Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
North Plainfield, NJ · EIN 22-6075837. Reported 84 grants totalling $8,388,500 to 52 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. Philip and Janice Levin 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 $32,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $900,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Ctr | New York, NY | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Luzerne Music Center | Lake Luzerne, NY | $262,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Whitney Musem of American Art | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ny Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tel Aviv-Yafo Foundation | New York, NY | $183,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sarasota Ballet | Sarasota, FL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| America Associates of the National Theatre | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Mind Institute | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children of the Fallen Patriots Foundation | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Collective Educational Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voto Latino Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Barrow Neuorological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uga Foundation | Athens, GA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fulfill | Neptune, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Identity Theft - Resource Center Inc | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ny-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fbiaa | Alexandria, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ars Nova (nova Ball) | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Gives | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caf America (impact Israel) | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cole Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Israel | Needham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J Give (friends of Asor Fund Usa) | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paint for a Cure | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverview Medical Center Foundation | Neptune, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Veterans Community Program | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ars Nova Ball | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Encourage Kids Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Highline | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guild Hall | East Hampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund | Sandy Springs, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Broadway League | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern New Jersey Council | Oakland, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elevator Repair Service Theatre | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hello Future | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
18 of 52 (35%) 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 43%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 30 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $2,222,750 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 16 | $2,049,750 | $72,500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $2,072,250 | $27,500 |
| 2023 | 25 | $2,043,750 | $25,000 |
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. Philip and Janice Levin Foundation has 27 of them, worth $19.2M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $3,000,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,500,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $1,350,000 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $1,250,000 |
| Nyu Langone Medical Center | New York, NY | $1,250,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $900,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $800,000 |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | $600,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $575,000 |
| Nyu School of Medicine | New York, NY | $450,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $375,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $325,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 73% 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.
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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 $32,500. 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 York.
- 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 Philip and Janice Levin 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: 975 US Highway 22 West, North Plainfield, NJ, 07060. 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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