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 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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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
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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