New York · Private foundation
Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $134k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,421
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 17
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $451k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $134k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $141k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $101k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $167k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $154k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $92k | 15% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $95k | 53% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $62k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Equality | $178,673 | 6 | 1% |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | $159,047 | 8 | 2% |
| Wildaid Inc | $147,068 | 7 | 1% |
| Animal Welfare Institute | $97,774 | 4 | 1% |
| International Primate Protection League | $95,902 | 8 | 1% |
| Rainforest Trust | $54,166 | 4 | 0% |
| The Humane League | $46,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Bird Conservancy | $27,797 | 4 | 0% |
| Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc | $26,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Mercy for Animals Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Equality | $178,673 | 6 | 1% |
| Wild Bird Fund Inc | $159,047 | 8 | 2% |
| Wildaid Inc | $147,068 | 7 | 1% |
| Animal Welfare Institute | $97,774 | 4 | 1% |
| International Primate Protection League | $95,902 | 8 | 1% |
| Rainforest Trust | $54,166 | 4 | 0% |
| The Humane League | $46,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Bird Conservancy | $27,797 | 4 | 0% |
| Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc | $26,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Mercy for Animals Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hunger Free America Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Good Food Institute Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Girls Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Animal Outlook Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dancing Dreams | $6,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Whyhunger Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| W Connection Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Compassion in World Farming Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Per Scholas Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($16k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation
- How much does Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation give?
- Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $133,686 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (88%), Environment (6%), Food & Nutrition (4%).
- Who are Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Animal Equality ($179k), Wild Bird Fund Inc ($159k), Wildaid Inc ($147k).
- Does Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation 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 Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Aetna Foundation Inc, Network for Good.
- Where is Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation based?
- Mari and Norman Epstein Foundation is based in NY.
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