Funding search · EIN 476538046 · Rockville Centre, NY

The Nancy Friday 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.

201
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Masterworks Theater Company3 grants · $113,000
  • Pioneer School of Drama4 grants · $85,000
  • Hunts Point Alliance for Children4 grants · $80,000
  • Foundation for the Open Eye4 grants · $80,000
  • Page 73 Productions4 grants · $79,000
  • New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation4 grants · $75,000
  • Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre4 grants · $70,000
  • Wildaid4 grants · $68,500
  • Ballet Tech3 grants · $60,000
  • South Florida Youth Symphony3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$472,500
2022
$480,000
2023
$671,000
2024
$635,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 201 grants.

  • $63,000

    Masterworks Theater Company · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $35,000

    Page 73 Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Masterworks Theater Company · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Hunts Point Alliance for Children · Bronx, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Pioneer School of Drama · Danville, KY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Leffell School · Hartsdale, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Page 73 Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Foundation for the Open Eye · Margaretville, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pen America · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Animal Aid · Oakland Park, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Ballet Tech · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Foundation for the Open Eye · Margaretville, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Happy Days Pet Rescue · Oakland Park, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Hunts Point Alliance for Children · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Key West Literary Seminar · Key West, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pal-O-Mine Equestrian · Islandia, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pioneer School of Drama · Danville, KY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    South Florida Youth Symphony · Miami, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    The Pet Project · Griswold, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    The Tank · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Ballet Tech · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre · Portland, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Foundation for the Open Eye · Margaretville, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Masterworks Theater Company · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pioneer School of Drama · Danville, KY · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    South Florida Youth Symphony · Miami, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Animal Aid · Oakland Park, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Ballet Tech · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre · Portland, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Foundation for the Open Eye · Margaretville, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Hunts Point Alliance for Children · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pioneer School of Drama · Danville, KY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Science Theater Company · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    South Florida Youth Symphony · Miami, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    The York Theatre Company · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $17,500

    Animal Aid · Oakland Park, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $16,000

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    George Street Playhouse · New Brunswick, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Shiawassee Arts Center · Owosso, MI · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Hunts Point Alliance for Children · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Spirit of America · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $14,000

    Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (Fidf) · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $13,000

    The Anti-Defamation League (Adl) · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $13,000

    The Harlem School of the Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Happy Days Pet Rescue · Oakland Park, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $12,500

    Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $12,000

    Church of St Thomas More - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $12,000

    The Harlem School of the Arts · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $12,000

    Bushwick Starr · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $12,000

    Developing Artists Theatre Co · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $12,000

    Pen America · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $12,000

    Theater Mitu · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $11,500

    Church of the Heavenly Rest · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $11,000

    Shiawassee Arts Center · Owosso, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $10,500

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Amas Musical Theatre · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Americas Vetdogs - the Veterans K9 Corps · Smithtown, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre · Portland, OR · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bushwick Starr · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Developing Artists Theatre Co · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Stamford, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Happy Days Pet Rescue · Oakland Park, FL · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    International Fund for Animal Welfare · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Pal-O-Mine Equestrian · Islandia, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Social Tees Animal Rescue Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Anti-Defamation League (Adl) · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Tank · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Theater Mitu · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Amas Musical Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Cape May Stage · Cape May, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Crossroads Theater · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Csc Repertory Ltd Dba a Classic Stage Co · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    George Street Playhouse · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Monroe County Education Foundation · Key West, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Page 73 Productions · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Signature Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Social Tees Animal Rescue Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Woodbury Jewish Center · Woodbury, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Amas Musical Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Ars Nova Theater I · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bushwick Starr · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Csc Repertory Ltd Dba a Classic Stage Co · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · Smithtown, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Key West Literary Seminar · Key West, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Rattlestick Productions · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shiawasse Arts Center · Owosso, MI · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Tank · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Theater Mitu · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

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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.