Private foundation · EIN 11-3216930 · Oyster Bay, New York

Bahnik Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 87 grants paid, $4.7M total, median $5,000. 90% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
87
$4.7M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
90%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$88M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 87 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Portledge SchoolLocust Valley, NYGeneral purpose$1.3M
St Francis HospitalRoslyn, NYGeneral purpose$1.1M
Boys and Girls Club of Oyster BayOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$999K
Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NYGeneral purpose$200K
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYGeneral purpose$125K
Oyster Bay Main Street AssociationOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$80K
North Shore Land AllianceHuntington, NYGeneral purpose$60K
Cradle of AviationGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$50K
FIRST Presbyterian ChurchOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$50K
East Woods SchoolOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$40K
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral purpose$35K
Long Island UniversityBrookville, NYGeneral purpose$34K
Life Enrichment CenterRiverhead, NYGeneral purpose$30K
The InnGlen Cover, NYGeneral purpose$30K
Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
The Waterfront CenterOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Baymens Heritage AssociationGlen Cove, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Guide Dog FoundationSmithtown, NYGeneral purpose$25K
America's VetdogsSmithtown, NYGeneral purpose$24K
Community Foundation of Oyster BayOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$20K
Oyster Bay Railroad MuseumOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$20K
Old Westbury GardensOld Westbury, NYGeneral purpose$18K
Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove, NYGeneral purpose$15K
Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic CancerLake Success, NYGeneral purpose$15K
Youth & Family Counseling Agency of Oyster BayOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$15K
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Long IslandGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$15K
Island HarvestGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Friends of the BayOyster Bay, NYGeneral purpose$10K
University of VermontBurlington, VTGeneral purpose$10K
Harmony HeightsNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Long Island CaresHauppauge, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug DependencePatchogue, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Swiss Benevolent SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Whaling Museum SocietyCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral purpose$10K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral purpose$10K
North Shore Child and Family Guidance CenterGlen Head, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Farms for City KidsBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$8,000
Suffolk County Vanderbilt MuseumCenterport, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
The Viscardi CenterAlbertson, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Long Island Children's MuseumGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Preservation Long IslandCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral purpose$7,000
Hps NetworkGarden City, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Church of St DominicNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Children's Aid GrantNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Spence Chapin Services to Families and ChildrenNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Book FairiesFreeport, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Long Island Youth MentoringFarmingdale, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Providence CollegeProvidence, RIGeneral purpose$5,000
Port Washington Senior CitizensPort Washington, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Port Washington Parent Resource Center IncManhasset, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
The Don Monti Memorial Research FoundationWoodbury, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
American Kidney FundNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Man Cave HealthCosta Mesa, CAGeneral purpose$5,000
Theodore Roosevelt AssociationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
The Maurer FoundationMelville, NYGeneral purpose$4,000
Tr Statue FundNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,500
Star Legacy FoundationEden Prairie, MNGeneral purpose$3,000
Pennys Flight FoundationLocust Valley, NYGeneral purpose$3,000

By state: New York 78 · Vermont 2 · Tennessee 1 · Rhode Island 1 · California 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Bahnik Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Oyster Bay, New York, administered in care of Roger L Bahnik, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Bahnik Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Bahnik Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $4.7M across 87 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Bahnik Foundation Inc give?

New York (78 grants), Vermont (2 grants), Tennessee (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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