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The Edlow Family Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133190911

The Edlow Family Fund Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 51 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $280,000. 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 $1.1 million the year before.

48% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$1.7 million46$31.8 million
2023$1.1 million53$33.1 million
2024$1.2 million51$33.3 million

How to apply

The Edlow Family 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 The Edlow Family Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York24$1.1 million
Pennsylvania1$51,000
California14$44,470
Maryland6$27,235
Massachusetts4$22,600
District of Columbia2$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Teachers CollegeColumbia University
New York, NY
To assist with teaching programs being developed$280,000
New York Historical
New York, NY
To help it accomplish its mission.$255,000
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
To help it achieve its stated mission.$150,700
The American Numismatic Society
New York, NY
To help it in furtherance of its stated mission.$110,000
Columbia University Irving Medical
New York, NY
To assist it with accomplishing its stated mission$65,000
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
To fund an endowment to help pay the tuition of medical school students.$51,000
The Population Council
New York, NY
To help it accomplish the organizations stated mission.$50,000
Planned Parenthood of New York City
New York, NY
To help it achieve its stated mission.$26,000
Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation
New York, NY
To assist it in achieving its stated mission.$25,000
NY Psychoanalytic Society Institute
New York, NY
In furtherance of its stated mission.$20,000
Congregation Har Shalom
Potomac, MD
To help it achieve its stated religious mission.$12,400
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
To help it achieve its stated mission.$11,000
American Skin Association
New York, NY
In furtherance of its stated mission.$10,000
Simmons University
Roxbury Crossing, MA
In furtherance of its stated mission.$10,000
Individual
NY
To enable it to achieve its stated mission.$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
To help in furtherance of its stated mission.$10,000
Entertainment Community Fund
New York, NY
To help it achieve its stated mission.$10,000
New York Public Radio
New York, NY
To assist them accomplish their stated mission.$10,000
Wnet Thirteen
New York, NY
To help them accomplish their stated mission.$10,000
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
To help it achieve its stated mission.$10,000
Cambodian American Foundation
New York, NY
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$10,000
New Yorkers for Children
New York, NY
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$10,000
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Baltimore, MD
To help them accomplish their stated mission.$8,500
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
New York, NY
In furtherance of its stated mission.$6,000
Temple Beth Elohim
Wellesley, MA
To assist it in accomplishing its stated mission.$5,500
Downtown Women's Center
Los Angeles, CA
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$5,000
Friendly House
Los Angeles, CA
To help it achieve its stated mission.$5,000
Watts Community Core
Los Angeles, CA
To help it achieve its stated mission.$5,000
NY Abortion Access Fund
New York, NY
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$5,000
Los Angeles Fire Dept Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To help it achieve its stated mission.$5,000
Congregation EmanuEl of New York
New York, NY
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$4,300
The Sage School
Foxborough, MA
To help it achieve its stated mission in education.$4,100
American Red Cross
Los Angeles, CA
To assist with its stated mission.$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
To help it accomplish its stated missions.$3,000
Pilgrim School
Los Angeles, CA
To assist it in accomplishing its stated mission.$2,940
Associated Jewish Charities
Baltimore, MD
To help it accomplish its stated mission.$2,575
St Joseph's Center
Venice, CA
To help it achieve its stated mission.$2,500
WhitmanWalker Foundation
Washington, DC
To assist it accomplish its stated mission.$2,000
David Lunch Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To assist with its stated mission.$1,500
Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, MD
To enable it accomplish its stated mission.$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Edlow Family Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Edlow Family Fund Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Edlow Family Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary Edlow (President/Secretary), Kenneth L Edlow (V.P./Treasurer), Elizabeth Fielding Edlow (Director) and Brian L Edlow (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Edlow Family Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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