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Josiah Macy Jr Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2025
44
Organizations funded FY2024
57%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$71,833
Largest grant, FY2025
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 44
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
21
Total assets, FY2025
$153M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 57% of the organizations Josiah Macy Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationHealthCommunity ImprovementScience & TechArts & CultureOther
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 arriving39$2.9M67%
FY202444$2.7M57%
FY202343$2.5M67%
FY202233$3.0M58%
FY202138$2.9Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$8.4MHealth$5.4MPhilanthropy$582kEmployment$175kSocial Science$147kRecreation & Sports$100kScience & Tech$75kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Washington$529,3393n/a
Thomas Jefferson University$498,93120%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$438,08330%
New York University$366,49830%
The George Washington University$325,00030%
Regents of the University of Michigan$314,1223n/a
Drexel University$300,00030%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$300,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$299,99730%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$293,00030%
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All grantees of Josiah Macy Jr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Washington$529,3393n/a
Thomas Jefferson University$498,93120%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$438,08330%
New York University$366,49830%
The George Washington University$325,00030%
Regents of the University of Michigan$314,1223n/a
Drexel University$300,00030%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$300,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$299,99730%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$293,00030%
Duke University$279,78930%
Children's Hospital Medical Center$261,22020%
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC$250,00020%
Trustees of Boston College$248,10020%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit$229,95820%
Abim Foundation$225,00012%
University of Minnesota$220,6933n/a
University of Utah$208,0552n/a
University of California San Francisco$200,0002n/a
Johns Hopkins University$199,69220%
Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians$195,000333%
Yale University$177,7332n/a
Villanova University$168,55620%
Emory University$150,00010%
The Hastings Center Inc$146,50523%
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation$138,20011%
Miami University$134,5532n/a
Central Michigan University$130,6453n/a
Healthpartners Institute$129,00010%
Northwell Health Inc$125,0001n/a
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$125,0001n/a
Pennsylvania State University$100,0001n/a
Northwestern University$99,9301n/a
Creighton University$81,12410%
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston$78,2081n/a
The Arnold Gold Foundation$75,00031%
Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education$73,7191n/a
Pace University$71,48010%
Linfield University$64,13810%
Children's Hospital Corporation$50,00010%
Case Western Reserve University$50,00010%
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education$49,50010%
National Medical Fellowships Inc$47,30020%
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education$33,00010%
St Louis University$25,00010%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$25,0001n/a
Carl J Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Harvard Medical School$25,00014%
University of Michigan$25,00014%
Latino Medical Student Association-Natio$25,00012%
Xavier University of Louisiana$25,00010%
Voices From the Heart of Medicine Inc$25,0001n/a
University of Central Florida Foundation Inc$25,00010%
National Academy of Sciences$25,00010%
Dade County Street Response Inc$25,00017%
The Nasw Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Home Centered Care Institute$25,00011%
American Academy of Pediatrics$25,00010%
Mercy University$25,00010%
The Rosalind Franklin Society Inc$25,000122%
Trustees of Tufts College$25,00010%
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation$25,00010%
Fund for Public Health in New York Inc$25,00010%
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Quinnipiac University$25,00010%
Association of American Medical Colleges$25,00010%
Baylor College of Medicine$25,00010%
The Carol Emmott Foundation$25,00011%
Bellevue Literary Review Inc$25,00019%
University of Miami$25,00010%
Washington University$25,00010%
Health Science Center at Brooklyn Foundation$25,00010%
One Brooklyn Health System Inc$25,00013%
Cuny Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Foundation Inc$25,00011%
Medstar Health Research Institute Inc$24,99810%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$24,99510%
Yale University$24,9221n/a
Dimensions Health Corporation$24,80510%
Midwestern University$24,75010%
University of Rochester$24,75010%
Rush University Medical Center$24,73610%
Planetary Health Report Card Incorporated$24,4501n/a
Maryville University - St Louis$17,00010%
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Inc$16,0461n/a
Minority Health Institute$10,000211%
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center$7,86510%
Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses$5,0001n/a
W Montague Cobb Nma Health Institute$5,0001n/a
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$1,55010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Josiah Macy Jr Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 67 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThomas Jefferson University: $498,931 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $438,083 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $366,498 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $325,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDrexel University: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $299,997 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $293,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $279,789 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Medical Center: $261,220 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC: $250,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $248,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDuquesne University of the Holy Spirit: $229,958 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAbim Foundation: $225,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $199,692 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBuilding the Next Generation of Academic Physicians: $195,000 over 3y, 33% of budgetVillanova University: $168,556 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hastings Center Inc: $146,505 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetDenver Health and Hospitals Foundation: $138,200 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHealthpartners Institute: $129,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCreighton University: $81,124 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arnold Gold Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetPace University: $71,480 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinfield University: $64,138 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: $49,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Medical Fellowships Inc: $47,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education: $33,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Louis University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarl J Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Harvard Medical School: $25,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $25,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetLatino Medical Student Association-Natio: $25,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetXavier University of Louisiana: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Central Florida Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Academy of Sciences: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDade County Street Response Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetThe Nasw Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHome Centered Care Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Academy of Pediatrics: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rosalind Franklin Society Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFund for Public Health in New York Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tennessee Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQuinnipiac University: $25,000 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 67.

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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 Trustees of Colum…Johns Hopkins Univers…Cedars-Sinai Medical …The Commonwealth FundThe Robert Wood Johns…Jewish Communal FundRenaissance Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY15.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Johns Hopkins University · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · The Commonwealth Fund · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Josiah Macy Jr Foundation

How much does Josiah Macy Jr Foundation give?
Josiah Macy Jr Foundation reported 47 grants totaling $3,156,587 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 44 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Josiah Macy Jr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (56%), Health (36%), Philanthropy (4%).
Who are Josiah Macy Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: University of Washington ($529k), Thomas Jefferson University ($499k), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($438k).
Does Josiah Macy Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Josiah Macy Jr Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Josiah Macy Jr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Johns Hopkins University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Where is Josiah Macy Jr Foundation based?
Josiah Macy Jr Foundation 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 145 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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