Funding search · EIN 136161556 · New York, NY

The Mailman 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.

114
grants reported
$3.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
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.

What they fund

charitible

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • New Civil Liberties Alliance3 grants · $450,000
  • Center for Reproductive Rights3 grants · $150,000
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center3 grants · $150,000
  • Lincoln Center Theater4 grants · $135,000
  • City Harvest3 grants · $125,000
  • Stone Barns Center2 grants · $115,000
  • Tunnel To Towers Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • American Associates of the National Theatre2 grants · $100,000
  • National Association of Scholars2 grants · $100,000
  • Miami New Drama3 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.0M
2022
$847,040
2023
$1.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 114 grants.

  • $250,000

    New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $150,000

    New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $100,000

    Florida Disaster Fund · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $100,000

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $95,000

    Stone Barns Center · Tarrytown, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $60,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    American Associates of the National Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    City Harvest · Queens, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Hudson Institute - Center for American Culture · Washington, WA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    American Associates of the National Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    City Harvest · Queens, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Emerging Public Leaders · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Aant · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Blacksmith Institute Inc Dba Pure Earth · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    National Association of Scholars · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $50,000

    The King Baudouin Foundation Limited · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $40,000

    Ransom Everglades School · Coconut Grove, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $35,000

    Earthjustice · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $35,000

    The Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $35,000

    Earthjustice · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $30,000

    Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc Dba Miami Waterkeeper · Coral Gables, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $30,000

    Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $30,000

    Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc Dba Miami Waterkeeper · Coral Gables, FL · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $30,000

    Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc Dba Miami Waterkeeper · Coral Gables, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Miami Childrens Chorus · Miami, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    The Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Aj Muste Memorial Institute · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Asia Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    City Harvest · Queens, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Earthjustice · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Lincoln Center Theater · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    Miami New Drama · Miami Beach, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $25,000

    The Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Rx Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Everytown · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Everytown · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $20,000

    Stone Barns Center · Tarrytown, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $16,040

    Congregation Emanu-El of the City of Ny · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Aperture Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Environmental Working Group (Ewg) · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Magnum Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    The Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Rx Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Brooklyn Academy of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Giffords Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $15,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $11,500

    Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Blacksmith Institute Inc Dba Pure Earth · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Ethical Culture Fieldston School · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Ransom Everglades School · Coconut Grove, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    The African Ceremonies Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    The American-Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    The Organization for Social Media Safety · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Tuxedo Park School · Tuxedo Park, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Aperture Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Blacksmith Institute Inc Dba Pure Earth · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Citizens Committee for Children of Ny · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Magnum Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    The Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Aperture Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Chapman Partnership · Miami, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Citizens Committee for Children of Ny · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Kampong - National Tropical Botanical Garden · Miami, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Magnum Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Maysles Institute · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    Rx Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $10,000

    The Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    McSweeney'S Literary Arts Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    The Battery Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Brooklyn Academy of Music · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Ethical Culture Fieldston School · Bronx, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    The American-Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    The Battery Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Tuxedo Park School · Tuxedo Park, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Young Mens & Young Womens Hebrew Association · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

  • $7,500

    Remake · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitible purpose

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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.