Funding search · EIN 276925795 · Buffalo, NY

The Lucille & Jack Yellen Foundation

Name: The Lucille & Jack Yellen Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

52
grants reported: $229,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education foster music scholarship individuals special scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Buffalo State College Foundation4 grants · $40,500
Julliard Scholarship Fund4 grants · $40,000
University at Buffalo Foundation4 grants · $27,000
Fredonia College Foundation4 grants · $26,500
Ascap Foundation4 grants · $24,000
Nys Dance Force4 grants · $11,000
Manhattan School of Music2 grants · $10,000
Community Music School of Buffalo4 grants · $10,000
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame4 grants · $10,000
Springville Griffith Csd4 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$58,000

2022

$58,000

2023

$53,500

2024

$60,000

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$19,000
Buffalo State College Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$10,000
Julliard Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$10,000
Julliard Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
Julliard Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$10,000
Julliard Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$8,000
Buffalo State College Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$8,000
Fredonia College Foundation · Fredonia, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$8,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$7,500
Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Foster music education
$7,500
Buffalo State College Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$7,500
Fredonia College Foundation · Fredonia, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$7,500
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$6,500
Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Foster music education
$6,000
Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Foster music education
$6,000
Buffalo State College Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
Fredonia College Foundation · Fredonia, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$5,500
University at Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$5,000
Manhattan School of Music · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$5,000
Manhattan School of Music · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Fredonia College Foundation · Fredonia, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$4,000
Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Foster music education
$3,000
Nys Dance Force · Silver Creek, NY · 2025
Foster music education
$3,000
Nys Dance Force · Silver Creek, NY · 2024
Foster music education
$3,000
Nys Dance Force · Silver Creek, NY · 2023
Foster music education
$2,500
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$2,500
Community Music School of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Foster music education
$2,500
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarships
$2,500
Community Music School of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Foster music education
$2,500
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Scholarships
$2,500
Community Music School of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Foster music education
$2,500
Music Achievement Council · Carlsbad, CA · 2023
Foster music education
$2,500
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$2,500
Community Music School of Buffalo · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Foster music education
$2,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Foster music education
$2,000
Danceability Inc USA · Cheektowaga, NY · 2025
Foster music education for special needs individuals
$2,000
Springville Griffith Csd · Springville, NY · 2025
Foster music education
$2,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Foster music education
$2,000
Danceability Inc USA · Cheektowaga, NY · 2024
Foster music education for special needs individuals
$2,000
Springville Griffith Csd · Springville, NY · 2024
Foster music education
$2,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Foster music education
$2,000
Danceability Inc USA · Cheektowaga, NY · 2023
Foster music education for special needs individuals
$2,000
Springville Griffith Csd · Springville, NY · 2023
Foster music education
$2,000
Nys Dance Force · Silver Creek, NY · 2022
Foster music education
$2,000
Springville Griffith Csd · Springville, NY · 2022
Foster music education
$1,500
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$1,500
Danceability Inc USA · Cheektowaga, NY · 2022
Foster music education for special needs individuals
$1,500
Music Achievement Council · Carlsbad, CA · 2022
Foster music education
$1,500
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Scholarship
$1,000
Buffalo String Works · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Foster music education
$500
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Vh1 Save the Music Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarship

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