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The Forest Family Foundation Inc

White Plains, NY · EIN 13-6219843. Reported 151 grants totalling $164,814 to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$300median grant
$164,814granted, 2021-2024
94organizations funded
38%of grantees funded again the next year
$1,047,139assets, 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. The Forest Family 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 $300. Half of everything it gave fell between $150 and $750; the smallest was $22 and the largest $21,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
119 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
24 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
4 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
4 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
FjcNew York, NY$60,250332024
Alpha Epsilon PhiDanbury, CT$27,000332024
Rogosin Institute IncNew York, NY$5,000112021
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North JerseyRiver Edge, NJ$5,000112021
Alzheimer's Association of WestchesterPurchase, NY$3,500332023
Central Baptist ChurchNew York City, NY$3,300332023
Jcca Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY$3,000222024
Gls Memorial Fund (laurence Polatsch)Rye Brook, NY$2,750222023
Friendship CircleWest Bloomfield, MI$2,650332024
Chabad of BedfordBedford Corners, NY$2,600332024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$2,500332024
Gilda's Club Westchester IncWhite Plains, NY$2,480112023
Hunter's CMT4B3 Research FoundationScarsdale, NY$2,400222022
Teak Fellowship IncNew York, NY$2,250112024
Hospital for Special Surgery Fund IncNew York, NY$2,000112022
Jewish Child Care Association (jcca)Brooklyn, NY$2,000112021
Feeding Westchester IncElmsford, NY$1,250332023
White Plains Hospital Medical CenterWhite Plains, NY$1,250222023
Westchester VipersElmsford, NY$1,225112021
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$1,200222022
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL$1,000112024
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD$1,000112021
Kidney Search Foundation IncHuntington Station, NY$1,000112024
Long Island Alzheimers & Dementia CenterWestbury, NY$1,000112022
Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY$1,000112023
Westhampton Beach Performing ArtsWesthampton Beach, NY$1,000112024
US Olympic and Paralympic FoundationColorado Springs, CO$920112021
Wounded Warior Project IncJacksonville, FL$910332024
Fordham Law SchoolNew York, NY$900332023
United Negro College Fund IncWashington, DC$880442024
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$800222022
Pan-Massachusetts ChallengeNeedham, MA$800332024
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$750112021
Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance CorpsScarsdale, NY$750222022
Guide Dogs for the Blind IncSan Rafael, CA$700442024
Special Olympics New York IncAlbany, NY$680112021
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA$675222022
North Shore Animal League America IncPort Washington, NY$665332023
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$600332023
Whyhunger IncNew York, NY$600112022
A Torah Infertility Medium of ExchangeBrooklyn, NY$500112022
Cans 4 Cancer IncGarden City, NY$500112023
From Houses to Homes - Guatemala IncMt Tabor, NJ$500112021
Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeWashington, DC$500112024
Make-a-Wish Foundation of AmericaPhoenix, AZ$500332024
Nyu Langone HealthNew York, NY$500112021
Scarsdale Police Benevolent AssociationScarsdale, NY$500222022
St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT$500112024
Texas Hillel FoundationAustin, TX$500112023
The Lustgarten FoundationWoodbury, NY$500112022
ASPCANew York, NY$400222022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$400222023
Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJ$375112021
Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY$350112021
The Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA$350112021
Citymeals-on-WheelsNew York, NY$330112021
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY$320222024
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$305222022
All About Spay Neuter IncMassapequa, NY$300112023
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$300332024
Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer ResearHouston, TX$300112021
Change for Kids IncNew York, NY$300112021
Feed the ChildrenOklahoma City, OK$300222022
Southampton Town PbaSpeonk, NY$300112023
Uniformed Firefighter Assoc of ScarsdaleScarsdale, NY$300112023
AARP FoundationWashington, DC$295332024
B FoundationWilmington, DE$250112022
Concert Against CancerHouston, TX$250112022
Ronald Mcdonald House of New York IncNew York, NY$250112021
The Baldwin Foundation for Education IncBaldwin, NY$250222023
The Shalom Heritage CenterEast Windsor, NJ$250112021
WLIW21New York, NY$250112021
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (madd)Irving, TX$225222022
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY$225112021
Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance CorpsHampton Bays, NY$202332023
Aaa Foundation for Traffic SafetyWashington, DC$200112021
Hampton Bays Fire CompanyHampton Bays, NY$200222024
PTA Scarsdale High SchoolScarsdale, NY$200112022
Shames Jewish Community Center on HudsonTarrytown, NY$200112023
Tender Loving Cats IncMelville, NY$200112024
American Cancer Society IncKennesaw, GA$150112023
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL$150112021
American Kidney Fund IncRockville, MD$100112021
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$100112021
Ovarian Cancer Research AllianceNew York, NY$100112023
The American National Red CrossBoone, IA$100112021
United Service Organizations Inc (uso)Washington, DC$100112022
University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$100112024
The Humane Society of the United StatesWashington, DC$75112021
Unicef USANew York, NY$75112022
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer FoundationDallas, TX$50112021
Hampton Bay Beautification AssociationHampton Bays, NY$40112023
Hampton Bays Beautification AssociationHampton Bays, NY$40112021
Arthritis Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$22112021

36 of 94 (38%) 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 38%, 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 88 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
12 grants
Health Care
12 grants
Human Services
11 grants
Diseases & Disorders
11 grants
Animal Welfare
8 grants
Crime & Legal
5 grants
Youth Development
5 grants
Religion
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202155$32,452$300
202241$50,815$250
202332$43,192$250
202423$38,355$350

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. 70% 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
$115K
Connecticut
$28K
New Jersey
$6K
Michigan
$3K
District of Columbia
$2K
Texas
$2K
Georgia
$2K
Illinois
$2K

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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 $300. 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 The Forest Family 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: Co Steven Forest 56 Beverly Road, White Plains, NY, 10605. 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 13-6219843 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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