Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92
Invitation OnlyHarrison, New York · EIN 13-6998091 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$36.3M
Organizations funded186
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$375.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $150,000.
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.
Where it gives
24% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,500,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,250,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | General operating support | $2,100,000 |
| Friends of Highline | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,100,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy - State Infrastructure Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Compassion and Choices | Washington, DC | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Fransisco, CA | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Make the Road New York | Jackson Heights, NY | General operating support | $800,000 |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | General operating support | $800,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Rural democracy initiative | $600,000 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| League of Women Voters | Washington, DC | General operating support | $500,000 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | General operating support | $500,000 |
| LA Guardia Community College | Long Island City, NY | General operating support | $482,528 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Afro Latin Jazz Alliance | New York, NY | General operating support | $325,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All (Formerly Naral) | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Fwdus Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Jewish Family Services of San Diego | San Diego, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| New Yorkers for Children Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center | Sag Harbor, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Wnyc | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Kind Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Brennan Center | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Safe Passage Project | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| St Ann's Warehouse Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Scholarship Plus | New York, NY | General operating support | $180,000 |
| Workforce Professionals Training Institute | New York, NY | General operating support | $160,000 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Center for Family Life in Sunset Park | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New Yok, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Rocking the Boat | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The Marshall Project | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Trust for Govenors Island | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Youth Communications | New York, NY | General operating support | $135,000 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $130,000 |
| Voter | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Libriary | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $110,000 |
| Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 186 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $4,000,000 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,500,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,250,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Fransisco, CA | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy - State Infrastructure Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,000,000 |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,100,000 |
| LA Guardia Community College | Long Island City, NY | General operating support | $1,057,472 |
| Compassion and Choices | Washington, DC | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New Yok, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Kind Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $1,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Rural democracy initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Afro Latin Jazz Alliance | New York, NY | General operating support | $825,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General operating support | $750,000 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center | Sag Harbor, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York | New York, NY | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Rocking the Boat | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| New York Friends of the Children | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Wnyc | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Dreamyard Project Inc | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Per Scholas | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Safe Passage Project | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Scholarship Plus | New York, NY | General operating support | $180,000 |
| Documented | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Trust for Govenors Island | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| World Monuments Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $130,000 |
| Brooklyn Workforce Innovation | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $120,000 |
| At the Table | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $115,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Libriary | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $110,000 |
| Bottom Line | Jamaica Plain, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Global Action on Gun Violence Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | LA arts community fire relief fund | $100,000 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Ocean Conervancy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Watermill Foundationcenter | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36,347,878 | 279 |
| 2023 | $34,755,300 | 297 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 31, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513049349100726
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6998091
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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