Virginia · Private foundation
Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $207k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 39
- Grants FY2026
- 43
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 35%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $2,877
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 28 to 43
- FY2023 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 7
- Total assets, FY2026
- $482k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 35% of the organizations Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 37 | $199k | 11% |
| FY2025 | 43 | $130k | 35% |
| FY2024 | 35 | $88k | 69% |
| FY2023 | 28 | $89k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2026.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | $57,500 | 3 | 0% |
| White Plains Hospital Medical Center | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| New York Historical Society | $27,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc | $15,219 | 1 | n/a |
| Selfhelp Community Services Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Baruch College Fund | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Pediatric Cancer Foundation | $13,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America | $11,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Ophthalmicedge Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Temple Beth David | $8,319 | 3 | n/a |
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What it could do for these grantees
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($224k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert & Linda Friedman 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: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation with peer funders
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About Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation
- How much does Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation give?
- Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $207,321 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 43 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2025.
- What does Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (20%), International (14%), Arts & Culture (8%).
- Who are Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2026: Central Fund of Israel ($58k), White Plains Hospital Medical Center ($40k), New York Historical Society ($27k).
- Does Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robert & Linda Friedman 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 Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation based?
- Robert & Linda Friedman Foundation is based in VA.
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