Surdna Foundation Inc
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-6108163 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$56.5M
Organizations funded397
Typical grant$90,000
Total assets$1.2B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $175,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | SURDNA FOUNDATION INC |
|---|---|
| Address | 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016 |
| Phone | 2125570010 |
| Form and materials | SURDNA FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE PROVIDES THE RESOURCES ELIGIBILITY, GUIDELINES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS. WWW.SURDNA.ORG |
| Deadlines | (SEE STATEMENT) |
| Restrictions | THE SURDNA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES - COMMUNITIES GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DISTINGUISHED BY HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES, AND THRIVING CULTURES. FOR OVER FIVE GENERATIONS, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GOVERNED LARGELY BY DESCENDANTS OF JOHN E. ANDRUS AND HAS DEVELOPED A TRADITION OF INNOVATIVE SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF HELP OR OPPORTUNITY. HTTPS://SURDNA.ORG/PROSPECTIVE-GRANTEES/ |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
75% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial | Yonkers, NY | General support | $4,082,500 |
| John E Andrus Memorial Inc | Hastingsonhudson, NY | General support | $4,022,500 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $959,000 |
| Ndn Collective | Rapid City, SD | General support | $775,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | General support | $750,000 |
| Living Cities | New York, NY | General support | $665,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General support | $625,000 |
| Otv Open Television | Chicago, IL | General support | $605,000 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | General support | $575,000 |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center | Oakland, CA | General support | $500,000 |
| National Performance Network | New Orleans, LA | General support | $492,596 |
| Alternate Roots Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support | $475,000 |
| Hester Street | New York, NY | General support | $475,000 |
| Mississippi Center for Cultural Production | Utica, MS | General support | $475,000 |
| National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures | San Antonio, TX | General support | $475,000 |
| Threewalls | Chicago, IL | General support | $475,000 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $450,000 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $450,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $400,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $400,000 |
| Family Values at Work a Multi-State Consortium | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $400,000 |
| Right to the City Alliance Inc | New York, NY | General support | $400,000 |
| Sweet Water Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | $400,000 |
| Transgender Project-Black Trans Fund | San Francisco, CA | General support | $400,000 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | General support | $385,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | General support | $375,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | General support | $375,000 |
| The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $357,469 |
| Taproot Earth | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $350,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | General support | $340,000 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | General support | $325,000 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $325,000 |
| Race Forward | Washington, DC | General support | $325,000 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | General support | $325,000 |
| Accelerate 500 | Washington, DC | General support | $300,000 |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $300,000 |
| Bridgespan Group | Boston, MA | General support | $300,000 |
| Efforts of Grace Inc | New Orleans, LA | General support | $300,000 |
| Fractured Atlas Productions Inc | Hartsdale, NY | General support | $300,000 |
| Pacific Community Ventures Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | General support | $300,000 |
| Solidaire Network | Oakland, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Voice of Calvary Ministries | Jackson, MS | General support | $300,000 |
| Common Future | Oakland, CA | General support | $280,000 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | General support | $275,000 |
| The Investment Integration Project | New York, NY | General support | $275,000 |
| The Village of Arts and Humanities | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $275,000 |
| Translash Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $260,000 |
| Foundation for Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | General support | $255,000 |
| Illuminative | Lafayette, CO | General support | $250,000 |
| Jobs to Move America | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $250,000 |
| National Employment Law Project | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Urban Manufacturing Alliance | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 |
| Higher Purpose Co | Clarksdale, MS | General support | $240,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | General support | $235,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 397 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Center for Cultural Production | Utica, MS | General support | $2,375,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | General support | $950,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | General support | $750,000 |
| Partnership for Southern Equity | Atlanta, GA | General support | $575,000 |
| Momentum Community | Long Beach, CA | General support | $550,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $550,000 |
| Jobs to Move America | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $500,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | General support | $500,000 |
| Ai for the People Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $400,000 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Ironbound Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | General support | $300,000 |
| Kentucky Coalition Inc | London, KY | General support | $300,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | General support | $300,000 |
| Tides Foundation-Center for Working Families Fund | San Francisco, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | General support | $250,000 |
| Public Advocates Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $210,000 |
| Boston Ujima Project | Boston, MA | General support | $200,000 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | General support | $200,000 |
| Didtechnology Inc | New York, NY | General support | $200,000 |
| Fractured Atlas Productions Inc | Hartsdale, NY | General support | $200,000 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants & Refugees | Petaluma, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Ica Fund | Oakland, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Indij Public Media | Pheonix, AZ | General support | $200,000 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Multiplier - New York Energy Democracy Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $200,000 |
| New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance | Newark, NJ | General support | $200,000 |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | General support | $200,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Proteus Fund - Reframe Mentorship | Amherst, MA | General support | $200,000 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center Tn | Memphis, TN | General support | $200,000 |
| Taproot Earth | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $200,000 |
| The Legal Rights Center | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $200,000 |
| Community Lift | Memphis, TN | General support | $180,000 |
| Center for Black Innovation | Miami, FL | General support | $175,000 |
| Washington Area Community Investment Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $160,000 |
| Greenlining Institute | Oakland, CA | General support | $155,000 |
| Otv Open Television | Chicago, IL | General support | $155,000 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| National Urban Fellows | New York, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| New Economy Coalition | Boston, MA | General support | $150,000 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | General support | $150,000 |
| Higher Purpose Co | Clarksdale, MS | General support | $140,000 |
| Financial Services Stakeholder Project NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | $125,000 |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Detroit Heals Detroit | Detroit, MI | General support | $100,000 |
| Global Impact Investing Network Inc | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Impact Capital Managers Institute Inc | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Mortar Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | General support | $100,000 |
| Salvation and Social Justice | Trenton, NJ | General support | $100,000 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Third Space Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General support | $100,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | General support | $100,000 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Nis'to Incorporated | Sisseton, SD | General support | $80,000 |
| New York Foundation-Youth Organizing and Culture Change Fund | New York, NY | General support | $75,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General support | $75,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56,522,953 | 472 |
| 2023 | $58,875,114 | 575 |
| 2022 | $54,655,193 | 490 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601359349100805
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6108163
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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