The Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-4007527 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$6.3M
Organizations funded26
Typical grant$200,000
Total assets$33.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $300,000.
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
50% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution - to educate underserved youth and prepare them for college and careers. | $1,300,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | Charitable contribution - to cure cystic fibrosis (cf) and to provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives. | $600,000 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to provide children in NYC with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character &… | $500,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision, and cost effectiveness in patient care,… | $400,000 |
| De LA Salle Academy | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to offer academically talented, economically less advantaged children of diverse backgrounds a life-changing… | $350,000 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | Charitable contribution - to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in… | $350,000 |
| Camfed USA Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Charitable contribution - to fight poverty and hiv/aids in africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change. | $300,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services Inc | Harlan, IA | Charitable contribution - to provide assistance to the poor overseas without regard to race, religion or nationality by responding to… | $250,000 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | Charitable contribution - to provide guide dogs to people with vision loss, at no cost to the individual. to connect exceptional dogs with… | $250,000 |
| St Phillip Neri Church & School | Metairie, LA | Charitable contribution - to provide a catholic community where all stakeholders share the responsibility of developing each child… | $245,000 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Charitable contribution - to educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered. | $208,719 |
| Archdiocese of New York Cardinal's Annual Appeal | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to support parishes that are in financial difficulty. | $200,000 |
| Fellowship of Catholic University Students -Focus | Genesee, CO | Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission. | $200,000 |
| Mercy College | Dobbs Ferry, NY | Charitable contribution - provide quality education and impart a love of life-long learning through exceptional academic courses and… | $200,000 |
| The Asia Society | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to connect people and institutions in asia and the world | $200,000 |
| Student Sponser Partnership Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to provide at-risk youths with tuition needed to attend private parochial high schools in NYC | $150,000 |
| Cooke School & Institute | New York, NY | Charitable contributions - to provide educational and therapeutic services to students with special needs. | $100,000 |
| Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester Inc | Port Chester, NY | Charitable contribution - to enable all people, especially the young and those whose in need, to realize their fullest potential as… | $100,000 |
| St Paul's Parish (Harvard Catholic Center) | Cambridge, MA | Charitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission. | $100,000 |
| Touch Health Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - to help build the health systems of the future for sub-saharan africa by strengthening the foundational building… | $100,000 |
| Trey Whitfield School | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable contribution - to provide affordable and accessible education. | $100,000 |
| The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children | Newark, NJ | Charitable contribution - to provide children in need with the opportunity for a quality, values-based education in a safe environment. | $50,000 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | Charitable contribution - support of the museum's frederick a.o. schwarz children's center | $10,000 |
| Energy Transfer Lp | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment | $175 |
| Plains All American Pipeline Lp | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment | $44 |
| Abrams Capital Partners I Lp | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment | $37 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,263,975 | 26 |
| 2023 | $6,560,245 | 29 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349105457
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-4007527
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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