Funding search · EIN 136066963 · New York, NY

The Lipman Family 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.

267
grants reported
$11.2M
total given
2020–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20202024. 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

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  • San Jose Museum of Art4 grants · $4.4M
  • Storm King Art Center4 grants · $1.2M
  • Whitney Museum of American Art4 grants · $1.1M
  • Gsa Foundation4 grants · $810,000
  • Sempervirens Fund4 grants · $760,000
  • Montalvo3 grants · $391,148
  • John Muir Land Trust3 grants · $240,000
  • Shrem Museum of Art at Uc Davis1 grant · $210,000
  • For-Site Foundation4 grants · $180,000
  • Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab)4 grants · $160,000

Giving over time

$1.4M
2020
$4.8M
2022
$2.5M
2023
$2.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 267 grants.

  • $2.4M

    San Jose Museum of Art · San Jose, CA · 2022

    To promote arts ($958,675 cash and $1,420,000 art donation)

  • $903,000

    San Jose Museum of Art · San Jose, CA · 2023

    To promote arts ($958,675 cash and $1,420,000 art donation)

  • $735,000

    Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2022

    To promote arts ($235,000 cash and $500,000 art donation)

  • $630,000

    Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2022

    To promote arts

  • $616,118

    San Jose Museum of Art · San Jose, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $525,000

    San Jose Museum of Art · San Jose, CA · 2024

    To promote arts ($958,675 cash and $1,420,000 art donation)

  • $380,000

    Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2023

    To promote arts

  • $335,000

    Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2024

    To promote arts ($235,000 cash and $500,000 art donation)

  • $294,648

    Montalvo · Saratoga, CA · 2024

    To promote arts

  • $250,000

    Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2024

    To protect and permanently preserve redwood

  • $250,000

    Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    To protect and permanently preserve redwood

  • $250,000

    Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    To protect and permanently preserve redwood

  • $210,000

    Shrem Museum of Art at Uc Davis · Davis, CA · 2024

    To support art

  • $210,000

    Gsa Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $200,000

    Gsa Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024

    To strengthen gsa's mission to be the premier geological society supporting the global community in scientific discovery, communications, and application of geoscience knowledge.

  • $200,000

    Gsa Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023

    To strengthen gsa's mission to be the premier geological society supporting the global community in scientific discovery, communications, and application of geoscience knowledge.

  • $200,000

    Gsa Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022

    To strengthen gsa's mission to be the premier geological society supporting the global community in scientific discovery, communications, and application of geoscience knowledge.

  • $103,750

    Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $100,000

    John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2024

    To protect the places that make the east bay special

  • $100,000

    John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2023

    To protect the places that make the east bay special

  • $85,000

    Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2023

    To promote arts ($235,000 cash and $500,000 art donation)

  • $75,000

    Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab) · Socorro, NM · 2022

    To conduct research and interact with state and federal agencies and industry to facilitate prudent exploitation of the state's geological resources

  • $65,000

    Solstice Institute · Boulder, CO · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $50,000

    For-Site Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To promote the creation, understanding, and presentation of art

  • $50,000

    Berkeley Art Museum · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    To promote arts

  • $50,000

    For-Site Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To promote the creation, understanding, and presentation of art

  • $50,000

    Montalvo · Saratoga, CA · 2023

    To promote arts

  • $50,000

    For-Site Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $46,500

    Montalvo · Saratoga, CA · 2022

    To promote arts

  • $40,000

    John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2022

    To protect the places that make the east bay special

  • $35,000

    Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab) · Socorro, NM · 2024

    To conduct research and interact with state and federal agencies and industry to facilitate prudent exploitation of the state's geological resources

  • $30,000

    Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    To protect and care for open space, farms and parkland in and around silicon valley

  • $30,000

    Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024

    To promote arts

  • $30,000

    For-Site Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To promote the creation, understanding, and presentation of art

  • $30,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2022

    To support the worker ownership sector

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee (Ukraine) · New York, NY · 2022

    To help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

  • $25,000

    California Transportation Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    To support ctf programs

  • $25,000

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To serve audiences with trusted, quality programming, so that individuals can achieve their full potential.

  • $25,000

    Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab) · Socorro, NM · 2023

    To conduct research and interact with state and federal agencies and industry to facilitate prudent exploitation of the state's geological resources

  • $25,000

    San Mateo Historical Society · Redwood City, CA · 2023

    To support natural history project

  • $25,000

    San Mateo Historical Society · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    To support natural history project

  • $25,000

    Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab) · Socorro, NM · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $25,000

    Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $22,500

    Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $20,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    To make the environment safer and healthier for us all

  • $20,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024

    To support the worker ownership sector

  • $20,000

    International Rescue Committee (Ukraine) · New York, NY · 2024

    To help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

  • $20,000

    Nature Conservency · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends

  • $20,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2024

    To improve our communities' sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy.

  • $20,000

    Transform · Oakland, CA · 2024

    To promote walkable communities with excellent transportation choices to connect people of all incomes to opportunity, make california affordable, and help solve our climate crisis.

  • $20,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support scientists

  • $20,000

    World Central Kitchen (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2024

    To offer access to professional culinary training, and improving food security for the people we serve

  • $20,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2023

    To support the worker ownership sector

  • $20,000

    International Rescue Committee (Ukraine) · New York, NY · 2023

    To help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

  • $20,000

    Invisible International · Towson, MD · 2023

    To alleviate the suffering caused by invisible illnesses

  • $20,000

    Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    To protect and care for open space, farms and parkland in and around silicon valley

  • $20,000

    Transform · Oakland, CA · 2023

    To promote walkable communities with excellent transportation choices to connect people of all incomes to opportunity, make california affordable, and help solve our climate crisis.

  • $20,000

    World Central Kitchen (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2023

    To offer access to professional culinary training, and improving food security for the people we serve

  • $20,000

    Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    To protect and care for open space, farms and parkland in and around silicon valley

  • $20,000

    Transform · Oakland, CA · 2022

    To promote walkable communities with excellent transportation choices to connect people of all incomes to opportunity, make california affordable, and help solve our climate crisis.

  • $20,000

    World Central Kitchen (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2022

    To offer access to professional culinary training, and improving food security for the people we serve

  • $19,500

    San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art · San Jose, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $19,000

    Transformca · Oakland, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $17,500

    Schrem Museum (Wiley Exhibition · Davis, CA · 2022

    To promote arts

  • $15,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    To protect abortion

  • $15,000

    Nevelson St Peters Renovation · Columbus, IN · 2024

    To promote arts

  • $15,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    To promote environmental efforts

  • $15,000

    Nature Conservency · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends

  • $15,000

    Nevelson St Peters Renovation · Columbus, IN · 2023

    To promote arts

  • $15,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    To promote environmental efforts

  • $15,000

    Nevelson St Peters Renovation · Columbus, IN · 2022

    To promote arts

  • $12,000

    John Muir Land · Martinez, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $10,000

    Doctors for Global Health--Tim · Decatur, GA · 2024

    To improve health and foster other human rights

  • $10,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To protect peoples health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and tocombat climate change

  • $10,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    To safeguard the earthits people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends

  • $10,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2024

    To create a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future

  • $10,000

    Seva Foundation (Tim) · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    To restore sight and prevent blindness

  • $10,000

    Stanford Sustainability Fund · Stanford, CA · 2024

    To support education

  • $10,000

    Town of Portola Valley · Portola Valley, CA · 2024

    To support shady trail reconstruction

  • $10,000

    Unhcr (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2024

    To protect refugees and empowers them with hope and opportunity.

  • $10,000

    Doctors for Global Health--Tim · Decatur, GA · 2023

    To improve health and foster other human rights

  • $10,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    To protect peoples health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and tocombat climate change

  • $10,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    To make the environment safer and healthier for us all

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2023

    To improve our communities' sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy.

  • $10,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2023

    To create a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future

  • $10,000

    Seva Foundation (Tim) · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    To restore sight and prevent blindness

  • $10,000

    Stanford Sustainability Fund · Stanford, CA · 2023

    To support education

  • $10,000

    Unhcr (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2023

    To protect refugees and empowers them with hope and opportunity.

  • $10,000

    Doctors for Global Health--Tim · Decatur, GA · 2022

    To improve health and foster other human rights

  • $10,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To protect peoples health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and tocombat climate change

  • $10,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    To make the environment safer and healthier for us all

  • $10,000

    Nature Conservency · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2022

    To improve our communities' sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy.

  • $10,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2022

    To create a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future

  • $10,000

    Seva Foundation (Tim) · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    To restore sight and prevent blindness

  • $10,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    To promote environmental efforts

  • $10,000

    Unhcr (Ukraine) · Washington, DC · 2022

    To protect refugees and empowers them with hope and opportunity.

  • $10,000

    Doctor for Global Health · Decatur, GA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $10,000

    Givetech · San Francisco, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

  • $10,000

    Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2020

    Charitable contribution to public charity

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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.