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 20222023. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$5.8M
2022
$8.7M
2023

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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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.