purple Hearts · Penngrove, CA · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    The Salvation Army · Tarrytown, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    The Westchester Theatre · Chappaqua, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $200

    Wbgo · Newark, NJ · 2022

    Grant

  • $150

    The Humane Society of the United St · Wasington, DC · 2022

    Grant

  • $150

    Village of Ossining Police Departme · Ossining, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $125

    American Heart Association · New York, NY · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $100

    American Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Bear and Friends · West Harrison, IN · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Cornwall Community Cats · Lebanon, PA · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Ithaka Sr Society · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Jane Goodman Charitable Trsut · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Ossining Food Pantry · Ossining, NY · 2023

    food security

  • $100

    Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps · Ossining, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Paws for Purple Hearts · Penngrove, CA · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Peaceful Valley Garden · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Phelps Hospital · Tarrytown, NY · 2023

    health care education

  • $100

    Thirteen · New York, NY · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Grant

  • $100

    Actors' Equity Association · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Alley Cats · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $100

    American Civil Liberties Union Foun · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    American Heart Association · New York, NY · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $100

    American Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Bear and Friends · West Harrison, IN · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Bideawee · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Cat Protection Council · Maryknoll, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Cornwall Community Cats · Lebanon, PA · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Greenburgh Public Library · Elmsford, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Habitat for Humanity · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Jane Goodman Charitable Trsut · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Ny Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Open Door · Rochester, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps · Ossining, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Paws of Honor · Williamsburg, VA · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Peaceful Valley Garden · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Police Athletic League · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Red Cloud · Pine Ridge Indian Re, SD · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    Semper K9 Assistance Dogs · Catlett, VA · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    The Morgan Library Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    Grant

  • $100

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Grant

  • $75

    Little Longears Miniature Donkey Re · New Oxford, PA · 2022

    Grant

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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.