Bt Charitable Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 85-4281104 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$4.8M
Organizations funded29
Typical grant$125,000
Total assets$18.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $150,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 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.
Where it gives
72% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc - Dr Jacob Ha | New York, NY | To support dr. hanna's lab | $1,000,000 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc - Dr Michal L | New York, NY | To support the weizmann caltech collaborative research project in battery technology fund | $625,000 |
| California Institute of Technology - Dr Kimberly See | Pasadena, CA | To support the weizmann caltech collaborative research project in battery technology fund | $621,784 |
| Imagine Worldwide | Mill Valley, CA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| California Institute of Technology - Dr Lihong Wong | Pasadena, CA | To support lihong wong research on brain function and surgical platforms | $300,000 |
| California Institute of Technology - Dr Viviana Gradinaru | Pasadena, CA | To support viviana gradinaru research on human assembloids | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support professor james collins; harnessing artificial intelligence for antibiotic design project | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Dennis Whyte Jeffrey Freidberg | Cambridge, MA | To support professor dennis whyte's and jeffrey freidberg's research on revisiting mhd energy conversion | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Furst Lab | Cambridge, MA | To support the furst lab specifically for the engineering multi-organism communities for sustainability project | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Kiessling Group | Cambridge, MA | To support the kiessling's lab in elucidating the functional roles of cell-surface carbohydrates in disease | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Nuclear Reactor Lab | Cambridge, MA | To support buongiorno's lab's nuclear battery project | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support professor feng zhang's structural protein mining to discover molecular "gems" project | $150,000 |
| Beam Center Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To support the materials exploration work readiness programming | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Tsai Lab | Cambridge, MA | To support tsai and langer's next-generation perfusable human brain-on-chip models for disease therapy discovery project | $125,000 |
| NYC First Inc | New York, NY | To support expanding access and opportunity with $50,000 dedicated support for teams | $125,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | To support the expansion of the brooklyn robotics league | $55,000 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | To support the science research mentoring program (srmp) and the masters of arts and teaching (mat) program | $50,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | California wildfire relief | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Media Lab - Mitch Resnick | Cambridge, MA | To support the work of mitch resnick's lifelong kindergarten research group, and specifically for cultivating creative learning with… | $50,000 |
| Queens Library Foundation Inc | Jamaica, NY | To support the STEM programming across the library system | $50,000 |
| Caf America | Eglin Afb, FL | To support the nomad trust | $45,000 |
| Mouse Inc | New York, NY | To support the ai design league | $25,000 |
| Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc | Hendersonville, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina -Emergency Disaster Response | Asheville, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| Feeding Avery Families | Banner Elk, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| Foothills Food Club | Marion, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| Henderson County United Way Inc | Hendersonville, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| High Country United Way (Serving Avery County) | Boone, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
| United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc | Asheville, NC | To support relief efforts related to hurricane helene | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,766,784 | 29 |
| 2024 | $1,715,000 | 27 |
| 2023 | $1,135,000 | 9 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 24, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202632369349100508
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 85-4281104
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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