FundersNew Jersey

Gotham Charitable Foundation Inc

Montvale, NJ · EIN 81-0921475. Reported 172 grants totalling $451,847 to 120 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$523median grant
$451,847granted, 2020-2024
120organizations funded
29%of grantees funded again the next year
$80,025assets, 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. Gotham Charitable 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 $523. Half of everything it gave fell between $410 and $2,750; the smallest was $81 and the largest $25,940. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
99 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
37 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
20 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
15 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant

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
Crohns & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY$60,527552024
The Arc Foundation of RocklandCongers, NY$56,600442024
Brooke Healey FoundationOakland, CA$39,232332024
Jewish National FundRockville Centre, NY$22,600442024
American Cancer SocietyKennesaw, GA$20,463332024
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$18,102222024
BcrforgNew York, NY$15,000222024
NpowerBrooklyn, NY$15,000222024
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC$13,255332023
WwwjnforgNew York, NY$12,300112023
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY$10,000112020
Catholic Health CareNew York, NY$10,000222024
Community Foodbank of NjHillside, NJ$9,684112024
Insight Through EducatPalm Beach Gardens, FL$8,182222024
American Jewish Committee IncNew York, NY$7,721222024
Look Good Feel Better FoundationWashington, DC$7,500112023
R Baby FoundationShort Hills, NJ$5,440112022
Brooke Healey FoundationNew Providence, NJ$5,245112020
Behind the Book IncNew York, NY$5,000112021
Shalom CentreNew York, NY$5,000112022
Cp NassauRoosevelt, NY$4,900222024
Tcf KidorgHackensack, NJ$4,776112020
Tomorrows Children's Fund IncHackensack, NJ$4,776112021
Webster United WayWaterbury, CT$4,500222024
Center for Food Action EnglewoodEnglewood, NJ$3,500112024
Gls Memorial FundBoca Raton, FL$3,292112023
Autism New JerseyTrenton, NJ$3,150222023
Center for Food EnglewoodEnglewood, NJ$3,000112023
WwwsteamparkorgAsbury Park, NJ$2,750112024
Msk GivingNew York, NY$2,710222024
Common GroundManasquan, NJ$2,500112023
Fdny FoundationBrooklyn, NY$2,500112023
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$2,150112021
St Baldrick's FoundationMonrovia, CA$2,090332024
WwwdirectrelieforgGoleta, CA$2,020112023
Acld FoundationBethpage, NY$2,000332022
Children's Rescue MissionNorwalk, CT$2,000222023
Christopher ReeveShort Hills, NJ$2,000112023
Leuk & LymphRye Brook, NY$2,000332024
SimnjfoundnMountain Lakes, NJ$2,000112023
United Way Golf TournamentWaterbury, CT$1,950112022
AlzheimerdrugdiscoNew York, NY$1,750222023
Greg Richards Larry Polatsch and Scott Weingard Memorial Fund IncRye Brook, NY$1,747112021
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL$1,510222024
Network for GoodWashington, DC$1,501332024
Alzheimers AssociationNew York, NY$1,275222022
ASPCANew York, NY$1,255222024
Gls Memorial FundRye Brook, NY$1,250112020
American LungChicago, IL$1,110112023
Young Adult Institute IncNew York, NY$1,108222022
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$1,055222023
Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN$1,030112024
The Pap Corps ChampionDeerfield Beach, FL$1,026112023
Brrh FoundationBoca Raton, FL$1,000112023
MskNew York, NY$1,000112022
Mf Best Day EverRidgewood, NJ$982222023
American Heart AsscociationDallas, TX$935332024
The Learning Experience RoselandRoseland, NJ$800112023
FacebkMenlo Park, CA$764222023
Happy Jack Fund IncNanuet, NY$750112024
Manatee County Emergency Support GroupBradenton, FL$720112022
Girl Scouts of the United States of AmericaNew York, NY$650222022
Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL$581222021
Yai NetworkNew York, NY$515112023
Charity-WaterFranklin, TN$510112024
Parkinsons FdnMiami, FL$510112024
The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ$510112024
Mercy ShipsLindale, TX$509332023
Dave Thomas FoundationDublin, OH$505112024
Bt National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$500112024
Clev ClinCleveland, OH$500112023
Community Hospices of America Foundation IncSpringfield, MO$500112021
Jamboree ScholarshipRidgewood, NJ$500112020
No Shave NovemberEmeryville, CA$500112023
Riddle Healthcare FoundationRadnor, PA$500112021
Run for Hope Foundation IncMedia, PA$500112021
Sacred Heart University IncorporatedFairfield, CT$500112022
St JudesMemphis, TN$500112022
Steven W Dauksza Memorial ScholarshipNew City, NY$500112023
Super MomCoraopolis, PA$500112023
The Gift of HopeNew York, NY$500112020
Tisch Multiple SclerNew York, NY$500112023
USA WatersOrlando, FL$500112024
Warwick Fire DepartmentWest Warwick, RI$500112020
A F S PNew York, NY$493112023
MultiplierOakland, CA$476112021
Dorot IncNew York, NY$470222023
Bt Winslow TherapeutMarlborough, MA$455112022
Ladacin NetworkFredericksburg, VA$455112022
DonorschooseorgNew York, NY$435112021
Gary Sinise FoundationWoodland Hills, CA$428112022
Draw for PawsChappaqua, NY$425112022
ShelterchicNew York, NY$420112024
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA$410112023
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$410112021
Heart to HarvestNew York, NY$400112021
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY$395112021
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial AssociationIndianapolis, IN$300112021
Navy-Marine CorpsArlington, VA$300112023
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn IncDallas, TX$260112021
Children's Miracle NetworkSalt Lake City, UT$250112021
Meta - PpgfWashington, DC$250112023
Shriners HospitalTampa, FL$250112023
The Afya FoundationYonkers, NY$250112022
The FellowshipChicago, IL$250112023
Double Good PopcornBurr Ridge, IL$216112024
Alzheimers ResearchClarksburg, MD$200222023
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX$200112020
Macular DegenerationClarksburg, MD$200222023
S G Komen for the CureDallas, TX$200112023
St Mary's HospitalBayside, NY$200112020
The Soup KitchenBoynton Beach, FL$200112023
National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT$173112021
Bhy AephiDanbury, CT$109112024
The Gift of HopeBoca Raton, FL$104112022
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$100112020
Girl Scout CookiesMelvindale, MI$100112023
Macula Degeneration ResearchNorthampton, MA$100112020
Paddlers for HumanityEast Hampton, NY$100112024
South Florida PBSMiami, FL$90112023

36 of 120 (30%) 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 29%, across 4 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 72 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Diseases & Disorders
13 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 grants
Human Services
9 grants
International Affairs
5 grants
Health Care
5 grants
Education
5 grants
Animal Welfare
3 grants
Food & Nutrition
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202016$38,017$500
202132$73,578$488
202234$75,276$617
202355$138,361$800
202435$126,615$1,030

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 56% 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
$254K
California
$64K
New Jersey
$52K
District of Columbia
$23K
Georgia
$20K
Florida
$16K
Connecticut
$9K
Illinois
$3K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund24 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc22 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc21 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc19 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust18 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program18 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $523. 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 Gotham Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 5 Paragon Drive 103, Montvale, NJ, 07645. 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 81-0921475 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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