Funding search · EIN 273406311 · New York, NY

The Helen Gurley Brown 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.

79
grants reported
$34.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$188,500
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.

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  • Northern Stage Company11 grants · $5.4M
  • Cardinal Hayes High School3 grants · $5.3M
  • Middlebury College3 grants · $2.0M
  • University of Connecticut2 grants · $1.9M
  • School Seed Foundation3 grants · $1.9M
  • College of Saint Rose2 grants · $1.9M
  • Ithaca College2 grants · $1.8M
  • Colby-Sawyer College3 grants · $1.8M
  • Columbia University9 grants · $1.6M
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Center1 grant · $1.4M

Giving over time

$17.0M
2022
$7.4M
2023
$9.8M
2024

Grant history

All 79 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.9M

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

    Bold circle grant (bold theater women's leadership circle grant)purpose: to create a network of women artistic directors in theater leadership who in turn will support women writers, directors, designers, and the develo read all
  • $1.9M

    Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Bridgeup 2.0 grant purpose: "bridgeup:core and bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected bridgeup scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, cathedral high school, cardinal sp read all
  • $1.9M

    Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Bridgeup 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup:core and bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected bridgeup scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, and the academy of mount st. Ursu read all
  • $1.8M

    Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at ithaca college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher education.

  • $1.8M

    University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2022

    Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at the university of connecticut, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher read all
  • $1.8M

    College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2022

    Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at the college of saint rose, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher edu read all
  • $1.6M

    Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2022

    Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at colby-sawyer college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher educatio read all
  • $1.5M

    Cardinal Hayes High School · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup: core", and "bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected "bridgeup" scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. Catherine academy, and t read all
  • $1.4M

    Dana-Farber Cancer Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    Leadership-the helen gurley brown presidential initiative grant: purpose: funding "helen fellows", "helen mentors", and "helen trailblazer" awards at dana-farber cancer institute to develop an initiative which is a supp read all
  • $1.4M

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023

    The hgb presidential initiative grant (bold):purpose: funding for "helen fellows", "helen mentors", and "helen trailblazer" awards at dana-farber cancer institute to develop an initiative which is a supportive environme read all
  • $1.3M

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

    Leadership-"bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate artistic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support innovative writers, directors, and designers, read all
  • $1.1M

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    Bold women's leadership network grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher education.

  • $912,854

    National Center for Women and Information Technology (Ncwit) · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Bridgeup stem at georgia tech grantpurpose: through the national center for women and information technology (ncwit) to provide opportunities for girls, women, and gender non-conforming individuals of all backgrounds to read all
  • $857,743

    School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Youth and education- "bridgeup" "giddy up" grant:purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the mediu read all
  • $839,626

    School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Bridge up giddy up grant (bugup):purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the medium of horseback r read all
  • $654,447

    Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2022

    Robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows to provide comprehensive legal screening, direct representation and advocacy to defenseless parents with read all
  • $624,198

    National Center for Women and Information Technology · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" stem grant:purpose: to provide opportunities for underserved individuals of all backgrounds to learn the skills of computer science in small groups with their peers.

  • $605,652

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

    Bold circle grant (bold theater women's leadership circle grant):purpose: to create a network of women artistic directors as well as associate aristic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support women wr read all
  • $531,778

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    Sola bold grantpurpose: to establish scholarships for nine women, graduates of the school for leadership afghanistan (sola), and to provide a structured program of mentorship and education to pave the way for them to ac read all
  • $525,669

    Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2024

    Empowering innovation-robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows. In addition, the grant supports up to three katzmann fellows through examination read all
  • $465,948

    Student Conservation Association (Sca) · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Bridgeup-environment grantpurpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between school, and to develop an read all
  • $403,793

    Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars within higher edu read all
  • $400,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Brown institute impact grant 2022 fundpurpose: to support two projects: 1. Kinfolk, which is an augmented reality archive for black and brown historical narratives-a platform for the collective memories of black and bro read all
  • $389,428

    Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" environment grant:purpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between sc read all
  • $345,695

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

    Bridgeup-the bootcamp grantpurpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Boot camp prepares juniors, seniors, and recent high school graduates to prepare for further training read all
  • $295,335

    Student Conservation Association (Sca) · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Bridgeup-environment grant:purpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during summers between school, and to develop a read all
  • $286,200

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire"-to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and le read all
  • $286,200

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2022

    Bridgeup theater in the schools grantpurpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire", to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and learning resources for r read all
  • $283,333

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-deputy director fund:purpose: fund is used for the role of the deputy director of the brown institute who provides bi-coastal operational support of the brown read all
  • $250,000

    Alberto Ibarguen-Knight Foundation at Columbia University · Miami, FL · 2023

    Genius grant: purpose: to support the knight foundation for its long-term commitment to the importance of free expression and journalism in a high functioning democracy.

  • $250,000

    Dr Lucy King Save the Elephants Co · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Innovation grant:purpose: to further develop the work of dr. Lucy king's dedication to the grassroots campaign that allows for coexistence between small rural farmers in africa and safely dealing with crop-raiding eleph read all
  • $250,000

    Pat Mitchell-Sundance Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    Genius grant:purpose: to support inclusion, encompassing initiatives across all programs within the sundance institute organization to deepen engagement and audiences across ethicities, genders, abilities, sexual orient read all
  • $250,000

    Dr Lucy King (Save the Elephants Co Wildlife Conservation Network) · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Innovation grantpurpose: to further develop the work of dr. Lucy king's dedication to the grassroots campaign that allows for coexistence between small rural farmers in africa and safely dealing with crop-raiding elepha read all
  • $250,000

    Twin Pines Housing Trust (Andrew Winter) · White River Junction, VT · 2022

    Affordable housing genius grantpurpose: funding to support the development of affordable housing in the rural northeast.

  • $247,500

    Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2025, the purpose of which is to develop leadershi read all
  • $222,000

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

    Leadership-"bold ventures" grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new and transformative works for live theater.

  • $201,412

    School Seed Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Bridge up giddy up grant (bugup)purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher education through the medium of horseback ri read all
  • $200,000

    The Bell · New York, NY · 2024

    Empowering innovation-grant:purpose: to help catalyze and jump start the the bell's youth journal coalition (yjc) journalism for all (j4a) program which seeks to address critical underfunding of journalism curriculum in read all
  • $200,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Brown institute impact fund:purpose: to support the work of the digital witness lab (dwl) which will collect data to expose surveillance, misinformation, and other harms on digital platforms. The project will be used in read all
  • $188,500

    Christine Adams · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Genius grant:purpose: to support christine adams' work on the bold leadership program, whose mission is to oversee and direct more than 500 women from families with minimum means receiving scholarships, guidance and job read all
  • $187,355

    Twin Pines Housing · White River Junction, VT · 2024

    Affordable housing-grant:purpose: funding for an initial investment in the helen gurley brown foundation's move toward supporting affordable housing developments in the rural northeastern section of the united states of read all
  • $175,224

    Immigrant Justice Corps (Ijc) · New York, NY · 2023

    Robert a. Katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows, who provide comprehensive legal screening, direct representation and advocacy to defenseless parents wi read all
  • $150,000

    Alys Smith at Marshall University · Huntington, WV · 2024

    Empowering innovation-genius grant:purpose: this genius grant was awarded to alys smith for use to work with the helen gurley brown foundation to develop a trailblazing version of the bold leadership network at marshall read all
  • $150,000

    Janell Wise- Trail Blazer Camps · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Genius grant:purpose: to support, cultivate, and expand "the academy" initiative which aims to engage young people in culturally responsive programming that helps develop their social emotional skill sets and career dev read all
  • $150,000

    Lauren Williams Akoto Ofori-Atta of · New York, NY · 2023

    Genius grant:purpose: to support and produce in-depth journalism on topics of crucial importance to black people across the country, such as education, housing, health, the environment, criminal justice and politics.

  • $150,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Brown institute impact grants 2021 fundpurpose: freedom of information act (foia) lead, derek kravitz, will work in coordination with his employer, muckrock, and a selected tech and business lead to create an applicatio read all
  • $149,335

    University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the university of connecticut, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars withi read all
  • $143,100

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

    Bridgeup theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire", to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase theater access and learning resources for read all
  • $133,920

    Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at colby-sawyer college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young scholars within hi read all
  • $125,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Directors discretionary fund (brown magic projects):purpose: to support "magic projects" at the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering product thinking and entrepreneurship programs.

  • $123,750

    Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2023

    Bold women's leadership network grant:purpose: to establish and fund the bold scholars network program at rutgers university-newark, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within higher ed read all
  • $120,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering produ read all
  • $113,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" health grant:purpose: to support and develop the next cadre of young scientists, community advocates, and medical providers with the goal of supporting underserved groups.

  • $112,500

    Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2026, the purpose of which is to develop leadershi read all
  • $111,150

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Brown institute 2021-2022 magic project fund purpose: to develop a source of expertise for students and alumni at columbia university and stanford university who are looking to start new media and tech ventures.

  • $105,000

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2024

    Youth and education-"bridgeup" bootcamp grant:purpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Bootcamp prepares high school juniors and seniors, and recent high school graduates read all
  • $105,000

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

    Bridgeup-the bootcamp grant:purpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". Boot camp prepares high school juniors and seniors, and recent high school graduates to prepare for f read all
  • $103,950

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023

    Bridge up health:purpose: to support and develop the next cadre of young scientists, community advocates, and medical providers with the goal of harnessing the strength of women and under-represented racial and ethnic g read all
  • $100,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, and fostering produ read all
  • $100,000

    The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024

    Empowering innovation-genius grant for planet forward: purpose: given in honor of frank sesno, founding director of planet forward, these funds were leveraged to support frontline fellowships which brought together a un read all
  • $100,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Brown institute impact fund:purpose: to support and develop the atlos project, a non-profit and open source platform, to enable investigators to collaborate safely at scale in the realm of human rights prosecutions, and read all
  • $100,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Radical impact grantpurpose: to support the media / tech project "radical" which is a tool designed to help managers communicate more effectively with their teams. It will plug into video conferencing products like zoom read all
  • $100,000

    Dr Leslee Shaw (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) · New York, NY · 2022

    Genius grantpurpose: to award dr. Leslee shaw through the blavatnik family women's health research institute (bfwhri) to recognized her lifelong commitment in stem and dedication to women's inclusion and leadership in c read all
  • $95,000

    Northern Stage Company · White River Junction, VT · 2023

    Bold ventures grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new and transformative works for live-theater.

  • $80,000

    College of Saint Rose · Albany, NY · 2022

    Bold fellowship-women's leadership grantpurpose: to establish and fund the bold fellowships network program at the college of saint rose, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young women within high read all
  • $79,399

    University at Albany-Suny · Albany, NY · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need read all
  • $78,460

    Ymca Camp Coniston · Grantham, NH · 2022

    Bridgeup collaboration grantpurpose: to support two communities of children to attend summer camp. The first is a cohort of 15 participants through the bridgeup program in the bronx, new york that may include siblings o read all
  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Empowering innovation-the william v. Campbell center:purpose: fund is used to support center operations that through education, partnerships, and fostering product thinking aim to encourage and stimulate innovation and read all
  • $69,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Brown institute 2021-2022 magic project fund grantpurpose: to make use of hybrid meeting experiments allowing to link amazing programming happening at brown institute stanford and brown institute columbia including rese read all
  • $50,000

    Jane Dacosta (Metropolitan Equestrian Team) · New York, NY · 2022

    Genius grantpurpose: to recognize jane dacosta's tremendous leadership and lifelong commitment to equity, inclusion, and change within the equestrian world.

  • $50,000

    The Fuller Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    Fuller project bold fellowship grantpurpose: to provide a fellowship opportunity as a communications and marketing felllow for a bold program scholar at the fuller project for international reporting. The fuller project read all
  • $50,000

    The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2022

    Bold fellowship grantpurpose: to provide a fellowship opportunity for a bold program scholar at the marshall project which encourages and further illuminates stories of injustice and provides people who have been impact read all
  • $38,872

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need read all
  • $36,088

    University of New Haven · West Haven, CT · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need read all
  • $33,670

    Adelphi University · Garden City, NY · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need read all
  • $21,971

    Siena College · Loudonville, NY · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. Rose "bold leadership network" program, and who need read all
  • $17,582

    Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at ithaca college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars within higher educat read all
  • $5,500

    Colby-Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2023

    Social impact/entrepreneurship magic grants (bold):purpose: to establish the campus wellness room which aims to create an on-campus staff for students to receive mental health resources, wellness programming, and medita read all
  • $5,000

    Wardah Samad at Rutgers University · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Leadership-"bold" magic grant:purpose: as a part of the "bold leadership network" program at rutgers-newark, wardah samad was awarded a magic grant that provided funding to advance a health initiative on campus at rutge read all

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