Funding search · EIN 133980534 · New York, NY

The Melinda & William J Vanden Heuvel

Name: The Melinda & William J Vanden Heuvel grants, 2021–2024
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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.

84
grants reported: $313,814
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $1,750
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.

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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.

Opera Foundation3 grants · $79,000
Grace Church School4 grants · $31,000
Trinity School4 grants · $29,000
French Institute Alliance Francaise2 grants · $27,500
Group for the East End3 grants · $15,000
Milton Academy4 grants · $15,000
Council On Foreign Relations4 grants · $15,000
Georgetown University Law Center3 grants · $11,000
Browning School1 grant · $10,000
Brick Church School1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$59,464

2021

$103,600

2022

$52,250

2023

$98,500

2024

Grant history

All 84 reported grants, largest first.

$47,000
Opera Foundation · Watermill, NY · 2024
General
$22,500
French Institute Alliance Francaise · New York, NY · 2022
General
$16,000
Opera Foundation · Watermill, NY · 2023
General
$16,000
Opera Foundation · Watermill, NY · 2022
General
$11,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Trinity School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$10,000
Brick Church School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$10,000
Browning School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$9,000
Trinity School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$8,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2023
General
$6,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2022
General
$6,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2021
General
$6,000
The Browning School · New York, NY · 2021
General
$5,000
Church of St Ignatius Loyola · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$5,000
Group for the East End · Southold, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2024
General
$5,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$5,000
Group for the East End · Southold, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2023
General
$5,000
Trinity School · New York, NY · 2023
General
$5,000
Group for the East End · Southold, NY · 2022
General
$5,000
French Institute Alliance Francaise · New York, NY · 2021
General
$5,000
National Center for Learning Disabilities · Washington, DC · 2021
General
$5,000
Trinity School · New York, NY · 2021
General
$3,500
Pro Musicis · New York, NY · 2021
General
$3,000
The Carnegie Hall Corp · New York, NY · 2022
General
$2,500
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
General
$2,500
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
General
$2,500
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2022
General
$2,500
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2022
General
$2,500
Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2022
General
$2,500
Sciences Po American Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$2,500
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
$2,500
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2021
General
$2,500
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2021
General
$2,500
Park Avenue Armory · New York, NY · 2021
General
$2,500
Robert F Kennedy Human Rights · New York, NY · 2021
General
$2,500
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General
$2,000
Church of St Ignatius Loyola · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,500
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,500
The Hunter College Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,250
Conversation On the Green · Washington, CT · 2021
General
$1,250
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,064
564 Park Avenue Preservation Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,025
13 Wnet · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,000
Marymount School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,000
St Davids School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,000
13 Wnet · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,000
Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$1,000
Schomburg Center Nypl · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,000
The Hunter College Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$1,000
Church of St Ignatius Loyola · New York, NY · 2021
General
$1,000
Naacp Empowerment Programs · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General
$1,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2021
General
$1,000
The Oss Society · Falls Church, VA · 2021
General
$750
Vnsny · New York, NY · 2021
General
$600
The Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General
$600
The Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2021
General
$500
The Society of the Cincinnati · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$500
The Society of the Cincinnati · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$500
Freedom Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General
$500
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter · New York, NY · 2022
General
$500
New York Landmarks Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General
$500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General
$500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
General
$500
American Civil Liberties Un · New York, NY · 2021
General
$500
Freedom Institute · New York, NY · 2021
General
$500
New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2021
General
$500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2021
General
$325
Theodore Roosevelt Association · Oyster Bay, NY · 2021
General
$250
Clarion Society · New York, NY · 2024
General
$250
The Buckley School · New York, NY · 2024
General
$250
The Buckley School · New York, NY · 2023
General
$250
The Fund for Park Avenue · New York, NY · 2022
General
$250
Vnsny · New York, NY · 2022
General
$250
Cuny School of Law · Long Island City, NY · 2021
General
$250
Frances Perkins Center · Newcastle, ME · 2021
General
$250
Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice · Concord, NH · 2021
General
$250
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter · New York, NY · 2021
General
$100
Hudson Link · Ossining, NY · 2021
General
$100
The Fund for Park Avenue · New York, NY · 2021
General

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