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MGG Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 204212751

MGG Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $537,840 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $30,600 and the largest $466,640. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $178,200 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$178,20013$3.4 million
2024$537,8404$4.0 million

How to apply

MGG Foundation 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 MGG Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$537,840

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association
New York, NY
Public charity$466,640
The Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association
New York, NY
Public charity$50,000
West Side Montessori School
New York, NY
Public charity$11,200
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Public charity$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does MGG Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does MGG Foundation give?

$537,840 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $30,600.

Who runs MGG Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Meredith M Polivy (President), Philip L Milstein (Vice President) and Peter Grossman (Treasurer / Sec'y).

What does MGG Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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