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 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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