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The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$480k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
9
Grants FY2025
8
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$280,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 63
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$112k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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 arriving9$480k33%
FY20248$428k0%
FY202329$871k21%
FY202254$2.2M11%
FY202163$2.4M27%
FY202063$3.6M49%
FY201938$1.6M71%
FY201812$178k58%
96% 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$3.6MEducation$2.4MHealth$1.3MAnimals$858kCrime & Legal$740kYouth Development$713kHuman Services$473kPhilanthropy$367kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
VA
DC
GA
FL

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 88 grantees
All grantees of The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc$1,004,00071%
Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc$580,00032%
Veterinarians International Inc$507,500439%
Move(Nyc) Foundation Inc$430,650427%
New York City Police Foundation Inc$420,00061%
New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc$415,00031%
The Eagle Academy Foundation Inc$373,50053%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$344,00040%
Spca of Westchester Inc$313,00043%
Pencil Inc$307,00084%
New York University$290,51540%
Hemophilia Association of New York Inc$200,00088%
Hearing Health Foundation$200,00042%
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc$197,40061%
Futures Ignite Inc$193,025411%
The Urban Dove Inc$190,00041%
New York Edge Inc$188,00040%
Cora Incorporated$185,000429%
Ny Writers Coalition Inc$185,000318%
The YWCA of Brooklyn Inc$145,00041%
Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc$135,00043%
Legal Outreach Inc$130,00043%
Empowers Africa Inc$130,00042%
Extreme Kids and Crew Inc$129,80048%
Los Medicos Voladores$125,6002n/a
America on Tech Inc$125,00044%
Tech Kids Unlimited Inc$125,00046%
Read Alliance Inc$120,00043%
The Go Project Inc$120,00033%
The Parrish Art Museum Inc$105,00051%
Reading Team Inc$101,50053%
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc$100,00032%
Exalt Youth$95,00023%
Queens Law Associates Not-For-Profit Corporation$95,00040%
Broome Street Academy Charter High School$85,00030%
Storm King Art Center$85,00040%
Rocking the Boat Inc$75,50031%
Breakthrough New York Inc$75,00022%
Writopia Lab Inc$75,00031%
Epic Theatre Center Inc$71,00043%
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families Inc$70,68021%
Many Hopes Inc$70,00014%
Brooklyn Youth Sports Club Inc$70,00034%
Daniel's Music Foundation$65,00032%
Debris Free Global Inc D/B/A Debris Free Oceans$65,000324%
Fdny Foundation Inc$60,00011%
Children's Museum of Manhattan$55,00030%
Community-Word Project Inc$55,00022%
Genesys Works$50,00020%
Valpo Surf Project Inc$50,0001n/a
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$50,00020%
Friends of School in the Square Inc$50,00011%
Parsons Dance Foundation Inc$50,00024%
Assoc of Literary Scholars Critics and Writers Inc$49,525435%
The Crenulated Company Ltd$45,00020%
Keen New York LLC$45,000314%
St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc$40,00041%
Endangered Species Fund$37,50029%
American Skin Association Inc$35,00041%
Groove NYC Inc$30,0002n/a
National Dance Institute$30,00010%
The Good Dog Foundation Inc$30,00022%
Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Inc$30,00010%
Birth From the Earth Inc$25,0001n/a
The Everglades Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Urban Word NYC Inc$25,00014%
City Harvest Inc$25,00010%
Gina Gibney Dance Inc$25,00010%
Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc$25,00011%
Big Apple Performing Arts Inc$25,00013%
A Fair Shake for Youth Inc$20,00018%
The Brooklyn Historical Society$15,00010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$10,00020%
Museum of Modern Art$10,00010%
Operation Gratitude Inc$10,00010%
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center$10,00011%
Cornell University$10,00010%
Counseling in Schools Inc$7,50020%
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$5,00010%
Rally Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Salvation Army$5,0001n/a
The Children's Village Inc$5,00010%
One Family Fund$5,00010%
Headstrong Foundation$5,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York$3,00010%
National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc$2,00020%
Puppetry in Practice Inc$1,40010%
Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 83 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc: $1,004,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetGuild Hall of East Hampton Inc: $580,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetVeterinarians International Inc: $507,500 over 4y, 39% of budgetMove(Nyc) Foundation Inc: $430,650 over 4y, 27% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $420,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetNew York STEM Cell Foundation Inc: $415,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Eagle Academy Foundation Inc: $373,500 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $344,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSpca of Westchester Inc: $313,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetPencil Inc: $307,000 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetNew York University: $290,515 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHemophilia Association of New York Inc: $200,000 over 8y, 7.7% of budgetHearing Health Foundation: $200,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetNew York Landmarks Conservancy Inc: $197,400 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetFutures Ignite Inc: $193,025 over 4y, 11% of budgetThe Urban Dove Inc: $190,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetNew York Edge Inc: $188,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCora Incorporated: $185,000 over 4y, 29% of budgetNy Writers Coalition Inc: $185,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe YWCA of Brooklyn Inc: $145,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetGiving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc: $135,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetLegal Outreach Inc: $130,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetEmpowers Africa Inc: $130,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetExtreme Kids and Crew Inc: $129,800 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetAmerica on Tech Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetTech Kids Unlimited Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetRead Alliance Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetThe Go Project Inc: $120,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetThe Parrish Art Museum Inc: $105,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetReading Team Inc: $101,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetReel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetExalt Youth: $95,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetQueens Law Associates Not-For-Profit Corporation: $95,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBroome Street Academy Charter High School: $85,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetStorm King Art Center: $85,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRocking the Boat Inc: $75,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetBreakthrough New York Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetWritopia Lab Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetEpic Theatre Center Inc: $71,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetThe Committee for Hispanic Children and Families Inc: $70,680 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMany Hopes Inc: $70,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetBrooklyn Youth Sports Club Inc: $70,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetDaniel's Music Foundation: $65,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetDebris Free Global Inc D/B/A Debris Free Oceans: $65,000 over 3y, 24% of budgetFdny Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetChildren's Museum of Manhattan: $55,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity-Word Project Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetGenesys Works: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% 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 83.

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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.

Pinkerton FoundationNY47.4× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pinkerton Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · Pwc Foundation Inc · American Express Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Youth Improving Non-Profits for Children · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Blackstone Charitable Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase 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 Meringoff Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc give?
The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc reported 9 grants totaling $480,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 63 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Education (20%), Health (11%).
Who are The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc ($1.0M), Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc ($580k), Veterinarians International Inc ($508k).
Does The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc 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 Meringoff Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pinkerton Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The New York Community Trust.
Where is The Meringoff Family Foundation Inc based?
The Meringoff Family 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 124 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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