Funding search · EIN 550807934 · Jamaica, NY

Joan N and Norman Bluestone

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

77
grants reported
$6.0M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

childrenfinancialneedyscholarshipsthroughcommunitybeautificationmaintanance

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Top recipients

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  • Queens Botanical Gardens3 grants · $4.9M
  • The Ny Botanical Gardens2 grants · $170,000
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sina4 grants · $125,000
  • Community Youth Services4 grants · $85,000
  • Benjamin Cardoza School of Law3 grants · $60,000
  • Yeshiva College4 grants · $60,000
  • Fifth Avenue Committee3 grants · $45,000
  • Columbia University School of Nursi3 grants · $40,000
  • City College 21st Century Foundatio3 grants · $40,000
  • The Child Center of Ny3 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$108,500
2021
$1.8M
2022
$2.0M
2023
$2.0M
2024

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.6M

    Queens Botanical Gardens · Queens, NY · 2024

    Donation for construction of additional building for the benefits of the general public

  • $1.6M

    Queens Botanical Gardens · Queens, NY · 2023

    Donation for construction of additional building for the benefits of the general public

  • $1.6M

    Queens Botanical Gardens · Queens, NY · 2022

    Donation for construction of additional building for the benefits of the general public

  • $160,000

    The Ny Botanical Gardens · Bronx, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $50,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sina · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $30,000

    Columbia University School of Nursi · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sina · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    Ny Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    St Johns University · Queens, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    Community Youth Services · Cambria Heights, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sina · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $25,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sina · New York, NY · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $23,500

    Prior Year Contributions · Jamaica, NY · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Benjamin Cardoza School of Law · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Community Youth Services · Cambria Heights, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Benjamin Cardoza School of Law · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Community Youth Services · Cambria Heights, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Fifth Avenue Committee · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Queens College Foundation · Flushing, NY · 2023

    a holistic approach that deals with immediate needs as well as the barriers that may impede personal, family, and community stability.

  • $20,000

    Rise · Far Rockaway, NY · 2023

    inspire rockawy residents to care for their environment

  • $20,000

    The Child Center of Ny · Forest Hills, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    The International Preschool · New York, NY · 2023

    Supporting youths in the community

  • $20,000

    Yeshiva College · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Benjamin Cardoza School of Law · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    City College 21st Century Foundatio · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Community Youth Services · Cambria Heights, NY · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $20,000

    Yeshiva College · New York, NY · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $17,500

    Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE maintanance and beautification of the Brooklyn botanical garden

  • $15,000

    Fifth Avenue Committee · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $15,000

    Trustees of Columbia University · New Yok, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $15,000

    Columbia Center for Childrens Envir · New York, NY · 2023

    For the purpose of providing funding for children in need

  • $10,000

    Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE maintanance and beautification of the Brooklyn botanical garden

  • $10,000

    Campaign Against Hunger · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    For the purpose of providing food to those in need

  • $10,000

    City College 21st Century Foundatio · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Frost Valley Ymca · Claryville, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Gowanus Canal Conservancy · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE maintanance and beautification of the CANAL

  • $10,000

    Piper Theater Productions · New York, NY · 2024

    The purpose is to provide funding for the maintenance of the youth theatre

  • $10,000

    Queens College Foundation · Flushing, NY · 2024

    a holistic approach that deals with immediate needs as well as the barriers that may impede personal, family, and community stability.

  • $10,000

    St Johns University · Queens, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Swim Strong Foundation · East Elmhurst, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    The Child Center of Ny · Forest Hills, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    The International Preschool · New York, NY · 2024

    Supporting youths in the community

  • $10,000

    Yeshiva College · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Basketball USA Sport Association · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    For the purpose of providing funding for youth basketball

  • $10,000

    Campaign Against Hunger · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    For the purpose of providing food to those in need

  • $10,000

    City College 21st Century Foundatio · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Frost Valley Ymca · Claryville, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Gowanus Canal Conservancy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE maintanance and beautification of the CANAL

  • $10,000

    Long Island University · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Piper Theater Productions · New York, NY · 2023

    The purpose is to provide funding for the maintenance of the youth theatre

  • $10,000

    Pomonok Community Center · Flushing, NY · 2023

    For the purpose of providing funding for the betterment of the community

  • $10,000

    Sheltering Arms Childen Family Serv · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Swim Strong Foundation · East Elmhurst, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Fifth Avenue Committee · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Frost Valley Ymca · Claryville, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Queens College Foundation · Flushing, NY · 2022

    a holistic approach that deals with immediate needs as well as the barriers that may impede personal, family, and community stability.

  • $10,000

    Queens Community House · Queens, NY · 2022

    Supporting youths in the community

  • $10,000

    Rise · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022

    inspire rockawy residents to care for their environment

  • $10,000

    Sheltering Arms Childen Family Serv · Bronx, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Swim Strong Foundation · East Elmhurst, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    The Child Center of Ny · Forest Hills, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    The Ny Botanical Gardens · Bronx, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Trustees of Columbia University · New Yok, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Yeshiva College · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Faculty Advisory Council · New York, NY · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $10,000

    Staying Strong Foundation Icn · San Antonio, TX · 2021

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $7,500

    Rise · Far Rockaway, NY · 2024

    inspire rockawy residents to care for their environment

  • $7,500

    Brooklyn Botanical Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE maintanance and beautification of the Brooklyn botanical garden

  • $5,000

    Columbia University School of Nursi · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $5,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $5,000

    Columbia University School of Nursi · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $2,500

    Alley Pond Environmental Center · Douglaston, NY · 2024

    TO PROVIDE funding for maintaining the Alley pond environmental center.

  • $2,500

    Alley Pond Environmental Center · Douglaston, NY · 2023

    TO PROVIDE funding for maintaining the Alley pond environmental center.

  • $2,000

    Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, NY · 2023

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $2,000

    Alley Pond Environmental Center · Douglaston, NY · 2022

    TO PROVIDE funding for maintaining the Alley pond environmental center.

  • $1,000

    Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, NY · 2024

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

  • $1,000

    Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, NY · 2022

    To provide needy children with financial aid through scholarships.

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