The Staten Island Foundation
Historical FunderStaten Island, New York · EIN 13-3993115 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$3.5M
Organizations funded91
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$95.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $9,494 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | LAURA JEAN WATTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECT |
|---|---|
| Address | 260 CHRISTOPHER LANE SUITE 3B, STATEN ISLAND NY 10314 |
| Phone | 7186972831 |
| WATTERS@THESTATENISLANDFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.THESTATENISLANDFOUNDATION.ORG THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH CURRENT 501(C)3 STATUS THAT SERVE STATEN ISLAND RESIDENTS. FOR PRIOR GRANTEES TO BE ELIGIBLE, ALL REQUIRED REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH ESTABLISHED TRACK RECORDS AND DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL CAPACITY. |
| Deadlines | SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE GENERALLY DECEMBER 1ST; FEBRUARY 1ST; APRIL 1ST; AND AUGUST 1ST. |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION LOOKS FOR PROJECTS OF 501(C)3 ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: - PROJECTS THAT CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITY WITH MEASURABLE, LONG-TERM RESULTS - PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION - PROJECTS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED AND ULTIMATELY CONTINUED WITHOUT OUR FUNDING - PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT INITIATIVES SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND: RENOVATIONS/REPAIRS TO PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIPS, FUNDRAISING EVENT SPONSORSHIPS, JOURNAL ADS, OR YEARBOOK ADS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS, POLITICAL CAUSES, CANDIDATES OR LOBBYING EFFORTS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS, ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS, FRATERNAL AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS OR CLUBS, MEMORIAL FUNDRAISING, TICKETS TO EVENTS, REQUESTS FROM SOLICITORS ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond University Medical Center Foundation | Staten Island, NY | Equipment for biplane imaging and to expand , improve biplane cardiac cath lab | $400,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Staten Island Inc | Staten Island, NY | Closing costs and interest on loan to purchase and renovate the site | $200,000 |
| New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute | New York, NY | Si alliance for north shore children and families | $175,000 |
| Research Foundationcity University of New York | New York, NY | Si alliance for north shore children and families | $175,000 |
| St George Theatre Restoration Inc | Staten Island, NY | Employee matching gift by alfredo cerullo ; " sidewalk to stage " - re-design front steps, installing carpeting, 250 ada-complaint seats | $152,500 |
| Crimsonrise Inc | Staten Island, NY | Acquisition of building & renovation for use by 'spelling to communicate' participants and training programs | $110,000 |
| Pal | New York, NY | Youth development professional career exploration programs, | $100,000 |
| The Arc New York | Latham, NY | Purchase of shelfing and archival supplies | $100,000 |
| Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences | Staten Island, NY | To pay external consultants for wealth screening software , marketing materials and staff time; employee matching gift by dolores morris | $83,210 |
| Staten Island Historical Society | Staten Island, NY | To support the restored museum curator position | $80,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Staten Island | Staten Island, NY | Foundation to fund social workers and assist in overcoming barriers to employment | $76,500 |
| The Grace Foundation of New York | Staten Island, NY | Support staff expenses for the new food truck program | $75,000 |
| African Refuge Inc | Staten Island, NY | Youth opportunity & youth entrepreneurs programs for youth in park hill community | $70,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | Host ailey dance kids residencies in tier 1 si schools | $60,000 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Support, rescue & distribution of 3 million pounds of healthy foods | $50,000 |
| Community Service Society | New York, NY | Support voluntary recruitment, training and placement - peer interviewers and counselors | $50,000 |
| Daytop Samaritan Village | Staten Island, NY | Support a full time peer specialist and provide outreach recovery and wellness services. | $50,000 |
| Friends of New World Prep | Staten Island, NY | Fund used to close the gap and new facilities | $50,000 |
| Friends of Olmsted Beil House | Staten Island, NY | Preparation of civil and electrical designs | $50,000 |
| Green City Force | Brooklyn, NY | Support mariners harbor eco-hub - recruitment, training and infrastructure | $50,000 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | Esol & civics classes | $50,000 |
| New York Landmarks Conservancy | New York, NY | Hire multiple preservation specialist , architects, contractors and consultants to ensure high quality standards | $50,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | To support personnels, materials, stipends for adaptive leadership lab | $50,000 |
| On Your Mark | Staten Island, NY | Purchasing production equipment and staff training | $50,000 |
| Partnership With Children | New York, NY | To support the social work director at is 49 | $50,000 |
| Read Alliance Inc | New York, NY | To inc literacy skills in student grades K-2 with trained teen tutors | $50,000 |
| Si NFP | Staten Island, NY | To build organizational capacity including a strategic and actionable funding development plan. | $50,000 |
| Sicm | Staten Island, NY | The foundation funding to offset expenses associated with schematic design of ge 2.0 | $50,000 |
| Staten Island YMCA | Staten Island, NY | To support personnels, materials, training to inc access to mental health services | $50,000 |
| The New York Foundling | New York, NY | Engage and retain high-need parents of young children in healthy families | $50,000 |
| Urban Hope NYC | Staten Island, NY | Literacy volunteer program offered at 4 local public schools | $50,000 |
| The Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness Inc | Staten Island, NY | Elizabeth dubovsky fellowship | $48,000 |
| Illuminart Productions | Staten Island, NY | Support center consultants to build organizational capacity | $40,000 |
| Literacy Partners Inc | New York, NY | To implement LA fuerza workshops and leadership development for low-income , spanish learning on si north space | $40,000 |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York | New York, NY | Provide books for children, literacy for parents, training and support for pediatricians | $35,000 |
| A Very Special Place | Staten Island, NY | Purchase of non-ambulatory van | $30,500 |
| NY Center for Interpersonal Development | Staten Island, NY | Elizabeth dubovsky fellowship | $30,000 |
| Philharmonic-Symphony Society of NY Inc | New York, NY | Philharmonic schools programs at ps 26 | $30,000 |
| Women in Need Inc | New York, NY | Support programming at win's audre lorde family | $30,000 |
| 5Boro | New York, NY | To conduct poll, identify needs, trends and NY policy shape discussions | $25,000 |
| Bait-Ul Jamaat House of Community | Staten Island, NY | Work shop materials and peer support certification | $25,000 |
| Bee-U Inc | Staten Island, NY | Expanding urban beekeeping fellowship and green jobs pipelines | $25,000 |
| Bridge Preparatory Charter School | Staten Island, NY | To inc teacher participation at the structured literacy practicum | $25,000 |
| Forgotten Foods Center | Staten Island, NY | Leadership development and community engagement initiatives | $25,000 |
| Friends of Alice Austen House | Staten Island, NY | Lgbtq+ photographic story telling programs | $25,000 |
| St Clare School | Staten Island, NY | 3-Year subscription cost and training for 'leader in me' program | $25,000 |
| Justice Innovation Inc | New York, NY | Elizabeth dubovsky fellowship | $23,000 |
| Staten Island Giving Circle | Staten Island, NY | Buildout new spaces and growing young veteran attendees | $20,000 |
| Tdf | New York, NY | Theatre tickets for si students and teaching artist fees | $20,000 |
| Lawyers Alliance for New York | New York, NY | For personnel and otps for those work in projects | $17,500 |
| NYC H2o | New York, NY | Organizing volunteers to cleanup north shore wetlands | $15,000 |
| Out of the Storm Senior Services Inc | Staten Island, NY | Hire part-time case managers to serve 10 older adult residents. | $15,000 |
| Universal Temple of the Arts | Staten Island, NY | Support the creation of institutional archive to preserve uta's legacy | $13,500 |
| Friends of Carmel Richmond Inc | Staten Island, NY | Purchase of specialized chairs for nursing | $12,000 |
| Notre Dame Academy High School | Staten Island, NY | Employee matching gift by jill o'donnell tormey | $10,500 |
| George L Elbert Intermediate School - Is2 | Staten Island, NY | Professional development - social emotional learning ; employee matching gift by christina kuhn; | $10,499 |
| Community Agency for Senior Citizens | Staten Island, NY | Support capacity building activities to foster future empowerment of team members | $10,000 |
| Csce | Staten Island, NY | Stars of tomorrow enrichment | $10,000 |
| Franciscan Handmaids of Mary St Edward Food Party Inc | Staten Island, NY | Renovation to make pantry conditions safer for volunteers | $10,000 |
| Invictus | Staten Island, NY | Startup invictus bakery at si & cover staff and space cost | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 91 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Medical Center | Staten Island, NY | Installment payment on bilateral imaging equipment | $400,000 |
| Project Hospitality | Staten Island, NY | Renovations to volunteer and housing for homeless with disabilities | $110,000 |
| Staten Island Historical Society | Staten Island, NY | Curator for exhibitions | $80,000 |
| Community Health Action of Staten Island | Staten Island, NY | Legal training for staff | $50,000 |
| Cooke School and Institute | New York, NY | Professional development for teachers | $50,000 |
| Crimsonrise Inc | Staten Island, NY | Building renovations | $50,000 |
| Literacy Inc | New York, NY | Community activities focused on literacy | $50,000 |
| Women in Need Inc | New York, NY | Work skill training for shelter residents | $50,000 |
| Sundog Theatre | Staten Island, NY | School based arts programs | $45,000 |
| Maker Park Radio Inc | Staten Island, NY | Sound industry training for youth | $40,000 |
| Citizens Committee for New York City | New York, NY | Microgrants and tech assistance | $25,000 |
| NYC Ballet | New York, NY | School based arts programs | $25,000 |
| Talking Eyes Media | Montclair, NJ | Film production | $25,000 |
| Staten Island Performing Provider System | Staten Island, NY | Veterans task force | $20,000 |
| The Sylvia Center | Bronx, NY | Youth and family cooking program | $20,000 |
| Special Olympics New York | New York, NY | Local activities on staten island | $10,000 |
| US Soccer Foundation | Washington, DC | Volunteer and coaches training | $10,000 |
| NYC Department of Education - Ps 23 | Staten Island, NY | Professional development for teachers | $9,999 |
| NYC Department of Education - Ps 45 | Staten Island, NY | Professional development for teachers | $9,999 |
| Staten Island Academy | Staten Island, NY | Board/Staff match | $2,000 |
| Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden | Staten Island, NY | Board/Staff match | $500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,534,876 | 112 |
| 2023 | $3,071,933 | 110 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 30, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503039349100000
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3993115
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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