Altman Foundation
Accepts applications
Altman Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $13.4 million in 216 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$13.4 million
- Number of grants216
- Typical grant$50,000
- Largest grant$250,000
- Assets$287 million
- New grantees30%
Giving in 2024 was up from $11.9 million the year before.
30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $11.9 million | 203 | $283 million |
| 2024 | $13.4 million | 216 | $287 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Deborah T Velazquez 8 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (212) 682-0970, info@altman.org |
| What to submit, deadlines, restrictions | Please see our grant guidelines on our website - https://www.altmanfoundation.org/grant-seekers |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Altman Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 210 | $12.5 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $75,000 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $75,000 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $75,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $50,000 |
| California | 1 | $1,500 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Expanded Schools | For the high-impact tutoring initiative | $250,000 |
| The New York Community Trust | To support services and supports through the fund for the newest new yorkers, a collaborative fund | $250,000 |
| Fund for Public Schools Inc | To ensure effective implementation of the career navigation roadmap | $200,000 |
| Goddard Riverside Community Center | To support direct college access and success services, training for college access and success professionals, and research and advocacy to close postsecondary attainment gaps | $200,000 |
| New Visions for Public Schools | To promote improved postsecondary outcomes among students from new visions schools as well as nyc public schools more broadly | $175,000 |
| New York Foundation | To help support the neighborhoods first fund | $175,000 |
| United Way of New York City | To support change capital fund's capacity building of nonprofit, community-based organizations in high-poverty neighborhoods | $175,000 |
| Eagle Academy Foundation Inc | To support the eagles soaring beyond (esb) initiative | $150,000 |
| Fund for Public Health in New York Inc | To support outreach to low-income immigrant new yorkers over 65 about the availability of medicaid benefits along with where and how to enroll | $150,000 |
| National Education Equity Lab Inc | To expand access to college coursework from top colleges and universities for nyc public high school students | $150,000 |
| The New York Community Trust | To support the new york city workforce development fund | $150,000 |
| Masa-Mexed Inc | To support legal assistance and education | $130,000 |
| Bottom Line Inc | To support its college access and success programs in new york | $125,000 |
| Imentor | To deliver college access and success services to thousands of potential first-generation students from historically marginalized communities across new york city | $125,000 |
| NYC Health Hospitalselmhurst | To support the access to primary care and social support program | $125,000 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | For the cuny office of academic affairs to help support tutors and staff who participate in cuny reading corps | $125,000 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | For the cuny office of enrollment management to support the college completion innovation fund's work with current grantees and the fy25 grant cycle | $125,000 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | To help support the early childhood leadership initiative in new york city to provide career and professional development and coaching to early childhood leaders | $125,000 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc | To support the seo scholars program and its students in nyc as they continue to respond to the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic | $125,000 |
| Staten Island Performing Provider System LLC | For recruitment, placement, and retention support to enhance outcomes in a federally funded training and apprenticeship program for entry-level healthcare jobs | $125,000 |
| One Brooklyn Health System | To support the diabetes center of excellence and improve health outcomes for people living with diabetes in central brooklyn | $115,000 |
| Brownsville Community Development Corporation | To support patient navigation at the bms express care @ dumont urgent care services center | $110,000 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center | To employ community health workers to integrate social care into obstetric practice in the bronx | $100,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | To help support the implementation of core elements of its new strategic plan | $100,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | To help support the implementation of core elements of its new strategic plan | $100,000 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | To support the expansion of the nyc green fund into a long-term campaign to provide financial, network, and technical support for open space stewards | $100,000 |
| Community Health Care Association of New York State | To support participation of community health centers in value-based care initiatives | $100,000 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc | For general operating support for the student success network | $100,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | For college access: research & action to support continued innovation and growth of its peer leadership for college access and success programs | $100,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | For power of twos parent coaching and family support work in central brooklyn and the south bronx | $100,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | For the center for fair futures as it launches a coaching & training institute | $100,000 |
| Good Shepherd Services | To support the next phase of economic mobility work across all gss programs | $100,000 |
| Harlem Rbi Inc | To support afterschool, summer, and post-secondary programming for young people in east harlem and the south bronx | $100,000 |
| Housing Works Inc | For care your way, a demonstration project leveraging digital health technology to improve self-management of chronic health conditions | $100,000 |
| Jobsfirstnyc | To integrate economic development and young adult workforce development practices in nyc through all of jobsfirsts solution areas | $100,000 |
| Make the Road New York | To expand services and maximize engagement in a soon-to-open new community center serving low-income immigrant new yorkers in queens | $100,000 |
| NYC Kids Rise Inc | To help engage nyc public school alumni in contributing to college savings accounts for nyc public school students and related programming | $100,000 |
| Read Alliance | For the fy24 and fy25 school year and summer reading programs | $100,000 |
| Teaching Matters Inc | To support early learning matters | $100,000 |
| The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Inc | To help support its core work with and on behalf of 80+ member organizations which focus on housing, economic, and racial justice in service of a more just, affordable, and equitable new york | $100,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Jane B O'Connell
- John W Townsend
- Beverly F Chase
- Deborah T Velazquez
- James M Burke
- Wilfred A Finnegan
- William A Goodloe
- Lisa Hinds
- Ellen L Rautenberg
- David Nocenti
- Joyce Shen
- Julia V Shea
- Patricia J Volland
Questions people ask
Does Altman Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please see our grant guidelines on our website - https://www.altmanfoundation.org/grant-seekers.
How much does Altman Foundation give?
$13.4 million in tax year 2024, across 216 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.
Who runs Altman Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Jane B O'Connell (Chair, Trustee), John W Townsend (Vice President, Treasurer, Trustee), Beverly F Chase (Secretary, Trustee) and Deborah T Velazquez (President, Trustee) among 13 officers and trustees.
What does Altman Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and community development.