The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 23-7093201 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$16.6M
Organizations funded281
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$482.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CO THE FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 120 WALL STREET 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005 |
| Phone | 2127877300 |
| GADMIN@NATHANCUMMINGS.ORG | |
| Form and materials | NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION (NCF) WELCOMES PROPOSALS FOR PARTNERSHIPS VIA OUR LETTERS OF INQUIRY (LOI) PORTALS FOR GRANTS OR PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS (PRI). |
| Deadlines | THE PORTAL IS OPEN FROM MID-JANUARY THROUGH JUNE, AND REOPENS IN OCTOBER. |
| Restrictions | THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: GRANTS AND PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS (PRIS). BOTH GRANT AND PRI PROPOSALS MUST ALIGN WITH OUR INTERCONNECTED GOALS OF RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (REEJ). PROPOSALS THAT ALIGN AND INTERSECT WITH REEJ AND OUR PLACE-BASED INITIATIVES, WHICH INCLUDE THE U.S. SOUTH, ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | General support | $800,000 |
| Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $250,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Hyphen partnerships' initiative for inclusive entrepreneurship | $250,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | Rise up: nourishing the soul of jewish justice | $250,000 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | First peoples worldwide | $225,000 |
| Majority Action | San Francisco, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Groundbreak coalition | $200,000 |
| Partnership for Southern Equity | Atlanta, GA | General support | $200,000 |
| The Chisholm Legacy Project | Burtonsville, MD | General support | $200,000 |
| The Climate Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| The Solutions Project Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Center for working families funds green new deal network | $200,000 |
| Fair Count Inc | Atlanta, GA | Defending american values coalition | $175,000 |
| Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | General support | $175,000 |
| Initiative for Medicines Access & Knowledge (I-Mak) Inc | Lewes, DE | General support | $175,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Sacramento, CA | General support | $175,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Communities first | $150,000 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | Washington, DC | General support | $150,000 |
| Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $150,000 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | Southern solutions for the good of all | $150,000 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | New York, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| Jobs to Move America | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $150,000 |
| Kentucky Coalition Inc | London, KY | General support | $150,000 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $150,000 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | General support | $150,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | Reframe | $150,000 |
| The Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | General support | $150,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | New york renews education fund | $150,000 |
| Uprose Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| Roanoke Economic Development Inc | Aulander, NC | General support | $148,750 |
| Advancement Project Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $137,500 |
| Common Future | San Francisco, CA | General support | $137,500 |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Southern cities economic inclusion initiative | $130,000 |
| Center for Political Accountability | Washington, DC | General support | $125,000 |
| Liberation in a Generation | Lorton, VA | General support | $125,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | General support | $125,000 |
| The Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | Advancing a climate & corporate power agenda | $125,000 |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | General support | $125,000 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | Full spectrum labs & the adasina program | $110,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | Stop the money pipeline | $100,000 |
| African American Alliance of Cdfi Ceos | Orlando, FL | Greenhouse gas reduction fund: community builders of color coalition | $100,000 |
| Align the Alliance for a Greater New York | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Black Girl Ventures Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | $100,000 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Black-Led movement fund | $100,000 |
| Center for Economic Democracy | Jamaica Plain, MA | General support | $100,000 |
| Center for Heirs' Property Preservation | North Charleston, SC | General support | $100,000 |
| Change Labs Inc | Tuba City, AZ | Kinship lending - a culturally responsive lending program deployment of the federal ssbci funds | $100,000 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Commonwealth Ventures Management LLC | New York, NY | Commonwealth fellowship | $100,000 |
| Congress Heights Community Training & Development Corporation | Washington, DC | The blackbone project | $100,000 |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | Economic justice project | $100,000 |
| Democracy at Work Institute | San Francisco, CA | Guilded | $100,000 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | Establishing community forests in environmental justice communities impacted by industrial logging | $100,000 |
| Echoing Green Inc | New York, NY | Signal fund | $100,000 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Firelight Media Inc | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Good Projects | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | Regenerative agriculture program | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 281 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | General support | $700,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | General support | $650,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $250,000 |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $250,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Groundbreak coalition | $200,000 |
| Partnership for Southern Equity | Atlanta, GA | General support | $200,000 |
| The Climate Justice Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Financial Services Stakeholder Project | Chicago, IL | General support | $175,000 |
| Initiative for Medicines Access & Knowledge (I-Mak) Inc | Lewes, DE | General support | $175,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | Sacramento, CA | General support | $175,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Communities first | $150,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | New york renews education fund | $150,000 |
| Uprose Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| Center for Political Accountability | Washington, DC | General support | $125,000 |
| Powerswitch Action | Oakland, CA | General support | $125,000 |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | Economic justice project | $100,000 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | Establishing community forests in environmental justice communities impacted by industrial logging | $100,000 |
| Green America | Washington, DC | Regenerative agriculture program | $100,000 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $100,000 |
| Roanoke Economic Development Inc | Aulander, NC | General support | $100,000 |
| Network Education Program | Washington, DC | General support | $75,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,604,500 | 302 |
| 2023 | $17,435,650 | 301 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543169349101824
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7093201
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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