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The Double-R Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$317k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
158
Grants FY2025
136
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$500
Largest grant, FY2025
$41,000
Organizations funded a year
76 to 140
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$6.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations The Double-R Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 & CultureAnimalsHealthEnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving158$317k15%
FY2024136$252k10%
FY2023140$232k21%
FY2022127$304k26%
FY2021100$322k23%
FY202082$204k24%
FY201982$210k26%
FY201876$303k29%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$1.2MEducation$529kEnvironment$219kAnimals$130kHuman Services$65kFood & Nutrition$43kCommunity Improvement$33kHealth$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
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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.

Show all 187 grantees
All grantees of The Double-R Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Film Forum Inc$294,37391%
Brooklyn Youth Music Project Inc$176,406924%
Forum on Life Culture & Society Inc$124,54169%
New York Restoration Project$64,00030%
Wild Bird Fund Inc$61,40881%
Fordham University$58,25040%
New York University$51,60180%
Design Trust for Public Space Inc$32,25142%
The Good Dog Foundation Inc$30,50081%
Donorschooseorg$25,67070%
Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc$25,00070%
Church of the Holy Apostles$23,3949n/a
Dellarte Opera Ensemble$22,05294%
New York Studio School$20,56031%
Kyo-Shin-An Arts Inc$19,6009n/a
Riverkeeper Inc$19,03080%
The Trust for Public Land$18,25020%
The Resident Acting Company Inc$16,656611%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$16,50070%
Fractured Atlas Inc$15,65430%
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc$15,57890%
New York Immigration Coalition Inc$15,00010%
Streetwise Partners Inc$14,07480%
Target Margin Theater Inc$12,50071%
Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc$11,60090%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$11,60090%
Covenant House$10,50290%
Rivendell School$10,32910%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$10,32790%
Times Up Inc$10,00095%
Voices of Ascension Inc$9,50040%
Whitney Museum of American Art$9,10070%
Bat Conservation International$9,04290%
Museum of Modern Art$8,92470%
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc$8,10080%
826NYC Inc$7,88590%
Christian Herald Association Inc$7,14080%
Archipelago Books Inc$7,06130%
New York Shakespeare Festival$6,70080%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$6,35570%
Newark Public Radio Inc$6,25690%
North Shore Animal League America Inc$5,55080%
City Harvest Inc$5,53590%
Brooklyn Public Library$5,00010%
Muna Social Services Inc$5,0001n/a
American Museum of Natural History$4,99080%
Greenpeace Inc$4,91860%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$4,65080%
Brooklyn Arts Exchange Inc$4,50040%
New York City H2o Inc$4,31431%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$4,14080%
Streb Inc$4,03020%
Museum of the City of New York$4,00040%
Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc$4,00040%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$3,95070%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$3,82590%
The Frick Collection$3,80080%
Peter Westbrook Foundation Inc$3,51030%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$3,50040%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$3,50040%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$3,35070%
Friends of the High Line Inc$3,22530%
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences$3,16260%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$3,05170%
Moliere in the Park Inc$3,03030%
New York City Opera$3,00020%
Public Policy Lab Inc$3,00011%
Visiting Nurse Service of New York$2,90060%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$2,86380%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$2,75050%
Smithsonian Institution$2,75040%
Little Essentials$2,69120%
Girls Write Now Inc$2,58750%
Dance Spotlight Inc$2,50027%
Colorado State University Foundation$2,50010%
Xavier Mission Inc$2,44130%
Hearts to Homes Furnishings Inc$2,40530%
Harlem Academy$2,30030%
Association of Community Employment$2,28840%
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Inc$2,20020%
Fresh Air Fund$2,10070%
The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress$2,05070%
Compassion & Choices$2,02540%
National Wildlife Federation$2,02250%
Dream Street Foundation$2,00010%
The Studio Museum in Harlem$2,00030%
The Actors' Fund of America$1,77540%
Gotham Early Music Scene Inc$1,75820%
Green Guerillas Inc$1,70060%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,56560%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$1,55040%
Fabscrap Inc$1,54530%
The Language Conservancy Inc$1,50050%
Village Community Boathouse Inc$1,50013%
Fountain House Inc$1,45050%
Wildlife Conservation Society$1,44540%
Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Inc$1,40630%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$1,35540%
Pioneer Works Art Foundation$1,32350%
Bct Brooklyn Children's Theatre Inc$1,30020%
Animal Haven Inc$1,25030%
Creative Arts Team Inc$1,20031%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$1,15050%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$1,1102n/a
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$1,10030%
New York Cares Inc$1,0801n/a
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Inc$1,05010%
The Wilderness Society$1,05040%
Earthjustice$1,05040%
Pano Network Inc$1,01821%
Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc$1,00010%
Society for Science & the Public$1,00040%
City Lyric Opera Inc$1,00011%
Woodstock School of Art Inc$1,00020%
The National Theatre Foundation$1,00010%
Academics Stand Against Proverty Inc$1,0001n/a
New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra$1,00013%
Rising Ground Inc$1,00030%
Rubin Museum of Art Aka the Shelley & Donald Rubin Cultural Trust$99050%
European American Musical Alli$95010%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$87540%
Special Olympics New York Inc$85050%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$85030%
American Indian College Fund$82560%
The Humane Society of New York$82540%
Community Service Society of New York$80030%
Reading Is Fundamental Inc$76230%
New Plaza Cinema Inc$75920%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$72530%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$70030%
Housing Works Inc$62030%
Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre Inc$60020%
Brightfocus Foundation$60040%
Safe Horizon Inc$57530%
Multicultural Music Group Inc$56510%
The Performance Zone Inc$5501n/a
Ocean Conservancy$50030%
City Theatre Project Inc$5001n/a
Petfinder Foundation$50020%
New York City Ballet Inc$50010%
New Community Cinema Club Inc DBA Cinema Arts Centre$50010%
Anthony Laciura Foundation for the Arts Inc$50011%
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church$5001n/a
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc$50020%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$50010%
Brighter Bites Inc$50010%
United Negro College Fund Inc$48040%
City Report Inc$45920%
Defenders of Wildlife$45030%
Population Connection$45040%
New York Abortion Access Fund$43810%
March of Dimes Inc$41230%
Appalachian Trail Conservancy$40020%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$40020%
The Brooklyn Historical Society$40010%
Garden of Dreams Foundation$40020%
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc$40030%
National Geographic Society$4001n/a
Central Park Conservancy Inc$35030%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$35030%
Americans United for Separation of Church and State$30020%
Red Bull Theater Inc$30020%
Our Climate$25021%
Good Home Pet Adoptions Inc$25010%
World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc$25010%
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$25030%
Spca International Inc$25010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$25010%
The Adirondack Council Inc$24920%
The Academy of American Poets Inc$24520%
National Arbor Day Foundation$22520%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$20020%
Sierra Club$20010%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$17530%
Jacob a Riis Neighborhood Settlement$12510%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$10220%
The Humane League$10010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$1001n/a
The Fort Ticonderoga Association$10010%
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd$10010%
Abingdon Theatre Company$10010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$10010%
United States Fund for Unicef$10010%
Drug Policy Alliance$10010%
CaringBridge$10010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$5010%
National Parks Conservation Association$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 73 recipients with no EIN on record ($859k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Double-R Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFilm Forum Inc: $294,373 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetBrooklyn Youth Music Project Inc: $176,406 over 9y, 24% of budgetForum on Life Culture & Society Inc: $124,541 over 6y, 9.1% of budgetNew York Restoration Project: $64,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWild Bird Fund Inc: $61,408 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetFordham University: $58,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $51,601 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDesign Trust for Public Space Inc: $32,251 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetThe Good Dog Foundation Inc: $30,500 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $25,670 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Academy of Music Inc: $25,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDellarte Opera Ensemble: $22,052 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetNew York Studio School: $20,560 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRiverkeeper Inc: $19,030 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $18,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Resident Acting Company Inc: $16,656 over 6y, 11% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $16,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $15,654 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetReel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: $15,578 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNew York Immigration Coalition Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStreetwise Partners Inc: $14,074 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTarget Margin Theater Inc: $12,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetGiving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc: $11,600 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $11,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $10,502 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRivendell School: $10,329 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCitymeals-On-Wheels: $10,327 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTimes Up Inc: $10,000 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetVoices of Ascension Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $9,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBat Conservation International: $9,042 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $8,924 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetStatue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc: $8,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budget826NYC Inc: $7,885 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $7,140 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetArchipelago Books Inc: $7,061 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $6,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $6,355 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNewark Public Radio Inc: $6,256 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Shore Animal League America Inc: $5,550 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $5,535 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Public Library: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $4,990 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Inc: $4,918 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $4,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Arts Exchange Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York City H2o Inc: $4,314 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $4,140 over 8y, 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 176.

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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 New York Community TrustNY36.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Pinkerton Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc · The Thompson Family Foundation Inc · American Express Foundation · The Ford Foundation · The Achelis & Bodman Foundation Co Manice & Budd LLP · Robin Hood Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

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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How do I get to The Double-R Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Double-R Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Double-R Foundation

How much does The Double-R Foundation give?
The Double-R Foundation reported 158 grants totaling $317,438 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 76 and 140 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Double-R Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (51%), Education (22%), Environment (9%).
Who are The Double-R Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Film Forum Inc ($294k), Brooklyn Youth Music Project Inc ($176k), Forum on Life Culture & Society Inc ($125k).
Does The Double-R Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Double-R Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Double-R Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The New York Community Trust, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc.
Where is The Double-R Foundation based?
The Double-R 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 261 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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