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Charles H Revson Foundation Inc

New York, NY · EIN 13-6126105. Reported 359 grants totalling $30.2M to 159 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$75,000median grant
$30.2Mgranted, 2021-2024
159organizations funded
49%of grantees funded again the next year
$204.9Massets, latest filing

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. Charles H Revson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $75,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $116,248; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
5 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
44 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
62 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
30 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
50 grants
$100,000 and Up
168 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
The City Report IncNew York, NY$2,230,000642024
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY$1,216,232942024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$1,137,4661042024
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY$1,110,0451142024
Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY$810,000942024
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$750,000332024
Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY$724,189722024
The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY$715,455642024
New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY$713,905722024
Nyu Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY$669,959622022
Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$626,294722024
Community Funds IncNew York, NY$625,000312021
YMCA of Greater New YorkNew York, NY$625,000432024
Hillel at Baruch IncNew York, NY$600,000442024
New York Community TrustNew York, NY$600,000222023
Edmond De Rothschild PartnershipsCaesarea$590,000322023
Hunter Hillel FoundationNew York, NY$560,000442024
The Arab Center for Alternative PlanningEilaboun$518,000432024
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$501,000332023
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNYNew York, NY$460,232322023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY$455,982432024
City Parks FoundationNew York, NY$450,000332024
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$438,598222022
Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$436,535422022
Footsteps IncNew York, NY$400,000442024
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of ScienceNew York, NY$375,000332023
New York UniversityNew York, NY$369,289432024
Supportive Housing Network of New YorkNew York, NY$350,000442024
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY$335,000632024
Brooklyn Children's MuseumBrooklyn, NY$328,680222022
Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised FundsNew York, NY$310,000332024
Documented LtdNew York, NY$300,000222024
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North AmericaNew York, NY$300,000222023
William J Brennan JR Center for JusticeNew York, NY$300,000222024
Do SomethingNew York, NY$275,000112022
New Yorkers for ParksNew York, NY$275,000332024
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY$266,000942024
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY$250,000222023
Shomrim - the Center for Media and Democracy in IsraelTel Aviv$250,000322024
Urban Design ForumNew York, NY$231,000532024
Columbia University Medical CenterNew York, NY$225,828212023
Center for New York City NeighborhoodsNew York, NY$225,000112021
Trustees of Columbia University Medical CenterNew York, NY$222,721212022
Sikkuy - the Association for the Advancement of Civic EqualityJerusalem$213,500222022
PropublicaNew York, NY$200,000112021
The National Library of Israel LtdJerusalem$200,000222023
Shalom Hartman Institute North AmericaNew York, NY$187,500112021
Dosomething IncNew York, NY$175,000112023
Pro Publica IncNew York, NY$175,000112022
Edmond De Rothschild PartnershipCaesarea$170,058112024
City Limits News IncNew York, NY$155,000332023
Chalkbeat IncNew York, NY$150,000222022
Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative IncAlbany, NY$150,000112024
Sisterhood of Salaam ShalomNorth Brunswick, NJ$150,000222022
The Foundation for City CollegeNew York, NY$150,000112022
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA$150,000222024
Toldot YisraelJerusalem$150,000112021
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$129,746222024
University Neighborhood Housing ProgramBronx, NY$127,500222024
Co-Impact Partnership for Breakthrough in Arab EmploymentHadera$120,000112022
Co-Impact the Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab EmploymentHadera$120,000112023
Co-Impactthe Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab EmploymentHadera$120,000112024
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$115,350112023
The Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$114,752112022
The Groundtruth ProjectBrooklyn, NY$112,000212022
New Israel FundNew York, NY$110,000112021
The Academy for TeachersNew York, NY$105,000432024
Interfaith Center of New York IncNew York, NY$102,000112024
National Library of IsrealJerusalem$101,360112024
Investigative Reporters & EditorsColumbia, MO$100,000332024
Queens Public Library FoundationJamaica, NY$100,000112022
The Foundation of the City College of New YorkNew York, NY$100,000112024
The Groundtruth ProjectBoston, MA$100,000112021
The Joint Ownership Entity Nyc CorpNew York, NY$100,000222022
The New York Public LibraryNew York, NY$100,000222023
Citizens Housing & Planning Council of NyNew York, NY$90,000322024
Social Good FundRichmond, CA$90,000112024
Sikkuy-Aufoq for a Shared and Equal SocietyJerusalem$87,500212023
Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY$85,900542024
Sipur Israeliisrael StoryJerusalem$85,000112024
Shaar ShivionHod Hasharon$80,000112024
Sikkuy-AufoqHaifa$80,000112024
New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York, NY$76,500212023
Issue OneWashington, DC$75,000112022
Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA$75,000112022
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA$65,000322022
American Committee for the Weizmann InstituteNew York, NY$62,500112022
70 Faces MediaNew York, NY$60,000222024
Baruch College FundNew York, NY$50,000112022
Brooklyn Community FoundationBrooklyn, NY$50,000112021
Eretz-IrBeer Sheva$50,000222024
Israel StoryJerusalem$50,000112022
National Association of Systems HeadsHenderson, NV$50,000112024
New Immigrant Community EmpowermentJackson Heights, NY$50,000112022
New York Common PantryNew York, NY$50,000112022
The Forward Association IncNew York, NY$50,000112021
Kings Bay Ym-Ywha IncBrooklyn, NY$45,000112024
Nyc FirstNew York, NY$45,000112021
United Neighborhood Houses of New YorkNew York, NY$45,000112021
Center for Media and Democracy in IsraelTel Aviv$40,000112022
Fort Greene Park Conservancy IncBrooklyn, NY$40,000112022
Jewish Community Relations Council of NyNew York, NY$40,000112024
New York FocusBrooklyn, NY$38,000112022
Clal - the National Jewish Center for Learning and LeadershipNew York, NY$37,500112024
Prospect Park AllianceBrooklyn, NY$37,500442024
Alliance of Families for JusticeNew York, NY$35,000332024
Citizens Housing & Planning CouncilNew York, NY$35,000112021
Bowery Residents' Committee IncNew York, NY$30,000442024
Community ImpactNew York, NY$30,000442024
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY$30,000112022
Groundswell Community Mural ProjectBrooklyn, NY$30,000112024
Harold Grinspoon FoundationAgawam, MA$30,000112021
Queens College HillelFlushing, NY$30,000112023
Rethink Food Nyc IncNew York, NY$30,000222023
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY$30,000442024
Citizens Housing and Planning CouncilNew York, NY$25,835112023
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeWashington, DC$25,000112021
Jta-Mjl New CorpNew York, NY$25,000112021
Pen AmericaNew York, NY$25,000112023
Page Seventy-Three Productions IncBrooklyn, NY$25,000222024
The Queens Library FoundationJamaica, NY$25,000112021
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY$22,500332024
Congregation Beth ElohimBrooklyn, NY$22,500332024
Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive JudaismJerusalem$20,000112022
Stars of New York Dance IncBrooklyn, NY$20,000442024
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance IncNew York, NY$20,000222024
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York IncNew York, NY$16,000112023
Ballet Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NY$15,000112021
Bard CollegeAnnandaleonhudson, NY$15,000112021
Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY$15,000112022
CUNY School of Law FoundationLong Island City, NY$15,000222022
Friends of Givat HavivaNew York, NY$15,000112024
Inner-City Scholarship Fund IncNew York, NY$15,000112022
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$15,000112023
Nyu Langone HealthNew York, NY$15,000112023
Research Foundation of CUNY on Behalf of Laguardia Community CollegeNew York, NY$15,000112024
Rutgers Presbyterian ChurchNew York, NY$15,000112024
T'ruahNew York, NY$15,000112022
The Educational Alliance IncNew York, NY$15,000112024
Vida Joven De MexicoSan Marcos, CA$15,000222022
Nonprofit New YorkNew York, NY$13,000332023
CandidNew York, NY$12,000112021
Sefaria IncNew York, NY$11,500112023
Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of NyNew York, NY$10,000112022
Fund for Public Housing IncNew York, NY$10,000112023
Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY$10,000222022
KivunimNew York, NY$10,000112022
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY$10,000112021
The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance of New York IncNew York, NY$10,000112023
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Dance Theatre of Harlem IncNew York, NY$7,500112021
Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NY$7,000112024
Bennington CollegeBennington, VT$5,000112024
Cheerful IncDenver, CO$5,000112021
Future 5Stamford, CT$5,000112021
Media Impact FundersPhiladelphia, PA$5,000212022
TsneBoston, MA$5,000112021
The World Around IncBrooklyn, NY$5,000112022
Beechwood Arts IncWestport, CT$1,000112021

70 of 159 (44%) 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 49%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 223 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
79 grants
Arts & Culture
38 grants
Human Services
24 grants
International Affairs
23 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
15 grants
Crime & Legal
7 grants
Recreation & Sports
7 grants
Housing & Shelter
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202184$7,384,702$50,000
202295$8,362,324$82,500
202386$7,354,920$100,000
202494$7,113,465$80,000

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. Charles H Revson Foundation Inc has 113 of them, worth $14.1M. 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.

OrganizationLocationApproved
The City Report IncNew York, NY$500,000
The City Report IncNew York, NY$500,000
The City Report IncNew York, NY$500,000
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$250,000
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$250,000
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$250,000
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$250,000
Edmond De Rothschild PartnershipsCaesarea$230,000
Edmond De Rothschild PartnershipsCaesarea$230,000
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY$229,351
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY$200,232
YMCA of Greater New YorkNew York, NY$200,000
Do SomethingNew York, NY$175,000
The Arab Center for Alternative PlanningEilaboun$157,500
Hillel at Baruch IncNew York, NY$150,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New York
$25.3M
Massachusetts
$776K
New Jersey
$380K
California
$255K
Connecticut
$136K
Missouri
$100K
District of Columbia
$100K
Nevada
$50K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $75,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Charles H Revson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 55 East 59TH Street 23 Fl, New York, NY, 10022. 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.

EIN 13-6126105 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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