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Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 510193915

Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.8 million in 99 grants; the typical grant was $40,000 and the largest $961,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $6.1 million the year before.

25% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6.1 million93$155 million
2024$7.8 million99$159 million

How to apply

ContactEtta Reyes
140 Broadway 6th Floor, New York, NY 10005
Phone or email(212) 493-5585
What to submitWritten summary in letter form with brief description of organization and their funding requirements. Must include copy of 501(c)(3).
DeadlinesRequests must be received by october 1st.
RestrictionsOnly us charities with 501(c)(3). No funding outside USA. No matching of us government funds. No funds to individuals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York43$3.2 million
District of Columbia2$1.1 million
Idaho14$687,500
Oregon8$585,000
Connecticut7$442,500
New Jersey5$323,750
Massachusetts2$275,000
Montana1$200,000
Virginia2$175,000
Wyoming2$166,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 99 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
General support$961,500
Boys Club of New York Inc
New York, NY
General support$728,500
Appalachian Mountain Club
Boston, MA
General support$270,000
Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College
New York, NY
General support$250,000
Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
Goshen, NY
General support$233,099
Goshen Historic Track
Goshen, NY
General support$220,929
Brotherhood Sister Sol
New York, NY
General support$200,000
Library Foundation Inc
Portland, OR
General support$200,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
General support$200,000
Wilderness Land Trust
Helena, MT
General support$200,000
Ny Society Prevention Cruelty to Children
New York, NY
General support$170,000
Log Cabin Literary Center Inc
Boise, ID
General support$169,500
National Outdoor Leadership School
Lander, WY
General support$163,500
Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
General support$155,000
Scenic Hudson Inc
Poughkeepsie, NY
General support$150,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General support$150,000
Developing Artists
Jersey City, NJ
General support$130,000
Learning Alliance
Vero Beach, FL
General support$127,500
East Side House Inc
Bronx, NY
General support$125,000
Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA
General support$125,000
Horizons NTL STDNT Enrichment Prgm Inc
Norwalk, CT
General support$125,000
Idaho Botanical Gardens
Boise, ID
General support$125,000
President and Trustees of Bates College
Lewiston, ME
General support$125,000
Thirteenwnet New York
New York, NY
General support$115,000
Friends of Idaho Public Television
Boise, ID
General support$110,000
Bishop John T Walker School for Boys
Washington, DC
General support$100,000
Burke Mountain Academy
East Burke, VT
General support$100,000
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR
General support$100,000
Lyman Allan Art Museum
New London, CT
General support$100,000
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
General support$100,000
Nature Conservancy- East Ny Chapter
Mt Kisco, NY
General support$100,000
Standardbred Retirement Foundation
Hamilton, NJ
General support$90,000
Proctor Academy
Andover, NH
General support$81,500
Learning Lab Inc
Garden City, ID
General support$81,000
Henry's Fork Foundation
Ashton, ID
General support$75,000
Pittock Mansion Society
Portland, OR
General support$75,000
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club
Locust Valley, NY
General support$64,000
Connecticut News Project Inc
Hartford, CT
General support$50,000
Foxcroft School
Middleburg, VA
General support$50,000
Leadership of the 21st Century
Newark, NJ
General support$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests must be received by october 1st..

How much does Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation give?

$7.8 million in tax year 2024, across 99 grants, with a typical grant of $40,000.

Who runs Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas F Dixon (Chairman), Elbridge T Gerry III (President), Anna T Korniczky (Treasurer) and Barbara O'Connell (Secretary (To 10/2024)) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Gladys and Roland Harriman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and human services.

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