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The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$813k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
31%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
45 to 48
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$14M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 31% of the organizations The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $196k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving48$813k35%
FY202448$732k31%
FY202345$719k22%
FY202247$729k36%
FY202146$1.8M48%
FY202046$725kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$1.5MArts & Culture$1.4MHuman Services$1.2MEducation$511kYouth Development$325kHousing & Shelter$295kCrime & Legal$220kFood & Nutrition$75kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 105 grantees
All grantees of The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc$1,000,00018%
The Frick Collection$100,00010%
Sunnyside Community Services Inc$98,60040%
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$80,00060%
The New School$70,00010%
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc$70,00030%
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc$70,00060%
Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc$65,00030%
The YWCA of Brooklyn Inc$65,00040%
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$60,00030%
Volunteers of Legal Service Inc$60,00031%
Zone 126 Inc$60,0003n/a
The Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc$60,00031%
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Inc$60,00030%
East Harlem Tutorial Program Inc$60,00030%
The River Fund New York Inc$60,00030%
Center for Urban Community Services$60,00030%
Project Renewal Inc$60,00030%
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Inc$60,00030%
Church of the Holy Apostles$55,0003n/a
Marian and Edward Macdowell Inc$55,00030%
Service Program for Older People Inc$55,00030%
Hudson Guildinc$54,00030%
Presbyterian Senior Services$50,00010%
Free Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc$50,00031%
Mind Builders Creative Arts Inc$50,00021%
Artsconnection Inc$45,00030%
Row New York Inc$45,00030%
Education Through Music Inc$45,00030%
Chances for Children - Ny Inc$45,00031%
Search and Care Inc$45,00031%
Carter Burden Network Inc$45,00030%
Reading Team Inc$45,00032%
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Inc$45,00031%
Woodlawn Conservancy Inc$45,00031%
Sanctuary for Families Inc$45,00030%
The Family Center Inc$45,00030%
Partnership With Children Inc$45,00030%
Harlem Academy$45,00030%
New York Botanical Garden$45,00030%
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning$45,00031%
The Young People's Chorus of New York City Inc$45,00030%
Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc$45,00030%
Community Access Inc$45,00030%
Marcy Lab Inc$45,00033%
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc$45,00030%
Goddard Riverside Community Center$45,00030%
Council on American-Islamic Relations of New York$45,00032%
Mint Theater Company Inc$40,00022%
Riverstone Senior Life Services Inc$40,00031%
The 52nd Street Project Inc$40,00031%
Queens Community House$40,00030%
Studentsponsor Partners Inc$35,00020%
The Urban Dove Inc$35,00020%
The Noel Pointer Foundation Inc$35,00031%
Exalt Youth$30,00020%
New DramatistsInc$30,00031%
Student Leadership Network Inc$30,00020%
Pets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWS$30,00022%
West End Residences Hdfc Inc Dba Homeward NYC$30,00020%
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy Inc$30,00021%
Beth Morrison Projects Inc$30,00021%
AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan Inc$30,00030%
Dancing Classrooms Inc$30,00021%
Betances Health Center$30,00020%
The Educational Alliance Inc$30,00020%
Health Advocates for Older People Inc$30,00031%
Concerts in Motion Inc$30,00031%
Read Alliance Inc$30,00021%
Brooklyn Public Library$26,00020%
The Actors' Fund of America$25,00010%
Literacy Academy Collective Inc$25,00011%
Musicians Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
Culture for One$24,00032%
The Campaign Against Hunger Inc$20,00010%
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc$20,00020%
Young Concert Artists Inc$20,00020%
New York Legal Assistance Group Inc$20,00010%
Lawyers for Good Government Inc$20,0001n/a
Visiting Neighbors Inc$20,00023%
Red Hook Art Project Inc$16,00021%
New York Public Radio$15,00010%
The Bronx Documentary Center$15,00011%
Care for the Homeless$15,00010%
Avenues for Justice Inc$15,00011%
Medicare Rights Center Inc$15,00010%
The Go Project Inc$15,0001n/a
Visiting Nurse Service of New York$15,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders New York City Inc$15,00010%
Liveonny Inc$15,00010%
The New York Festival of Song Inc$15,00031%
The Writing Revolution Inc$15,00010%
Theatre for a New Audience Inc$15,0001n/a
Association to Benefit Children$10,00010%
Pennys Flight Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Xavier Mission Inc$10,00011%
The Lit Fund$10,00012%
L Amore Della Musica Inc$10,0002n/a
The Dramatists Guild Fund Inc$10,00010%
Save the Music Foundation$10,00010%
The Vivian Beaumont Theaterinc D/B/A Lincoln Center Theater$10,00010%
James Lenox House Association Inc$10,00011%
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc$5,0001n/a
Hot Bread Kitchen Ltd$5,00010%
Fresh Air Fund$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($724k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSunnyside Community Services Inc: $98,600 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe New School: $70,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Foundation for the Arts Inc: $70,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Academy of Music Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe YWCA of Brooklyn Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBreaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVolunteers of Legal Service Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLenox Hill Neighborhood House Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEast Harlem Tutorial Program Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe River Fund New York Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Urban Community Services: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Renewal Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarian and Edward Macdowell Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetService Program for Older People Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHudson Guildinc: $54,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPresbyterian Senior Services: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFree Arts for Abused Children of New York City Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMind Builders Creative Arts Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetArtsconnection Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRow New York Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEducation Through Music Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetChances for Children - Ny Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetSearch and Care Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCarter Burden Network Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetReading Team Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetVolunteer Lawyers for the Arts Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetWoodlawn Conservancy Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSanctuary for Families Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Family Center Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPartnership With Children Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHarlem Academy: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNew York Botanical Garden: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJamaica Center for Arts and Learning: $45,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Young People's Chorus of New York City Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFresh Youth Initiatives Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Access Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarcy Lab Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetReel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGoddard Riverside Community Center: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCouncil on American-Islamic Relations of New York: $45,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetMint Theater Company Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetRiverstone Senior Life Services Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 1.1% 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 96.

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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 Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ76.9× affinity39 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc · Pinkerton Foundation · Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890 · The New York Community Trust · The Barker Welfare Foundation · Altman Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Marty and Dorothy Silverman 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 Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc

How much does The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc give?
The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc reported 48 grants totaling $812,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 45 and 48 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (27%), Arts & Culture (24%), Human Services (20%).
Who are The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc ($1.0M), The Frick Collection ($100k), Sunnyside Community Services Inc ($99k).
Does The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R Samuels Foundation Inc.
Where is The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc based?
The Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation Inc 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 128 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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