Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation
Roseland, NJ · EIN 22-2489725. Reported 404 grants totalling $15.5M to 193 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $296,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Theatre Reg Arts Ctrnew Brunsw | New Brunswick, NJ | $799,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Co | Ny, NY | $793,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | Ny, NY | $765,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| George St Playhouse | New Brunswick, NJ | $686,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Njpac | Newark, NJ | $643,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rwj Univ Hosp Fndtn | New Brunswick, NJ | $555,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ | $540,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center Theatre | Ny, NY | $530,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $489,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jfk Ctr for Perf Arts | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paley Center | Ny, NY | $415,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| WNET | Ny, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jfs of Som Hunt&warr Counties | Somerville, NJ | $361,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fndtn for Morrist Med Ctr | Morristown, NJ | $335,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Barnabas Med Ctr Fndtn | West Orange, NJ | $315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Growing Stage Theatre | Netcong, NJ | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Barnabas Med Ctr | West Orange, NJ | $245,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Atlantic Theatre Co | New York, NY | $243,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Music for All Seasons | Scotch Plains, NJ | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Fndtn of Nj | Morristown, NJ | $232,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mayo Performing Arts Ctr | Morristown, NJ | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sopac | South Orange, NJ | $216,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rutgers Univ Hillel Fndtn | New Brunswick, NJ | $209,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Overlook Hosp Fndtn | Summit, NJ | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham Ma, MA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Second Stage Theatre | New York, NY | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Primary Stages | Ny, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nj Theatre Alliance | Madison, NJ | $141,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Assoc Alumnae Douglass Coll | New Brunswick, NJ | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yogi Berra Museum | Montclair, NJ | $126,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Fndtn | New Brunswick, NJ | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trinitas Health Fndn | Elizabeth, NJ | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Group | Ny, NY | $119,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Signature Theatre Co | Ny, NY | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Spectrum 360 | West Orange, NJ | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Israeli Defforces | New York, NY | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Two River Theatre Co | Red Bank, NJ | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Film Society of Lincoln Ctr | Ny, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra | Pa, PA | $96,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Miami Jew Federation | Miami, FL | $93,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| City Center | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playwrights Horizons | Ny, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Deborah Hosp Fndtn | Browns Mills, NJ | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Amer Friends Utd Hatzalah | Ny, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends Hagen David | Ny, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hall | Ny, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Miami Jew Feder | Miami, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jfk Library Fndtn | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Princeton Symph Orch | Princeton, NJ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Encourage Kids Fndtn | New York, NY | $74,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Shakespeare Theatre of Nj | Madison, NJ | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Shakespeare Theatre | Florham Pk, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Montclair Film Festival | Montclair, NJ | $62,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Montclair, NJ | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Waterwell | Ny, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| 92ND St Y | Ny, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Theatre Company | New Brunswick, NJ | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jespy House | South Orange, NJ | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Fam Svc of Central Nj | Elizabeth, NJ | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Center for Great Expectations | Somerset, NJ | $51,750 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Carolyn Dorfman Dance Co | Union, NJ | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Geva Theatre Company | Rochester, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John F Kennedy Library Fndtn | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bergen Pac | Englewood, NJ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Centenary College | Hackettstown, NJ | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arvada Council for Arts&humanities | Arvada, CO | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ny City Ctr | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Holocaust Memor Museum | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youth Consultation Service | Newark, NJ | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Center for Perf Arts | Ny, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum at Eldridge St | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Circle-in-the-Square Theatre Sch | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Temple Shalom | Succasuna, NJ | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Council on Foundations | Arlington, VA | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Public Broad | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Hillsborough, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Vocational Service | Livingston, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Vocational Svc | East Orange, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York City Ballet | Ny, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Public Library | Ny, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newark Beth Isr Med Ctr | Newark, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ny City Ballet | Ny, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vision Loss Alliance | Denville, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Internat Ctr for Global Comm | New York, NY | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Repertory Ballet Co | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Theatre Wings | Ny, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Fndtn of Greenville | Greenville, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diabetes Foundation | Hackensack, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eclc Foundation | Chatham, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas | Ny, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Great American Songbook | Carmel, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Manhattan Class Company | Ny, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mint Theatre | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Morris Art | Morristown, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Morris Cty Prev Is Key | Rockaway, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of the City of Ny | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preschool Advantage | Morristown, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Actor's Fund | Ny, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Media Institute | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Vineyard Theatre | Ny, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warriors Project | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Temple Sinai | Castle Rock, CO | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connection for Women & Families | Summit, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connection for Women and Families | Summit, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Feder of Greater Midd | South River, NJ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Manhattan Class Co (mcc) | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morris Arts | Morristown, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Newark Beth Israel Hosp | Newark, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Operation Respect | Ny, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Ctr for Performing Arts | Denver, CO | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Society Preserv Barbershop Qtet | Rockledge, FL | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Entertainment Comm Fund | New York, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Furman Univ | Greenvill, SC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adler Aphasia Center | Maywood, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Irving, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Circle in the Sq Theatre Sch | Ny, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frost Museum of Science | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Ctr | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Community Ctr METR0WEST | Whippany, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morris Museum | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Njy Camps | Hillsborough, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orlando Science Ctr | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rutgers Univ Fndtn | New Brunswick, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Soho Rep | Ny, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Medicine Show | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Situation Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upcountry History Museum | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Write on Sports | South Orange, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paula Takacs Fdn for Sarcoma Res | Charlotte, NC | $9,700 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anshe Emeth Dev Corp | New Brunswick, NJ | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cornelia Connelly Center | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pecadillo Theatre Co | Ny, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Visual Arts Center of Nj | Summit, NJ | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Metrowest | Whippany, NJ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara Vally Audubon | Cupertino, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arc Morris | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Garfield | Garfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cancer Society Greenville County | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Morris and Sussex Counties | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| CASA of Morris Cty | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Florida Zoo | Sanford, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of the Upstate | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fostering Great Ideas | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Israeli Defforces | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Give Kids the World | Kissimmee, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Nature & Heritage Fndtn | Mendham, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Israel Nature &heritage Fnd | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Fed of Greater Middlesex Co | South River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England Aquarium | Henniker, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England College | Henniker, NH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nj Center for Tourette Synd | Somerville, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Stage & Film | Ny, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rattlestick Playwrights Thtr | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Play Company | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre Dev Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theatre Devel Fund | Ny, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Univ of Florida Fndtn | Gainesville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Int'l Dyslexia Assn | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Interfaith Care Giver | Hamilton, NJ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ars Nova | Ny, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornelia Connelly Ctr | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family of Woodstock | Woodstock, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Jew Mus of Berlin | Princeton, NJ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Montclair Anim Shel | Montclair, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teatro Circulo | Ny, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Promise of Warren County | Oxford, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Assoc | Morristown, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Ctr for Perf Arts | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Int'l Dyslexia Assn | Somerset, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Internat Dislexia Ass | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc of Som Hunt Warr Cts | Bridgewater, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Histor Soc of Centr Nj | New Brunswick, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meals on Wheels Greatnew Bruns | New Brunswick, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Dyslexia Fndtn | Bedford, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Immaculata Concep Hs | Somerville, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raritan Valley Comm Coll Fnd | North Branch, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sophie's Neighborhood | Boulder, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| V Foundation | Cary, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uja Metrowest | West Orange, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Jewish App Metrowest | Whippany, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
98 of 193 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- State Theatre Reg Arts Ctrnew Brunsw
SYMPH SERIES CAP CAMP GEN OPER SUPP - Roundabout Theatre Co
PROD SUPP-READINGS WORKSHOPS-GEN OPER SUPP - George St Playhouse
PROD SUPP AND ARTS ED PROGRAMS - Drew University
DREW FORUM SPEAKERS SERIES - Rwj Univ Hosp Fndtn
CAP IMP TO SURG.ROOMS AND GEN OPER SUPP - St Barnabas Med Ctr
CAP IMP CARDIAC CARE AND GEN OPER SUPP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 130 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112 | $3,780,000 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 97 | $3,945,150 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 102 | $3,909,500 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 93 | $3,909,500 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation has 95 of them, worth $5,691,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Roundabout Theatre | New York, NY | $175,000 |
| Nj Pac | Newark, NJ | $170,000 |
| Jfk Ctr for Perf Arts | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Jfk Ctr for Perf Arts | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Jfk Ctr for Perf Arts | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Jfk Ctr for Perf Arts | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
| Lincoln Center Theatre | Ny, NY | $135,000 |
| State Theatre Reg Arts Nb | New Brunswick, NJ | $130,000 |
| Associate Alumnae Doug Coll | New Brunswick, NJ | $125,000 |
| George St Playhouse | New Brunswick, NJ | $115,000 |
| George St Playhouse | New Brunswick, NJ | $115,000 |
| Rwj Univ Hosp Fndtn | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 |
| St Barnabas Med Ctr | West Orange, NJ | $100,000 |
| State Theatre Reg Arts | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 |
| George St Playhouse | New Brunswick, NJ | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 56% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 53, Roseland, NJ, 07068. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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