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The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation

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.

$4.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
74
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
39%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$18,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 57
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$149M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 39% of the organizations The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHuman ServicesReligionOther
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 arriving46$3.8M39%
FY202441$5.3M39%
FY202357$8.1M68%
FY202241$7.1M63%
FY202119$2.2M42%
FY202025$3.7Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$12MReligion$6.9MHealth$2.6MEducation$2.5MPublic Benefit$750kInternational$545kPhilanthropy$368kCrime & Legal$275kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MD
DE
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Museum of Modern Art$8,208,78661%
Fifth Avenue Synagogue$3,828,2356n/a
Norton Museum of Art Inc$1,049,50062%
Zichron Avot$1,039,2006n/a
Nyu Langone Hospitals$1,000,00020%
Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Inc$875,00052%
Yale University$800,0002n/a
Duke University$780,00050%
Partnership for Public Service Inc$749,89231%
Chabad at Duke Ug Inc$737,0004n/a
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All grantees of The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Museum of Modern Art$8,208,78661%
Fifth Avenue Synagogue$3,828,2356n/a
Norton Museum of Art Inc$1,049,50062%
Zichron Avot$1,039,2006n/a
Nyu Langone Hospitals$1,000,00020%
Tisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Inc$875,00052%
Yale University$800,0002n/a
Duke University$780,00050%
Partnership for Public Service Inc$749,89231%
Chabad at Duke Ug Inc$737,0004n/a
Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue Inc$698,4004n/a
Abraham Joshua Heschel School$400,00020%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$318,00040%
The Society of the Four Arts Inc$281,16830%
Center for Jewish Culture & Creativity$250,00014%
Sixpoint Inc$186,00021%
Millbrook School$175,00010%
American Friends of the Israel Museum$175,00031%
The Sculpture Center Inc$162,52025%
Ramaz School$157,5002n/a
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$151,25030%
Birthright Israel Foundation$120,00020%
Riverdale Country School Inc$115,00040%
The Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy of Connecticut Incorporated$103,6002n/a
Mount Sinai Health System Inc$100,00010%
Chabad on Campus International Inc$100,00010%
Syracuse University$100,00010%
Jewish Business Network$100,0001n/a
Lismore Road Inc$100,0001n/a
The Birch Wathen Lenox School$86,92530%
The Schneerson Center for Jewish Life Ct Inc$84,0002n/a
Indian Mountain School Inc$80,00030%
Tikva Corp$75,00010%
New York City Police Foundation Inc$75,00011%
Boundless Israel Inc$68,00024%
Yeshiva University$50,00010%
Israel Emergency Alliance$42,88510%
Artists Space Inc$40,00021%
Council on Foreign Relations Inc$35,00040%
The International Council of the Museum of Modern Art Inc$27,50030%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$26,80020%
Onetable Inc$25,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Foundation for New Yorks Strongest Inc$25,00013%
American Friends of Shavei Yisrael Inc$25,00014%
American Jewish Committee$20,00020%
Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc$19,90020%
Project Sunshine Inc$19,20020%
Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County$18,00011%
The Tikvah Fund$18,00010%
Women's International Zionist Organization$18,00010%
Challenged Athletes Inc$15,00010%
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc$14,00041%
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc$13,00030%
Quality of Life in Memory of Shilom Neuman$12,80021%
Meor Inc$10,80020%
Community Security Service$10,00011%
Grace Church School$10,00010%
Judd Foundation$10,00010%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$10,00010%
Dorot Inc$9,00020%
Bikur Cholim of Manhattan Inc$5,60011%
Congregation Keren Ecrah Inc$5,6001n/a
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America$5,4001n/a
Central Fund of Israel$5,40010%
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University$5,00010%
The George Washington University$5,00010%
Museum of Arts and Design$5,00010%
Morselife Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$5,00010%
Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies$4,50030%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$4,30020%
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun$4,0002n/a
United States Hunter Jumper Association Inc$4,0001n/a
Selfhelp Community Services Inc$3,60010%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$3,50010%
Municipal Art Society of New York$2,50010%
Child Mind Institute Inc$2,50010%
Cancer Research Institute Inc$2,50010%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$1,80010%
Zionist Organization of America$1,8001n/a
Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper Inc$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $8,208,786 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $1,049,500 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetNyu Langone Hospitals: $1,000,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTisch Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York Inc: $875,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetDuke University: $780,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for Public Service Inc: $749,892 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAbraham Joshua Heschel School: $400,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $318,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $281,168 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Jewish Culture & Creativity: $250,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetSixpoint Inc: $186,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMillbrook School: $175,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Israel Museum: $175,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Sculpture Center Inc: $162,520 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $151,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $120,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRiverdale Country School Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMount Sinai Health System Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChabad on Campus International Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSyracuse University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Birch Wathen Lenox School: $86,925 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetIndian Mountain School Inc: $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTikva Corp: $75,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBoundless Israel Inc: $68,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetYeshiva University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $42,885 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArtists Space Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCouncil on Foreign Relations Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe International Council of the Museum of Modern Art Inc: $27,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $26,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOnetable Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for New Yorks Strongest Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetAmerican Friends of Shavei Yisrael Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRaymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $19,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Sunshine Inc: $19,200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFederation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County: $18,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Tikvah Fund: $18,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomen's International Zionist Organization: $18,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChallenged Athletes Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetQuality of Life in Memory of Shilom Neuman: $12,800 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMeor Inc: $10,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Security Service: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGrace Church School: $10,000 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 67.

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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 FundNY33.9× affinity21 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 · National Philanthropic Trust · Fjc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Nash Family Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · American Express Foundation · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation

How much does The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation give?
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation reported 74 grants totaling $4,475,180 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 57 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Religion (26%), Health (10%).
Who are The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Museum of Modern Art ($8.2M), Fifth Avenue Synagogue ($3.8M), Norton Museum of Art Inc ($1.0M).
Does The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family 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 Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation based?
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family 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 139 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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