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The Gregory and Vera Kiernan 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.

$102k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 36
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$720k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving24$102k25%
FY202323$60k30%
FY202221$150k10%
FY202131$153k32%
FY202028$180k32%
FY201936$240k56%
FY201821$72k52%
FY201717$52kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$537kHealth$115kArts & Culture$73kYouth Development$60kInternational$57kReligion$57kEnvironment$38kHuman Services$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MT
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
San Miguel Academy of Newburgh$260,62061%
Destination College$82,50067%
Point O'Woods Foundation Inc$63,00044%
Stony Knoll Youth Services$60,0007n/a
Canterbury School Inc$48,00060%
Crossing Thresholds Inc$45,00052%
Bee the Change Inc$37,50054%
Newburgh San Miguel Program$26,75015%
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc$25,00010%
The Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital$20,00010%
Cornelia Connely Center for Education$20,0005n/a
The Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation$14,00070%
Robin Hood Foundation$13,50030%
Fairfield University$13,00080%
Point O'Woods Volunteer Fire Company$11,70043%
Amherst College Trustees$10,82150%
Stand With Ukraine$10,1001n/a
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$10,00010%
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center$9,40020%
Smile Train Inc$8,50040%
Northern Westchester Hospital Association$6,50050%
The American Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Professional Training$6,50050%
Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund$5,50041%
Shefa School$5,00010%
Fordham University$5,00010%
The Gardner Marks Foundation Inc$3,50022%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$2,50030%
Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corp Inc$2,15050%
The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration Inc DBA The Eye-Bank of New York$2,00020%
Equal Justice America Inc$2,00030%
Mission Msa$2,00020%
Boca Raton Synagogue Inc$1,2001n/a
American Friends of Migdal OHR$1,00010%
Christopher Reeve Foundation$1,00010%
Ready to Succeed$1,00010%
Center for Safety & Change Inc$1,00010%
Achilles International Inc$1,00010%
Samanthas Friends Inc$1,0001n/a
Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program$1,00021%
Rise for Rew Inc$1,00010%
Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring Inc$1,00010%
Empire Dragons NYC Inc$1,00011%
Swim Across America Inc$90010%
The Somo Project$50010%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$50010%
Sonia & Max Silverstein Hebrew Academy$5001n/a
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc$5001n/a
New York Common Pantry$25010%
The Kelly S Brush Foundation Inc$25010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25010%
The Dragon Kim Foundation$25010%
Citizens for Juvenile Justice Inc$25010%
St Labre Indian School$1001n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($163k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSan Miguel Academy of Newburgh: $260,620 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetDestination College: $82,500 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetPoint O'Woods Foundation Inc: $63,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetCanterbury School Inc: $48,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCrossing Thresholds Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetBee the Change Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetNewburgh San Miguel Program: $26,750 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetJewish Board of Family & Children's Services Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Hospital: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation: $14,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $13,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield University: $13,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPoint O'Woods Volunteer Fire Company: $11,700 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $10,821 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnglewood Hospital and Medical Center: $9,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Westchester Hospital Association: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Professional Training: $6,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHorace Greeley Scholarship Fund: $5,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetShefa School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gardner Marks Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corp Inc: $2,150 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration Inc DBA The Eye-Bank of New York: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice America Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMission Msa: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of Migdal OHR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristopher Reeve Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReady to Succeed: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Safety & Change Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAchilles International Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChappaqua Summer Scholarship Program: $1,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetRise for Rew Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBigs & Littles NYC Mentoring Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmpire Dragons NYC Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSwim Across America Inc: $900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Somo Project: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Common Pantry: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kelly S Brush Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Dragon Kim Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCitizens for Juvenile Justice Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $100 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 46.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY16.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Heffernan Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Express Foundation · California Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Verizon 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 The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation

How much does The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation give?
The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $101,870 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 36 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (53%), Health (11%), Arts & Culture (7%).
Who are The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: San Miguel Academy of Newburgh ($261k), Destination College ($83k), Point O'Woods Foundation Inc ($63k).
Does The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Gregory and Vera Kiernan 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 The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is The Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation based?
The Gregory and Vera Kiernan 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 83 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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