The Lipman Family Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-6066963 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$2.5M
Organizations funded73
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$77.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $20,000.
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
84% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | To promote arts ($958,675 cash and $1,420,000 art donation) | $525,000 |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | To promote arts ($235,000 cash and $500,000 art donation) | $335,000 |
| Montalvo | Saratoga, CA | To promote arts | $294,648 |
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | To protect and permanently preserve redwood | $250,000 |
| Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis | Davis, CA | To support art | $210,000 |
| Gsa Foundation | Boulder, CO | To strengthen gsa's mission to be the premier geological society supporting the global community in scientific discovery, communications,… | $200,000 |
| John Muir Land Trust | Martinez, CA | To protect the places that make the east bay special | $100,000 |
| For-Site Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To promote the creation, understanding, and presentation of art | $50,000 |
| Nm Bureau Geology & Mineral Resources (Geochron Lab) | Socorro, NM | To conduct research and interact with state and federal agencies and industry to facilitate prudent exploitation of the state's geological… | $35,000 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | To protect and care for open space, farms and parkland in and around silicon valley | $30,000 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | To promote arts | $30,000 |
| California Transportation Foundation | Sacramento, CA | To support ctf programs | $25,000 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | To serve audiences with trusted, quality programming, so that individuals can achieve their full potential. | $25,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | To make the environment safer and healthier for US all | $20,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose | San Jose, CA | To support the worker ownership sector | $20,000 |
| International Rescue Committee (Ukraine) | New York, NY | To help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives. | $20,000 |
| Nature Conservency | San Francisco, CA | To conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | To improve our communities' sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy. | $20,000 |
| Transform | Oakland, CA | To promote walkable communities with excellent transportation choices to connect people of all incomes to opportunity, make california… | $20,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | To support scientists | $20,000 |
| World Central Kitchen (Ukraine) | Washington, DC | To offer access to professional culinary training, and improving food security for the people we serve | $20,000 |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | To protect abortion | $15,000 |
| Nevelson St Peters Renovation | Columbus, IN | To promote arts | $15,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | To promote environmental efforts | $15,000 |
| Doctors for Global Health--Tim | Decatur, GA | To improve health and foster other human rights | $10,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | To protect peoples health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and tocombat climate change | $10,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | To safeguard the earthits people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends | $10,000 |
| Town of Portola Valley | Portola Valley, CA | To support shady trail reconstruction | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Basalt, CO | To create a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future | $10,000 |
| Seva Foundation (Tim) | Berkeley, CA | To restore sight and prevent blindness | $10,000 |
| Stanford Sustainability Fund | Stanford, CA | To support education | $10,000 |
| Unhcr (Ukraine) | Washington, DC | To protect refugees and empowers them with hope and opportunity. | $10,000 |
| Vertile Found--Serina | Boulder, CO | To empower each child with opportunities to envision and realize a healthy future | $5,113 |
| Acterra | Palo Alto, CA | To create local solutions for a healthy planet | $5,000 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To protect and preserve the california state park system | $5,000 |
| California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To improve the quality of the environment for all californians | $5,000 |
| Cantor Art Center (Stanford) | Stanford, CA | To promote arts | $5,000 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | Palo Alto, CA | To promote education | $5,000 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | To promote arts | $5,000 |
| Grassroots Ecology | Palo Alto, CA | To restore natural functions to the ecosystem | $5,000 |
| Green Foothills | Palo Alto, CA | To protect open space, farmland, and natural resources in san mateo and santa clara counties | $5,000 |
| Land Trust of Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | To protect, care for, and connect people to the extraordinary lands that make this area special. | $5,000 |
| Medecins San Frontieres | New York, NY | To provide impartial medical relief to the victims of war, disease, and natural or man-made disaster, without regard to race, religion, or… | $5,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | To protect and enhance america's national park system for present and future generations. | $5,000 |
| Oakland Museum | Oakland, CA | To inspire all californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto Arts Center | Palo Alto, CA | To promote arts | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | Charlotte, NC | To lead our community to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one | $5,000 |
| Sequoia Hospital Foundation | Redwood City, CA | To develop and secure funding | $5,000 |
| Sf Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | To promote arts | $5,000 |
| Stanford Healthcare Partners | Stanford, CA | To heal humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time. | $5,000 |
| The Food Bank | Honolulu, HI | To help fight hunger | $5,000 |
| Usgs-Stanford Fellowship | Reston, VA | To conduct peer-reviewed research using innovative tools | $5,000 |
| Vote Smart | Des Moines, IA | To provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to all americans | $3,000 |
| Headwaters Science Institute | Soda Springs, CA | To foster curiosity through science | $2,100 |
| Asian Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | To bring the diverse cultures of asia to life | $2,000 |
| Bay Area Lyme Foundation | Portola Valley, CA | To accelerate medical breakthroughs for lyme disease | $2,000 |
| Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks | Woodside, CA | To preserving the local environment and historic legacies of these two exceptional parks in woodside, ca | $2,000 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | To expose abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions | $2,000 |
| Woodside Fire Department Foundation | Woodside, CA | To protect life, property and the environment through prevention, education, preparedness | $2,000 |
| Orinda High School | Orinda, CA | To remind our students that a complete education includes a sense of community | $1,800 |
Showing the 60 largest of 73 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,520,653 | 73 |
| 2023 | $2,497,800 | 65 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 28, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503009349101250
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6066963
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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