Novo Foundation
Invitation OnlyHurley, New York · EIN 47-0824753 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$214.1M
Organizations funded508
Typical grant$150,000
Total assets$937.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $261,840.
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
46% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women Building Up Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Women building up | $20,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Advancing girls fund | $19,337,450 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $14,000,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | One generation | $10,000,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Radio kingston | $8,261,670 |
| Rupco Inc | Kingston, NY | Housing support | $5,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Spirit aligned leadership program | $4,500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $3,350,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | V-Day | $3,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $2,750,000 |
| The Institute for Family Health | New York, NY | Pine street family health center clinic construction | $2,651,074 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Eureka, CA | General support | $2,275,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Radio kingston | $2,154,498 |
| Makeway Foundation | Vancouver, CA | General support | $2,000,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc | Latham, NY | Capital support | $2,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $2,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $2,000,000 |
| Samadhi Center Inc | Kingston, NY | General support | $1,510,000 |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | General support | $1,500,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Mid-Hudson energy transition | $1,300,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $1,261,750 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Akwesasne seed sovereignty | $1,150,000 |
| Ashokan Center Inc | Olivebridge, NY | Capital support | $1,000,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | General support | $1,000,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | General support | $1,000,000 |
| People's Place | Kingston, NY | Capital support | $1,000,000 |
| Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Pawanka fund | $1,000,000 |
| Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Indigenous knowledge holders fund | $1,000,000 |
| The Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc | Shaker Heights, OH | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Women & justice project | $1,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $1,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Warm data & complex living systems | $1,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Worldwide indigenous science network | $950,000 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | General support | $850,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Naca inspired schools network | $850,000 |
| Girls Educational and Mentoring Services | New York, NY | General support | $800,000 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | The new perennials project | $800,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Hudsy community project | $750,000 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Native american community academy | $750,000 |
| United Way of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | General support | $750,000 |
| United Way of the Greater Triangle | Durham, NC | General support | $750,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NY | New York, NY | Women transcending | $660,000 |
| Berry Center Inc | New Castle, KY | General support | $600,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Kingston midtown rising: broadway bubble operations | $600,000 |
| Cultural Survival Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | $600,000 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | General support | $600,000 |
| New Economy Coalition Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | $600,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Good work institute: kingston common futures | $591,251 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Clear lake tribal support | $591,090 |
| The Fab Foundation | Boston, MA | Fab city global initiative | $550,000 |
| Advance Democracy Inc | Tysons Corner, VA | General support | $500,000 |
| Bardavon 1869 Opera House Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | Upac capital support | $500,000 |
| City Dibs Society | New York, NY | General support | $500,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Hudson valley farm fresh food initiative | $500,000 |
| Cooperation Jackson | Jackson, MS | General support | $500,000 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | General support | $500,000 |
| Income to Support All Foundation | Washington DC, DC | General support | $500,000 |
| Income to Support All Foundation | Washington DC, DC | General support | $500,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 508 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women Building Up Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Women building up | $10,000,000 |
| Makeway Foundation | Vancouver, | General support | $6,000,000 |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | General support | $6,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $6,000,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Mid-Hudson energy transition | $3,700,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $3,500,000 |
| Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Pawanka fund | $3,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | V-Day | $3,000,000 |
| United Way of Central New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | General support | $2,750,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Native american community academy | $2,250,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Radio kingston | $2,154,498 |
| Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County | Kingston, NY | General support | $2,005,400 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | General support | $2,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | Donor advised fund | $2,000,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Hudsy community project | $1,795,000 |
| Cooperation Jackson | Jackson, MS | General support | $1,500,000 |
| New World Foundation | New York, NY | Culture hack labs | $1,500,000 |
| Berry Center Inc | New Castle, KY | General support | $1,200,000 |
| Cultural Survival Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | $1,200,000 |
| Tides Foundation | New York, NY | James & grace lee boggs center to nurture community leadership | $1,080,000 |
| Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili | Paauilo, HI | General support | $1,050,000 |
| Advance Democracy Inc | Tysons Corner, VA | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Visionary organizing lab | $1,000,000 |
| Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Braiding sweetgrass film | $1,000,000 |
| Fair Food Standards Council | Miami, FL | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Indij Public Media | Phoenix, AZ | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Madre Inc | New York, NY | Advancing climate justice | $1,000,000 |
| New World Foundation | New York, NY | Partners for climate action hudson valley | $1,000,000 |
| Project Biome | Charlottesville, OR | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc | Latham, NY | General support | $1,000,000 |
| Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | Indigenous knowledge holders fund | $1,000,000 |
| Rupco Inc | Kingston, NY | Kingston residential projects | $1,000,000 |
| Sun River Health | Peekskill, NY | General support | $1,000,000 |
| The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Inc | Immokalee, FL | General support | $1,000,000 |
| The Fab Foundation | Boston, MA | Fab city global initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Institute of Afrofuturist Ecology | Hillsdale, NY | General support | $950,000 |
| Ekvnv Yefolecvlke | Weogufka, AL | General support | $900,000 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | General support | $850,000 |
| Glynwood Center Inc | Cold Spring, NY | General support | $800,000 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $800,000 |
| Re-Imagining Migration | Boston, MA | General support | $800,000 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | The new perennials project | $800,000 |
| Rural & Migrant Ministries | Cornwall on Hudson, NY | General support | $800,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Transformative educational leadership project | $800,000 |
| Land Is Life | New York, NY | General support | $750,000 |
| Love Bldg Incorporated | Detroit, MI | General support | $750,000 |
| Na'ah Illahee Fund | Seattle, WA | General support | $750,000 |
| Sicangu Community Development Corporation | Mission, SD | General support | $750,000 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Curious Communications Inc | New York, NY | General support | $700,000 |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | General support | $700,000 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | $700,000 |
| Rupco Inc | Kingston, NY | General support | $700,000 |
| Association on American Indian Affairs | Clarksville, MD | General support | $675,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NY | New York, NY | Women transcending | $660,000 |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Kingston and Ulster County | Kingston, NY | General support | $650,000 |
| Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley | Poughkeepsie, NY | Good work institute: trust up l3p | $625,000 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Alaska resilience farms | $600,000 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | General support | $600,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214,143,310 | 751 |
| 2023 | $169,364,905 | 819 |
| 2022 | $195,124,661 | 941 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 27, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533009349100313
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-0824753
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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