Private foundation · EIN 13-1963929 · Plainview, New York

Utopia Fund

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: 11 grants paid, $560K total, median $20K. 36% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$560K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in NY
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.8M

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of Eton CollegeMcLean, VAGeneral$280K
American Friends of the Royal FoundationWhite Plains, NYGeneral$135K
101 East 69th Street ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral$25K
The Aldrich Contemporary Art MuseumRidgefield, CTGeneral$25K
The Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CTGeneral$20K
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYGeneral$20K
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTGeneral$20K
Stanford GsbStanford, CAGeneral$15K
Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MAGeneral$10K
122 East 66th Street FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Atlantic Salmon FederationBrunswick, MEGeneral$5,000

By state: Virginia 1 · New York 4 · Connecticut 3 · California 1 · Massachusetts 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Utopia Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Plainview, New York, administered in care of Mjsm, tax-exempt since 1952. 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 Utopia Fund 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 Utopia Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $560K across 11 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Utopia Fund give?

Virginia (1 grants), New York (4 grants), Connecticut (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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