New York · Nonprofit
THE TOY FOUNDATION INC
THE TOY FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,285,416 to it, the largest being The Hassenfeld Family Foundation ($1,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $36M
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What The Toy Foundation Inc does
Mission
The toy foundation's mission is to bring joy and comfort to children in need through the experience of toys and play.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The toy bank is the foundation's signature program delivering play to children in need, the toy bank is the toy industry's year-round corporate social responsibility and inventory management solution for product donations. The foundation collects donations from manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, and distributes them to children's charities nationwide and across the globe.
$35,233,455 spentof which $35,180,508 as grants99% of program spendingThe toy foundation created the children's hospital play grants program to bring the healing power of play to children in hospital settings, especially those in underserved communities.undergoing complicated medical procedures, facing life-threatening illnesses and injuries, and feeling isolated and helpless are common experiences for children and their families in healthcare settings. Access to play can help relieve this stress, create ease, and have an overall positive impact on children's relationships and well-being.the children's hospital play grants program distributes grants to children's hospitals throughout the united states to enable them to create stimulating and calming sensory experiences; offer in-room technology to broadcast play activities; upgrade waiting areas; assemble therapeutic play kits; and more.
$441,476 spentof which $405,469 as grants1% of program spendingThe foundation works with a network of colleges and universities across the country to attract diverse, young talent to career pathways in the toy industry. The foundation engages toy industry professionals across business sectors, career levels, and personal backgrounds to illustrate the variety of exciting career opportunities and place students in internships and first hire positions.
$44,768 spentof which $11,840 as grants0% of program spendingRaise funds in memory of richard gottlieb to benefit students at university of richmond which was his alma mater and his request.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants0% of program spendingThe toy foundation's emergency grants program brings the healing power of play to children and families in the wake of natural disasters, domestic upheaval and other humanitarian crises.
$1,000 spentof which $1,000 as grants0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $35,730,699.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $4.2M to $3.3M (−22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
101% of THE TOY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (60% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Pamela Mastrota
Executive director
Board chair
Andrew Quartin
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $59k → $32k.
5 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $647k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Toy Association Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE TOY FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of THE TOY FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 16 of 17 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE TOY FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 76% · 2020 86% · 2021 80% · 2022 90% · 2023 63% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of THE TOY FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 24% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE TOY FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $64k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE TOY FOUNDATION INC's revenue grew 49% between 2018 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 659 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE TOY FOUNDATION INC
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
43%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 24 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE TOY FOUNDATION INC?
- THE TOY FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,285,416 to it, the largest being The Hassenfeld Family Foundation ($1,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE TOY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $1,285,416 in grants to THE TOY FOUNDATION INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE TOY FOUNDATION INC?
- The Hassenfeld Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE TOY FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 17 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing