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 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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