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Beatrice Renfield Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 51-0156925 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$733K
Organizations funded90
Typical grant$1,500
Total assets$13.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $8,200.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture10
  • Environment6
  • Education4
  • Animal Welfare3
  • Community Development3
  • Health3

Where it gives

47% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
The Brearley SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$102,500
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCUnrestricted use by donee$65,000
Best Little Cat House in PaHarrisburg, PAUnrestricted use by donee$50,000
Ct CollegeNew London, CTUnrestricted use by donee$50,000
Danbury New Milford Hospital FoundationDanbury, CTUnrestricted use by donee$50,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$40,000
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$28,240
Reach Western CtBrookfield, CTUnrestricted use by donee$25,000
Regional HospiceDanbury, CTUnrestricted use by donee$25,000
Animal Welfare InstituteWashington, DCUnrestricted use by donee$25,000
Girl Scouts of Greater New YorkNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$25,000
Catherine Violet Hubbard FoundationNewtown, CTUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Earth JusticeNevada City, CAUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AKUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
The Marshall ProjectNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
League of Women VotersWashington, DCUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Common CauseWashington, DCUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Danbury Animal Welfare SocietyBethel, CTUnrestricted use by donee$10,000
Best Friends Animal SanctuaryKanab, UTUnrestricted use by donee$8,200
School Year AbroadNorth Andover, MAUnrestricted use by donee$7,000
Common GroundNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$6,500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$6,000
New Pond FarmWest Redding, CTUnrestricted use by donee$5,500
The Public TheaterNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$5,500
Collegiate SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Connecticut Food ShareBridgeport, CTUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Oxfam InternationalNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Citizens' Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Foundation for the Preservation of the History of the Jewish PeopleBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
CamfedSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTUnrestricted use by donee$4,500
University of Pennsylvania School of NursingPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted use by donee$4,000
The Brick PresbyterianNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$3,500
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$3,000
Compassion & ChoicesNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Public Art FundNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NYUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
120 Marcus Meets MalcolmNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$2,000
Goodending IncRedding Center, CTUnrestricted use by donee$1,500
Tufts UniversityMedford, MAUnrestricted use by donee$1,500
Hillspring Community Partners IncBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,180
Project Music Heals USReno, NVUnrestricted use by donee$1,030
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Rainforest FoundationBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Razom for UkraineNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Wmnr Fine Arts RadioMonroe, CTUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Brennan Center for Justice at Nyu LawNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Hudson River Sloop ClearwaterBeacon, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Mothers Out FrontBoston, MAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Neue Galerie New YorkNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Nurses House IncGuilderland, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NYUnrestricted use by donee$1,000

Showing the 60 largest of 90 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$732,67590
2023$575,50456

Sources

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