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Sumner Gerard Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 13-6155552 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$210K
Organizations funded54
Typical grant$2,000
Total assets$4.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $3,500.

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 & Culture6
  • Education5
  • Environment3
  • Community Development1
  • Faith-Based1
  • Health1

Where it gives

61% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Friends of Raynham Hall IncOyster Bay, NYUnrestricted$31,000
American Mural Project IncWinsted, CTUnrestricted$9,200
The Kennedy CenterTrumbull, CTFor the maggie daly arts cooperative$6,200
Manhattan Institute for Policy ResNew York, NYUnrestricted$6,000
Professional Childrens SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Ptsd Foundation of AmericaHouston, TXUnrestricted$5,000
The New York Public LibraryNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Mass Design Group LtdBoston, MAUnrestricted$4,600
Razom IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$4,500
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAUnrestricted$4,200
Livewell AlliancePlantsville, CTUnrestricted$4,000
Technoserve IncArlington, VAUnrestricted$3,700
Oyster Bay Main Street AssociationOyster Bay, NYUnrestricted$3,500
The Summit FoundationSummit, NJUnrestricted$3,500
Acmh IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,200
American Friends of BlerancourtNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,000
Organic Farming Research FdnSanta Cruz, CAUnrestricted$3,000
Wellesley CollegeWellesley Hills, MAUnrestricted$3,000
Foundation for Cultural ReviewNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
American Heritage Center FdnCarlisle, PAUnrestricted$2,000
Dominican AcademyNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Fordham Law SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
New Jersey Conservation FdnFar Hills, NJUnrestricted$2,000
New York City Marble CemeteryNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Salisbury SchoolSalisbury, CTFor annual fund$2,000
St Francis FundHouston, TXUnrestricted$2,000
Robinhood FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Va Americas FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Hawthorne Valley AssociationGhent, NYUnrestricted$1,500
National Womens Health NetworkWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,500
Orange County Land TrustMountainville, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Organic Consumers AssociationFinland, MNUnrestricted$1,500
Tilth AllianceSeattle, WAUnrestricted$1,500
Trinity SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Vernon Township Fire DeptVernon, NJUnrestricted$1,500
Warwick Historical SocietyWarwick, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Washington Farmland TrustSeattle, WAUnrestricted$1,500
Family Partnership CenterPoughkeepsie, NYUnrestricted$1,500
American Cathedral in Paris FdnChapel Hill, NCUnrestricted$1,000
American Council of GermanyNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Guiding Light Orphans IncAvon, CTUnrestricted$1,000
New Jersey Future IncTrenton, NJUnrestricted$1,000
St Martins Episcopal ChurchHouston, TXUnrestricted$1,000
Texas Bar AssociationAustin, TXUnrestricted$1,000
The 100 Club IncHouston, TXUnrestricted$1,000
University of Va Law SchoolCharlottesville, VAUnrestricted$1,000
Vernon Township Historical SocietyVernon, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VAUnrestricted$1,000
Central Presbyterian ChurchSummit, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAFor the graduate school of design$1,000
Hotchkiss Library of SharonSharon, CTUnrestricted$1,000
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Music Mountain IncLakeville, CTUnrestricted$1,000
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYUnrestricted$1,000

The return also lists 17 grants to individuals ($51,400). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$210,50071
2023$208,50070
2021$199,50069

Sources

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