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David B Kriser Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$320k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
44
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$144,200
Organizations funded a year
20 to 60
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$6.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations David B Kriser Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving34$320k38%
FY202444$320k50%
FY202320$392k40%
FY202228$402k29%
FY202125$314k4%
FY202028$417k7%
FY201946$420k17%
FY201860$523k43%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$2.0MEducation$444kArts & Culture$380kReligion$93kHuman Services$29kCivil Rights$17kPhilanthropy$15kInternational$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
NY
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NJ
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DE
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DC
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc$467,79080%
Fordham University$330,73090%
Ackerman Institute for the Family$106,55050%
Thanks to Scandinavia Inc$70,00075%
International Studio & Curatorial Program Inc$56,75581%
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc$53,85050%
Congregation Emanuel$48,2408n/a
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$45,50660%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$32,43080%
Jewish Center of the Hamptons$26,3006n/a
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All grantees of David B Kriser Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc$467,79080%
Fordham University$330,73090%
Ackerman Institute for the Family$106,55050%
Thanks to Scandinavia Inc$70,00075%
International Studio & Curatorial Program Inc$56,75581%
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc$53,85050%
Congregation Emanuel$48,2408n/a
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$45,50660%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$32,43080%
Jewish Center of the Hamptons$26,3006n/a
Shield of David Inc$20,00020%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$18,50080%
The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater$17,15530%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$15,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$12,80060%
Sun Valley Culinary Institute Inc$11,60020%
Riverdale Country School Inc$11,20050%
The Jewish Museum$9,27550%
Children's Rights Inc$8,15140%
Museum of Arts and Design$7,63730%
Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center Inc$7,00021%
Plan a Health Inc$7,0001n/a
Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc$6,00050%
The Tanzanian Childrens Fund Inc$5,91520%
New York City Ballet Inc$5,89220%
New York City Center Inc$5,50030%
Csc Repertory Ltd D/B/A Classic Stage Company$5,40020%
Museum of Modern Art$5,05050%
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust$5,00010%
Project Village Guatemala Foundation$5,00011%
American Theatre Wing Inc$4,50030%
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$4,20030%
The Alpha Workshops Inc$3,80020%
Wnet$3,50020%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$3,3003n/a
Fashion Scholarship Fund$3,00010%
The Studio Museum in Harlem$3,00010%
The Camphill School Inc$3,00030%
Ali Forney Center Inc$3,0001n/a
American Museum of Natural History$3,00020%
East Hampton Library$2,90030%
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ltd$2,50010%
Sag Harbor Partnership Inc$2,50010%
Copland House Inc$2,50010%
The Drawing Center Inc$2,50010%
New York Shakespeare Festival$2,50020%
The Surfrider Foundation$2,50010%
Wood River Land Trust Co$2,50010%
Women for Women International$2,35530%
Bay Street Theatre Festival Inc$2,14010%
Peconic Land Trust Inc$2,10050%
The ACT Foundation Inc$2,00012%
Hayground School Inc$2,00020%
Mq Foundation Inc$2,00010%
East Hampton Historical Society Inc$1,90040%
At Home on the Sound Inc$1,83011%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$1,65050%
Road Forward Scholarship Fund$1,63320%
Whitney Museum of American Art$1,50450%
The Brick$1,5001n/a
The Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton$1,50040%
The Perlman Music Program Inc$1,50030%
Hamptons Community Outreach Inc$1,5001n/a
East Hampton Meals on Wheels Inc$1,50020%
New York Abortion Access Fund$1,50010%
School of American Ballet Inc$1,20010%
United Negro College Fund Inc$1,20010%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$1,00830%
Katonah Classic Stage Inc$1,0001n/a
Goddard Riverside Community Center$1,00010%
United Hospital Fund of New York$1,0001n/a
Harmonie Preservation Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$1,00010%
Childrens Rights Society Inc$1,00010%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$1,00010%
International Center of Photography$95020%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$80020%
Pen American Center Inc$70010%
Wateraid America Inc$70010%
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital$5001n/a
New York Public Radio$50020%
Retreat Inc$50010%
The Blue Card Inc$50020%
Wildlife Conservation Society$43010%
Billion Oyster Project Inc$40020%
Children's Museum of the East End I$3751n/a
University of Michigan$30010%
Sarcoma Foundation of America$30010%
Androscoggin Alumni Association Inc$30013%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$25010%
Trust Women Foundation Inc$2501n/a
Robin Hood Foundation Inc$2001n/a
Fiasco Theater Ltd$20010%
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc$20010%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$2001n/a
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$15010%
Scleroderma Research Foundation$10010%
New York Botanical Garden$8510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David B Kriser Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc: $467,790 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFordham University: $330,730 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAckerman Institute for the Family: $106,550 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThanks to Scandinavia Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 4.9% of budgetInternational Studio & Curatorial Program Inc: $56,755 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetJazz at Lincoln Center Inc: $53,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc: $45,506 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $32,430 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShield of David Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association: $18,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater: $17,155 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $12,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSun Valley Culinary Institute Inc: $11,600 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRiverdale Country School Inc: $11,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $9,275 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Rights Inc: $8,151 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of Arts and Design: $7,637 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEvelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBallet Theatre Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tanzanian Childrens Fund Inc: $5,915 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew York City Ballet Inc: $5,892 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York City Center Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCsc Repertory Ltd D/B/A Classic Stage Company: $5,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $5,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Village Guatemala Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Theatre Wing Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: $4,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alpha Workshops Inc: $3,800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWnet: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFashion Scholarship Fund: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Studio Museum in Harlem: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Camphill School Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEast Hampton Library: $2,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ltd: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSag Harbor Partnership Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCopland House Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Drawing Center Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWood River Land Trust Co: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $2,355 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBay Street Theatre Festival Inc: $2,140 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPeconic Land Trust Inc: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe ACT Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHayground School Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 84.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundNY29.4× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Federated Foundations Inc · The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Fdn · The Donald and Barbara Zucker Family Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Kate Cassidy Foundation · The Reba Judith Sandler Foundation Inc · J & Ar Foundation · The Fine and Greenwald Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Maryam and Hervey Seley Foundation · The Jct Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About David B Kriser Foundation Inc

How much does David B Kriser Foundation Inc give?
David B Kriser Foundation Inc reported 34 grants totaling $319,854 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 60 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does David B Kriser Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (56%), Education (12%), Arts & Culture (11%).
Who are David B Kriser Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc ($468k), Fordham University ($331k), Ackerman Institute for the Family ($107k).
Does David B Kriser Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David B Kriser Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as David B Kriser Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Federated Foundations Inc, The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Fdn.
Where is David B Kriser Foundation Inc based?
David B Kriser Foundation Inc is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 134 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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