New York · Private foundation
The Stephen Birnbaum 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.
- $5k
- Granted FY2023
- 10
- Grants FY2023
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 30%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- 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 Stephen Birnbaum Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 42% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 10 | $5k | 30% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $4k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $5k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $8k | 45% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $6k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $7k | 30% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $25,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $9,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $3,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Writing Revolution Inc | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the New York Society Library | $1,590 | 4 | 0% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | $1,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bottomless Closet | $850 | 2 | 0% |
| The Symphony Space Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $25,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $9,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $3,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Writing Revolution Inc | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the New York Society Library | $1,590 | 4 | 0% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | $1,250 | 3 | 0% |
| Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bottomless Closet | $850 | 2 | 0% |
| The Symphony Space Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Historical Society | $270 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of le Korsa Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Museum of Natural History | $115 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation
- How much does The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation give?
- The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $4,830 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (52%), Arts & Culture (32%), Civil Rights (5%).
- Who are The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Blood Cancer United Inc ($26k), Metropolitan Museum of Art ($10k), Southern Poverty Law Center Inc ($3k).
- Does The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Stephen Birnbaum 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 Stephen Birnbaum Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation based?
- The Stephen Birnbaum Foundation is based in NY.
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