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Eugene M Lang Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 13-6153412. Reported 973 grants totalling $22.8M to 463 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,750median grant
$22.8Mgranted, 2021-2025
463recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$38.2Massets, 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. Eugene M Lang 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.

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 $3,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $15 and the largest $1,125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
138 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
366 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
93 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
116 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
106 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
102 grants
$100,000 and Up
52 grants

Every organization it funded

463 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Eugene Lang College the New SchoolNew York, NY$2,200,000442025
Atlas Performing Arts CenterWashington, DC$1,397,250552025
Concerts in MotionNew York, NY$1,084,500552025
Exploring the ArtsNew York, NY$940,000552025
I Have a Dream FoundationNew York, NY$865,857552025
Aim High for High SchoolSan Francisco, CA$801,001442024
Social Good Fund (iso Yvote)Pinole, CA$600,000332023
Resist (iso Neighborhood Birth Center)Jamaica Plain, MA$585,000442024
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY$425,000552025
GivethxSan Francisco, CA$398,879552025
Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA$375,000552025
Project PericlesNew York, NY$332,750552025
Osborne AssociationBronx, NY$328,000442025
Children's Law CenterBrooklyn, NY$300,000552025
Futures IgniteNew York, NY$300,000442025
John Jay College FoundationNew York, NY$295,000552025
Community AccessNew York, NY$276,000552025
Miriam's KitchenWashington, DC$275,800552025
Mosaic TheatreWashington, DC$260,000552025
Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, NY$252,500442025
Iona Senior ServicesWashington, DC$252,000222025
Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC$250,000112025
Social Good FundRichmond, CA$250,000112024
Youth RepresentNew York, NY$250,000552025
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$225,000222024
Pine Street InnBoston, MA$225,000552025
42 Analytics Education IncNew York, NY$220,000442025
Her JusticeNew York, NY$200,000222024
Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee ServiceBaltimore, MD$200,000112021
Open City AdvocatesWashington, DC$200,000442025
Fenway HealthBoston, MA$189,000552025
Baruch College FundNew York, NY$185,000552025
St Francis Hospital Foundation Iso Bothin Burn CenterSan Francisco, CA$180,667442024
Iona Washington Home CenterWashington, DC$175,000222023
National Summer Learning AssociationWashington, DC$175,000222022
Jericho ProjectNew York, NY$155,000552025
Bmcc FoundationNew York, NY$150,000552025
Gideon's PromiseAtlanta, GA$150,000332023
Move Nyc FoundationNew York, NY$150,000552025
WhedcoBronx, NY$150,000332023
Expats TheatreWashington, DC$140,000552025
College TrackOakland, CA$125,000552025
New York-Presbyterian QueensNew York, NY$125,000332023
Prosecutors' Center for ExcellenceNew York, NY$125,000552025
Queensborough Community College FoundationBayside, NY$125,000552025
St Francis HouseBoston, MA$125,000332024
The Art Therapy ProjectNew York, NY$124,623552025
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$123,450552025
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA$121,000552025
Stars of Tomorrow Project IncNew York, NY$114,638442025
Reentry RocksFlushing, NY$103,000442024
Public TheaterNew York, NY$101,000222024
Covenant HouseNew York, NY$100,500222023
Center for Justice at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$100,000112022
Centrr for Justice at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$100,000112025
Council on Criminal JusticeAtlanta, GA$100,000332023
Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and StorytellingNew York, NY$100,000222023
Womens Housing and Economic Development CorporationBronx, NY$100,000222025
Avenues for JusticeNew York, NY$95,000552025
Columbia University (iso Center for Justice)New York, NY$90,000112021
Capital City SymphonyWashington, DC$78,000552025
Hudson River Community SailingNew York, NY$78,000552025
Step AfrikaWashington, DC$78,000552025
College and Community FellowshipNew York, NY$75,000222022
Friends of WheelsNew York, NY$75,000112021
IonaWashington, DC$75,000112021
Kingdom Care Senior VillageWashington, DC$75,000222025
Prison Journalism ProjectChicago, IL$70,000442025
Visiting Nurse Services of NyNew York, NY$70,000442024
Gettysburg FoundationGettysburg, PA$69,000552025
Crandell TheatreChatham, NY$68,500332025
Columbia County Historical SocietyKinderhook, NY$61,500552025
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY$60,000552025
Beloved Community IncubatorWashington, DC$60,000222023
Health Career ConnectionOakland, CA$60,000222025
Brigid Alliance IncNew York, NY$55,500332025
University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN$53,001442025
Hudson River MuseumYonkers, NY$53,000222023
Martha's TableWashington, DC$51,000222022
Actors FundNew York, NY$50,000222022
Center for Medicare AdvocacyWillimantic, CT$50,000552025
City HarvestNew York, NY$50,000222022
Human Rights FirstNew York, NY$50,000112021
Paralegal Pathways Initiatve at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$50,000222023
Saint Francis HouseBoston, MA$50,000112025
Sanctuary for FamiliesNew York, NY$50,000222025
Selfhelp Community ServicesNew York, NY$50,000222022
So Others Might EatWashington, DC$50,000222022
Tides Center (public Rights Project)San Francisco, CA$50,000112021
Yvote Through Social Good FundRichmond, CA$50,000112025
Theatre WashingtonWashington, DC$49,000442025
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$47,250552025
Congregation Rodeph ShalomNew York, NY$47,030552025
Art OmiGhent, NY$46,000222022
Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY$44,000332025
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY$42,500552025
Project BroadwayNew York, NY$42,350552025
Tregaron ConservancyWashington, DC$42,000442025
Inspiring FuturesWashington, DC$40,000332025
Regional Food BankLatham, NY$40,000112025
Social Good Fund (iso the Platform of Hope)Pinole, CA$40,000222023
International Senior Lawyers ProjectNew York, NY$39,500552025
In SeriesWashington, DC$38,750552025
Watkinson SchoolHartford, CT$38,000552025
The Earth Genome Iso EarthriseNew York, NY$35,000112021
Dreamer 2 ScholarshipNew York, NY$34,400552025
Congressional ChorusWashington, DC$33,000332023
Rorschach TheaterWashington, DC$33,000442024
Institute for Exceptional CareWashington, DC$32,000222023
Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville, NY$30,100222024
Solas NuaWashington, DC$29,250442025
Video VolunteersNew York, NY$29,000552025
Sugarplum SledNew York, NY$28,250442025
Dance PlaceWashington, DC$28,000442024
Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NY$27,500112025
Anacostia PlayhouseWashington, DC$27,000222024
Holy Apostles Soup KitchenNew York, NY$25,500112025
West Side Campaign Against HungerNew York, NY$25,400222025
826DC IncWashington, DC$25,000222025
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New YorkNew York, NY$25,000112022
Central Taxes Food BankAustin, TX$25,000112025
I Have a Dream Boulder CountyBoulder, CO$25,000112022
Paralegal Pathways ProgramNew York, NY$25,000112021
Platform of Hope - Social Good FundRichmond, CA$25,000112021
The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA$25,000112025
The New School (iso Eugene Lang College)New York, NY$25,000112021
Tides Foundation Iso Public Rights ProjecSan Francisco, CA$25,000112022
University Settlement SocietyNes York, NY$25,000112021
Greater Hudson Promise NeighborhoodHudson, NY$24,750442025
New Amsterdam Boys and Girls ChoirNew York, NY$23,500552025
Kite's NestHudson, NY$23,250552025
Alumni and Friends of Laguardia High SchoolNew York, NY$21,000442025
Glad LawBoston, MA$20,000112025
Sagaftra FoundationLos Angeles, CA$20,000112023
Stephen Gaynor SchoolNew York, NY$20,000332025
Temple Beth ZionBuffalo, NY$18,071222025
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PA$18,000332025
Prologue TheaterArlington, VA$17,250222024
New York State Archives Partnership TrustAlbany, NY$17,000552025
Brac USANew York, NY$16,000442024
Out YouthNew York, NY$15,000112022
Pal Teen Acting ProgramNew York, NY$15,000112021
Capitol Hill Community FoundationWashington, DC$14,750552025
Children's Book ProjectSan Francisco, CA$14,240552025
Tbz BrooklineBrookline, MA$14,115442025
Columbia Land ConservancyChatham, NY$14,000552025
Levine Music SchoolWashington, DC$12,500222024
Massachusetts Lactation Consultant AssociationWeston, MA$11,000442024
Upper Hudson Planned ParenthoodAlbany, NY$11,000442024
Laguardia High School Parents AssocationNew York, NY$10,100332023
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Iso Transgender Freedom AlianceWashington, DC$10,000112025
Bowery MissionNew York, NY$10,000112021
Classicial Theatre of HarlemNew York, NY$10,000112025
Correctional Association of NyBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Fund for the City of Ny Iso Restorative Justice InitiativeBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Gala Hispanic TheatreWashington, DC$10,000112023
Horace Mann SchoolBronx, NY$10,000222022
International Planned Parenthood FederationWashington, DC$10,000222025
Mint TheaterNew York, NY$10,000112021
National Black Child Development InsituteSilver Spring, MD$10,000222022
National Yiddish Theatre FolksbieneNew York, NY$10,000112025
NomiDallas, TX$10,000112025
Phoenix Society for Burn SurvivorsGrand Rapids, MI$10,000442025
Prologue TheatreArlington, VA$10,000112021
Restorative Justice InitiativeBrooklyn, NY$10,000112024
San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA$10,000112021
Studio TheatreWashington, DC$10,000112021
Temple ReyimAuburndale, MA$10,000112021
Valatie Ecumenical Food PantryValatie, NY$10,000112025
Voices for a Second ChanceWashington, DC$10,000112021
The Theatre LabWashington, DC$9,500222025
San Francisco SchoolSan Francisco, CA$9,000552025
Fjc Foundation (iso the Sled)New York, NY$8,500112021
Frick CollectionNew York, NY$8,250332025
ACLU FoundationBoston, MA$8,000222022
Bikes Not BombsJamaica Plain, MA$8,000442025
Kinderhook Memorial LibraryKinderhook, NY$8,000222025
The Bay School of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$7,667552025
Fractured Atlas Iso Veteran's Writing WorkshopNew York, NY$7,500112022
Helen Keller InternationalNew York, NY$7,500112025
Mutual Aid Sudan Coalition Via PROXIMITY2HUMANITYAlbemarle, NC$7,500112025
Trevor ProjectWest Hollywood, CA$7,500332025
University of San Francisco School of EducationSan Francisco, CA$7,500552025
Aspen InstituteWashington, DC$7,000222022
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$7,000552025
The Seed FoundationWashington, DC$7,000222024
MuttvilleSan Francisco, CA$6,832552025
Farmington Valley Jewish CongregationSimsbury, CT$6,717552025
More Than WordsWaltham, MA$6,500552025
Silent CryNew York, NY$6,410332025
Beacon High School PTANew York, NY$6,250222023
Columbia County Habitat for HumanityHudson, NY$6,000222022
Gallop NycForest Hills, NY$6,000442024
Jewish Lgbtq Donor NetworkMinnetonka, MN$6,000222025
Hill HavurahWashington, DC$5,750222025
Autism Science FoundationScarsdale, NY$5,500552025
Boston Area Rape Crisis CenterCambridge, MA$5,500552025
Tri Delta FoundationDallas, TX$5,334332023
Animal HavenNew York, NY$5,300332025
City Parks FoundationNew York, NY$5,250112024
Vail PlaceHopkins, MN$5,250332024
Blue Hill Troupe LtdNew York, NY$5,000222022
Crandall TheaterChatham, NY$5,000112021
Embrace Community Programs IncNew York, NY$5,000332023
Family and Youth InitiativeWashington, DC$5,000112025
Friends of the Israeli Defense ForcesNew York, NY$5,000222024
Friends of the Kinderhook Memorial LibraryKinderhook, NY$5,000332024
Graduate Center FoundationNew York, NY$5,000112025
Green Acres SchoolRockville, MD$5,000552025
Latino JusticeNew York, NY$5,000112022
Let's Do SomethingYonkers, NY$5,000112025
Maret SchoolWashington, DC$5,000552025
Montefiore HospitalBronx, NY$5,000112021
Neighbors TogetherBrooklyn, NY$5,000112021
Palestine Children's Relief FundLos Angeles, CA$5,000112023
Seed Public Charter School of Washington DCWashington, DC$5,000112025
Sherman Oaks Parents AssociationSherman Oaks, CA$5,000112025
Theater Breaking Through BarriersNew York, NY$5,000112024
Uja Federation of New YorkNew York, NY$5,000222024
Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA$5,000112025
The Beacon PTANew York, NY$4,750112024
Kmfa 895Austin, TX$4,500332024
School Empowerment Network Iso Walkabout EducationBrooklyn, NY$4,500112021
The Levine School of MusicWashington, DC$4,500222022
WetaArlington, VA$4,500442025
Capitol Hill VillageWashington, DC$4,250332024
Advocates for Trans EqualityNew York, NY$4,000222025
Brookline Friends of Performing ArtsBrookline, MA$4,000332025
Capitol Hill HavurahWashington, DC$4,000222023
Concerts in the VillageKinderhook, NY$4,000222024
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY$4,000442025
Newton Athletes UnlimitedNewton, MA$4,000442024
Sage USANew York, NY$4,000112023
Uzazi VillageKansas City, MO$4,000442024
Saint Francis FoundationSan Francisco, CA$3,750112025
The Marshall ProjectNew York, NY$3,750332024
DC Fire and Ems Foundation Via Pledgeling FoundationWashington, DC$3,500222024
Gay Men's Chorus of WashingtonWashington, DC$3,500222025
Hudson Festival OrchestraHudson, NY$3,500332024
New York Public RadioNew York, NY$3,328222025
Barry Price Rehabilitation CenterNewton, MA$3,000112021
Bindlestiff Family CirkusBrooklyn, NY$3,000112024
Black Women Play Right's GroupWashington, DC$3,000112024
Black Women Playwright's GroupWashington, DC$3,000112025
Columbia County Recovery KitchenHudson, NY$3,000112024
Duplication CaresConcord Twp, OH$3,000332025
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research FoundationNew York, NY$3,000112025
Mary's CenterNw Washington, DC$3,000112021
MetrostageAlexandria, VA$3,000112022
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY$3,000332025

222 of 463 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 562 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Arts & Culture
130 grants
Education
98 grants
Human Services
65 grants
Health Care
34 grants
International Affairs
31 grants
Crime & Legal
27 grants
Recreation & Sports
20 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
19 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021206$4,289,482$3,000
2022201$4,914,071$3,500
2023177$3,938,385$5,000
2024183$4,715,074$3,000
2025206$4,896,666$3,375

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.

Where its money goes

57% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

New York
$12.9M
District of Columbia
$4.2M
California
$2.7M
Massachusetts
$1.8M
Georgia
$253K
Maryland
$218K
Pennsylvania
$214K
Connecticut
$95K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,750. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  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 Eugene M Lang Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 33 W 60TH Steet Room 219, New York, NY, 10023. 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 13-6153412 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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