New York · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in New York

Imperigo has identified 3,574 funders that made 46,531 grants totaling $16.5B to 3,025 education organizations in New York, with a median grant of $26K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in New York

Total granted $16.5B
Funders 3,574
Grants 46,531
Organizations funded 3,025

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Nyu Langone Hospitals
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6B · through 2023 · 97.6% of their giving
$6.3B
2. The Mount Sinai Hospital
12 grants to 1 organization · largest $95.2M · through 2024 · 73.4% of their giving
$635.1M
3. Montefiore Medical Center
15 grants to 8 organizations · largest $122.0M · through 2024 · 80.8% of their giving
$292.6M
4. Robin Hood Foundation
277 grants to 119 organizations · largest $7.4M · through 2024 · 20.3% of their giving
$133.1M
5. Jewish Communal Fund
1,401 grants to 415 organizations · largest $15.1M · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$322.4M
6. Long Island Community Hospital at Nyu Langone Health
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $29.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$65.4M
7. Finger Lakes Performing Provider System Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $23.7M · through 2024 · 23.6% of their giving
$55.6M
8. St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $18.9M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$52.6M
9. Suny Impact Foundation Inc
136 grants to 41 organizations · largest $13.8M · through 2024 · 85.0% of their giving
$45.3M
10. Crown Family Foundation
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $6.4M · through 2024 · 19.1% of their giving
$38.0M
11. Mastercard Foundation
24 grants to 6 organizations · largest $16.5M · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$87.8M
12. Sands Family Supporting Foundation Inc
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 34.8% of their giving
$20.7M
13. Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of of Cornell University Endowment Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$18.0M
14. Touro University
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17.0M · through 2020 · 93.8% of their giving
$17.0M
15. Srcco
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $7.0M · through 2024 · 11.9% of their giving
$28.3M
16. Eastman Dental Center Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.9M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$14.6M
17. Rochester Area Community Foundation
268 grants to 65 organizations · largest $879K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$19.5M
18. Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc
198 grants to 78 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 13.3% of their giving
$20.1M
19. Big East Conference Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $6.0M · through 2024 · 8.7% of their giving
$28.0M
20. The Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$11.8M
21. Entertainment Industry Foundation
38 grants to 10 organizations · largest $1.9M · through 2024 · 10.4% of their giving
$22.4M
22. Yeshiva Endowment Foundation Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.6M
23. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
440 grants to 264 organizations · largest $27.7M · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$64.1M
24. Touro University Nevada
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10.0M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.0M
25. Counter Extremism Project United Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7.5M · through 2020 · 26.9% of their giving
$9.8M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in New York, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 22 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in New York

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in New York. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in New York, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

Looking for organizations rather than funders? Browse all nonprofits in New York

Research New York funders in depth

Full grant histories, recipient lists, officer compensation, multi-year financials, and exports for every foundation Imperigo tracks.