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Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 814713571

Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.7 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 $1.6 million the year before.

20% 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$1.6 million10$9.6 million
2024$1.7 million13$8.4 million

How to apply

Ted and Meredith Segal 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 Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York8$1.1 million
District of Columbia2$350,000
Missouri1$200,000
California1$50,000
Florida1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NYU Langone Health Pledge
New York, NY
Operations$500,000
Geogre Washington University
Washington, DC
Operations$250,000
The Mission Continues
St Louis, MO
Operations$200,000
Food Bank for New York City
New York, NY
Operations$160,000
JDRF Therapeutics Fund
New York, NY
Operations$150,000
Food Bank for New York City
New York, NY
Operations$120,000
US Soccer Foundation
Washington, DC
Operations$100,000
Friends of Rodeph Sholom School
New York, NY
Operations$75,000
Friends of Rodeph Sholom School
New York, NY
Operations$54,000
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
New York, NY
Operations$50,000
Giffords Law Center
San Francisco, CA
Operations$50,000
Food Bank for New York City
New York, NY
Operations$20,000
Blue Angel Foundation
Pensacola, FL
Operations$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation give?

$1.7 million in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ted Segal (Trustee) and Meredith Perla Segal (Trustee).

What does Ted and Meredith Segal Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and food and hunger.

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