New York · Private foundation
Towbin Fund
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1k
- Granted FY2019
- 2
- Grants FY2019
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $950
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $950
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations Towbin Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 2 | $1k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $52k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
Arts & Culture$52kInternational$1k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Historical Society | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Public Radio | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hamptons Dance Project Inc | $400 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($31k), not named here.
About Towbin Fund
- How much does Towbin Fund give?
- Towbin Fund reported 2 grants totaling $1,350 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2019.
- What does Towbin Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2019, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (98%), International (2%).
- Who are Towbin Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2019: Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc ($18k), New York Historical Society ($3k), National Committee on American Foreign Policy Inc ($1k).
- Does Towbin Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Towbin Fund 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.
- Where is Towbin Fund based?
- Towbin Fund is based in NY.
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