National Grid Foundation
Accepts applications
National Grid Foundation is a private foundation in Hicksville, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.4 million in 91 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$5.4 million
- Number of grants91
- Typical grant$25,000
- Largest grant$1.0 million
- Assets$38.0 million
- New grantees10%
Giving in 2024 was up from $3.2 million the year before.
10% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.2 million | 92 | $38.7 million |
| 2024 | $5.4 million | 91 | $38.0 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Eileen R Cohen Chair 175 Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (516) 545-6100 |
| What to submit | Applications are accepted through the on-line application system entitled cybergrants. |
| Deadlines | Through october 31 of any given year, however, at times, the deadline is extended |
| Restrictions | The national grid foundation generally provides grants to support organizations that engage in environmental and educational programming as well as emergency fuel neutral heating funds within its grant making territory across the northeast. On occasion, the board of directors may choose to support organizations and efforts that fall outside these parameters |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What National Grid Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 49 | $3.2 million |
| Massachusetts | 42 | $2.3 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Special emergency heating fund grant | $1.0 million |
| United Way of Long Island | 2024-2025 project warmth | $350,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany | 2022-2023 emergency energy assistance services | $300,000 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | The family fund - emergency heating assistance | $300,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany | Special emergency heating fund grant | $250,000 |
| United Way of Long Island | Special emergency heating fund grant | $250,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Staten Island | Special emergency heating fund grant | $250,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Brooklyn Queens | Special emergency heating fund grant | $250,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany | Heating fund grant celebrating ngf 25th anniversary | $200,000 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Heating fund grant celebrating ngf 25th anniversary | $200,000 |
| United Way of Long Island | Heating fund grant celebrating ngf 25th anniversary | $150,000 |
| Brooklyn Org | Special emergency heating fund grant | $112,500 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger | Greenteen internship program advancing youth employment and food equity | $85,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | 2024 summer reading program including storyteen | $70,000 |
| Citizens Committee for NYC | All in the neighborhood grants | $50,000 |
| Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School | 2024 national grid foundation summer training program | $40,000 |
| Trustees of Phillips Academy | (ms)2 mathematics and science education for minority students | $40,000 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston's roxbury community college and be mass competitive programs | $40,000 |
| Cec Stuyvesant Cove Inc DBA Solar One | Green design lab | $35,000 |
| On-Point for College | Ngf summer 2024 pre-college orientation program | $35,000 |
| St Francis College | Project access cstep bridge program | $35,000 |
| YMCA of Greater New York | The rowe scholars program | $35,000 |
| Nypd Foundation | Neighborhood coordination school initiative/ngf scholarship | $32,000 |
| Buffalo Arts and Technology Center | Workforce development program pathways to economic stability | $30,000 |
| Citizens Schools | Expanding STEM learning opportunities | $30,000 |
| Earthwatch Institute | Teach earth - preparing bostons teachers to thrive in science & environmental education | $30,000 |
| Freedom House Inc | Preparing urban students for success in higher education push | $30,000 |
| Helen Keller Services | Brooklyn childrens learning center | $30,000 |
| Long Island Pine Barrens | Middle school kids go to school | $30,000 |
| Seven Hills Aspire | Aspire! Workforce readiness and employment program | $30,000 |
| The Economic Development Group DBA Northland Workforce Training Center | Northland workforce training math lab | $30,000 |
| Wade Institute of Science Education | Professional development learning for k12 educators: professional development institutes and focus workshops | $30,000 |
| Rebuilding Together NYC | Excelling in math: ypp in greater boston | $27,500 |
| Molloy College | National grid foundation teaching green institute 2023 | $27,000 |
| Baruch Collegebaruch College Fund | Improving vulnerable student outcomes - seek program | $25,000 |
| Change Is Simple | Stem - equity education for public schools | $25,000 |
| Courageous Sailing Center for Youth Inc | Reach initiative summer and school-year programs | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Children of Boston | Achievers program: long term mentoring for highest risk youth and 2 gen expansion | $25,000 |
| Grassroots Gardens of Western New York | Community and school garden program | $25,000 |
| La Collaborative (Chelsea Collaborative) | Workforce development program | $25,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Eileen R Cohen
- Rev Dr Gary V Simpson
- Carmen Fields
- Don Lowery
- Ebone M Carrington
- Calvin L Corriders
- Hon Louis Elisa II
- Melanie Littlejohn
- Lorraine Lynch
- Aaron Choo
- Caroline Hon
- Stephen Zelkowitz
- Stephen J Woerner
- Marcy L Reed
- Robert Simmons
Questions people ask
Does National Grid Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Through october 31 of any given year, however, at times, the deadline is extended.
How much does National Grid Foundation give?
$5.4 million in tax year 2024, across 91 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.
Who runs National Grid Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Eileen R Cohen (Chair), Rev Dr Gary V Simpson (Vice-Chair), Carmen Fields (Vice-Chair) and Don Lowery (Treasurer) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does National Grid Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly human services, faith communities and education.