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John & Florence Lawrence 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.

$170k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2025
55
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
42 to 55
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$3.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementInternationalOther
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 arriving41$170k24%
FY202455$232k29%
FY202343$192k16%
FY202250$176k34%
FY202142$166k31%
FY202045$182kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$266kHealth$232kRecreation & Sports$101kReligion$100kCivil Rights$91kEducation$77kHousing & Shelter$57kInternational$40kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
MO
VA
AZ
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The American Federation of Arts Inc$102,07561%
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc$97,50061%
Bladder Cancer Research Foundation$85,000426%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$60,0004n/a
Citizens Committee for Children of New York Inc$57,50060%
Jasa Corporation$55,00050%
United Hospital Fund of New York$48,00060%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$47,90060%
United States Fund for Unicef$34,70040%
Riverside Symphony Inc$30,00062%
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All grantees of John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The American Federation of Arts Inc$102,07561%
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc$97,50061%
Bladder Cancer Research Foundation$85,000426%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$60,0004n/a
Citizens Committee for Children of New York Inc$57,50060%
Jasa Corporation$55,00050%
United Hospital Fund of New York$48,00060%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$47,90060%
United States Fund for Unicef$34,70040%
Riverside Symphony Inc$30,00062%
The Hunter College Foundation Inc$29,50060%
Louis August Jonas Foundation Inc$27,00060%
Anti-Defamation League$25,00030%
Primary Care Development Corporation$17,50030%
Breakthrough T1d$16,00030%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$13,50050%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$12,50010%
The Jewish Association for Services for the Aged$10,00010%
New York Common Pantry$9,00050%
Museum of Modern Art$8,70060%
New York Botanical Garden$7,20060%
Voices of Ascension Inc$6,80060%
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation$6,50010%
Oberlin College$6,50040%
Union Settlement Association Inc$6,00020%
Concerned Citizens of Montauk$5,50030%
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Inc$5,50030%
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$5,25010%
Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc$5,00060%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$5,00020%
International Center of Photography$5,00050%
Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc$4,80020%
Knox College$4,00040%
Film at Lincoln Center Inc$3,90030%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$3,50040%
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc$3,50030%
Longhouse Reserve$3,25030%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$3,02030%
Cityarts Inc$3,00020%
Careers Through Culinary Arts Program Dba Culinary Careers Program$3,00010%
Voice Health Institute$2,50010%
Wnet$2,50040%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc$2,50010%
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$1,80010%
Whitney Museum of American Art$1,70030%
Madoo Conservancy Inc$1,50030%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc$1,50010%
Woof Dog Rescue Inc$1,50031%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$1,50010%
The Little Baby Face Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Lotus Foundation$1,0001n/a
Sbh Community Service Network Inc$1,00010%
Westchester Ballet Company Inc$1,0001n/a
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc$1,00010%
University Settlement Society of New York$1,00010%
The Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc$1,00020%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$1,00010%
New York Institute of Credit$1,00010%
American Folk Art Museum$1,00010%
Herman Cornejo the State of the Art$1,000113%
Scleroderma Research Foundation$1,00010%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$60010%
Jewish Vocational Service of Metrowest Inc$52510%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$50010%
Blanton-Peale Institute$50010%
The Floating Hospital Inc$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($202k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe American Federation of Arts Inc: $102,075 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetUntermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc: $97,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetBladder Cancer Research Foundation: $85,000 over 4y, 26% of budgetCitizens Committee for Children of New York Inc: $57,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetJasa Corporation: $55,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Hospital Fund of New York: $48,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $47,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $34,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRiverside Symphony Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetThe Hunter College Foundation Inc: $29,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLouis August Jonas Foundation Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPrimary Care Development Corporation: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Association for Services for the Aged: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Common Pantry: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $8,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Botanical Garden: $7,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVoices of Ascension Inc: $6,800 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSamuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation: $6,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOberlin College: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnion Settlement Association Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConcerned Citizens of Montauk: $5,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRichard Tucker Music Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $5,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFund for Park Avenue New York Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Center of Photography: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGuild Hall of East Hampton Inc: $4,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKnox College: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFilm at Lincoln Center Inc: $3,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Landmarks Conservancy Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLonghouse Reserve: $3,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCitymeals-On-Wheels: $3,020 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCityarts Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCareers Through Culinary Arts Program Dba Culinary Careers Program: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVoice Health Institute: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWnet: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCure Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $1,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMadoo Conservancy Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Filmmakers Collaborative Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoof Dog Rescue Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 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 62.

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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.

The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Fjc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc

How much does John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc give?
John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc reported 41 grants totaling $169,610 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 55 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (24%), Health (21%), Recreation & Sports (9%).
Who are John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The American Federation of Arts Inc ($102k), Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc ($98k), Bladder Cancer Research Foundation ($85k).
Does John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John & Florence Lawrence 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 John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The New York Community Trust, Jewish Communal Fund.
Where is John & Florence Lawrence Foundation Inc based?
John & Florence Lawrence 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 110 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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