Funding search · EIN 136028788 · New York, NY
The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 156
- grants reported
- $14.4M
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $87,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Health Federation of Philadelphia7 grants · $750,000
- Zero To Three5 grants · $600,000
- Bipartisan Policy Center3 grants · $450,000
- National Council On Teacher Quality2 grants · $450,000
- The Niskanen Center2 grants · $400,000
- Lena Foundation2 grants · $350,000
- Vanderbilt University2 grants · $350,000
- Ut Southwestern Medical Center4 grants · $350,000
- The Regents of the University of California San Fr4 grants · $350,000
- Family Connects International2 grants · $300,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 156 grants.
- $250,000
National Council On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $250,000
The Academy in Manayunk Dba Aim Academy · Conshohocken, PA · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $200,000
617 Education · Boston, MA · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $200,000
Child Care Aware of America · Arlington, VA · 2023
Ec-funding models
- $200,000
Lena Foundation · Lousville, CO · 2023
Ec-programs
- $200,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Rso) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Ec-programs
- $200,000
Minnesota Public Radio · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $200,000
New York University Nyulmc Research Account · New York, NY · 2023
Ec-funding models
- $200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Ec) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Ec-advocacy
- $200,000
Stanford University-Osr · Stanford, CA · 2023
Ec-programs
- $200,000
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Ec-advocacy
- $200,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Ec-advocacy
- $200,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $200,000
National Council On Teacher Quality · Washington, DC · 2022
Early literacy grants
- $200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $200,000
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $175,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford · Stanford, CA · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $150,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Ec-advocacy
- $150,000
Family Connects International · Durham, NC · 2023
Ec-programs
- $150,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Ec-funder collaboratives
- $150,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Ec-advocacy
- $150,000
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2023
Ec-funding
- $150,000
Family Connects International · Durham, NC · 2022
Ec-programs
- $150,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Ec-funding
- $150,000
Lena Foundation · Louisville, CO · 2022
Ec-programs
- $150,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $140,000
Foundation for Excellence in Education · Talahassee, FL · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $140,000
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2023
Ec-programs
- $140,000
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-programs
- $125,000
Relay Graduate School of Education · New York, NY · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $100,000
Children'S Hospital Corporation Grant Management · Boston, MA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Ec-funding
- $100,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Icahn School of Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Ec-programs
- $100,000
Iclei Local Governments for Sustainability USA · Denver, CO · 2023
Environment
- $100,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Institute for Medicaid Innovation · Washington, DC · 2023
Ec-funding
- $100,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Rso) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Ec-programs
- $100,000
Nature Forward · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
Environment
- $100,000
New York University (Sponsored Programs Admin) · New York, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
New York University-Cash Management · New York, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Osp) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Regents of the University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Stowers Institute for Medical Research · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
The Reading League · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Early literacy grants
- $100,000
The Regents of the University of California San Fr · Oakland, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of Ny · New York, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princepton, NJ · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
University of Utah Grants Contracts · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Nueroscience
- $100,000
University of Washington Grant and Contract · St Louis, MO · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Washington University in Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Yale University Sponsored Financial Administration · New Haven, CT · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Yale University-Sponsored Project Financial Admin · New Haven, CT · 2023
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $100,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $100,000
Health Federation of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Ec-advocacy
- $100,000
Icahn School of Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022
Ec-programs
- $100,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT Rso Gif · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Ec-programs
- $100,000
New York University - Cash Mangement · New York, NY · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Nyu Langone Hospitals · New York, NY · 2022
Ec-funding
- $100,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Ec-programs
- $100,000
The Regents of the University of California San Fr · Oakland, CA · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Trustees of Columbia University in City of Ny · New York, NY · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princepton, NJ · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Washington University in Saint Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Yale University - Sponsored Project Financial Admi · New Haven, CT · 2022
Neuroscience
- $100,000
Zero To Three · Washington, DC · 2022
Ec-funding
- $75,000
Citizen'S Committee for Children of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Ec-policy/advocacy
- $75,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Reach Out and Read · New York, NY · 2023
Ec-funding models
- $75,000
Regents of the University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
The Regents of the University of California San Fr · Oakland, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
The Research Foundation for Suny · New York, NE · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
The University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
University of Kansas Medical Center Research · Fairway, KS · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
University of Massachusetts Med School Depository · Worcester, MA · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Neuroscience
- $75,000
All Our Kin · New Haven, CT · 2022
Ec-programs
- $75,000
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TN · 2022
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022
Neuroscience
- $75,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Neuroscience
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