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Northlands Foundation

Preselected recipients only Malden Bridge, New York · EIN 821223620

Northlands Foundation is a private foundation in Malden Bridge, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $359,960 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $79,575. 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 $310,457 the year before.

36% 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$310,45741$3.3 million
2024$359,96036$3.5 million

How to apply

Northlands 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 Northlands Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York23$196,525
Massachusetts3$89,575
Pennsylvania4$58,050
Florida1$10,000
Minnesota1$3,125
Oregon1$1,500
District of Columbia1$1,000
North Carolina1$100
Connecticut1$85

Grants paid in 2024

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NE Historical Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
To provide support for public charitable organization$79,575
Classic Lyric Arts
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$65,000
Pennsylvania Voice
Philadelphia, PA
To provide support for public charitable organization$52,500
Scenic Hudson
Poughkeepsie, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$50,000
Concerts in the Village
Kinderhook, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$28,325
Hudson Hall
Hudson, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$12,500
Metropolitian Opera
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$12,500
Friends of Paradis Des Indiens Inc
Pompano Beach, FL
To provide support for public charitable organization$10,000
Morgan Library & Museum
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$6,000
Capital Region Classical
Albany, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$5,000
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
To provide support for public charitable organization$5,000
Ma Voter Education
Boston, MA
To provide support for public charitable organization$5,000
Master Drawings Association Inc
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$5,000
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, MN
To provide support for public charitable organization$3,125
St Peter Church
Tamaqua, PA
To provide support for public charitable organization$3,000
The Cooperage Project
Honesdale, PA
To provide support for public charitable organization$2,500
Columbia Land Conservancy
Chatham, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$2,000
Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation
Astoria, OR
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,500
PS 21 Inc
Chatham, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,500
Columbia County Historical Society
Kinderhook, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Dancers Responding to AIDS
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Freedom Institute
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Immigration Equaliy
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Lambda Legal
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Sparks and Wiry Cries
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
World Central Kitchens
Washington, DC
To provide support for public charitable organization$1,000
Bailey House Inc
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$500
Olana Partnership
Hudson, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$500
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ny
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$500
The Juillard School
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$500
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$500
Hudsonia
Annandaleonhudson, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$100
Ny Genealogical Biographical Society
New York, NY
To provide support for public charitable organization$100
Swiss American Historical Society
Asheville, NC
To provide support for public charitable organization$100
Yale University
New Haven, CT
To provide support for public charitable organization$85
Village Fire Company
Mill Village, PA
To provide support for public charitable organization$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Northlands Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Northlands Foundation give?

$359,960 in tax year 2024, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Northlands Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Wheelock Whitney III (Trustee).

What does Northlands Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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