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Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136092967

Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $4.5 million in 81 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $234,865. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $3.8 million the year before.

5% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.8 million78$642,478
2024$3.8 million82$797,285
2025$4.5 million81$687,472

How to apply

Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York81$4.5 million

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 81 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$234,865
Lucy Moses School of Music & Dance
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$200,000
The Educational Alliance
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$175,000
Prospect Park Alliance Inc
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$170,000
Ujafederation of Jewish Philanthropies
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$165,000
Wnyc
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$150,000
Barge Music
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$135,000
New York Landmark Preservation Foundation
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$125,000
City Harvest
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
Jose Limon Dance Foundation Inc
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
Jupiter Symphony
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
Metropolitan Opera Association
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
Planned Parenthood of NYC Inc
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$100,000
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
Channel 13WNET
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
City Center
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
Fortune Society
Long Island, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
United Hospital Fund
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
Zamir Choral Foundation
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$75,000
American Ballet Theater
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$70,000
Central Park Conservancy Inc
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$70,000
Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$70,000
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$60,000
Legal Aid Society
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$60,000
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$55,000
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$55,000
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$55,000
New York City Ballet
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$55,000
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
City College Fund
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
Hebrew Home & Hospital for the Aged at Riverdale
Riverdale, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
Joyce Theater Foundation
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
National Shingles Foundation
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
New York Public Library
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$50,000
Orpheus Chambers Orchestra
New York, NY
To further donee's exempt purpose$40,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc give?

$4.5 million in tax year 2025, across 81 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Irving Sitnick (President), Joseph L Fishman (Vice President, Treasurer), Steven Glaser (Assistant Secretary) and Jeffrey M Davis (Vice President, Secretary).

What does Henry and Lucy Moses Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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