Private foundation · EIN 13-3317246 · Greenwich, Connecticut

The Ae Family Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 45 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $5,000. 13% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
45
$1.9M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CT
13%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYGeneral support$400K
Carnegie HallNew York, NYGeneral support$230K
Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYGeneral supportgeneral support$200K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Chamber Music Society Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLGeneral support$125K
Scleroderma Research FoundationDanvers, MAGeneral support$103K
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYGeneral support$103K
Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MAGeneral support$100K
CaramoorKatonah, NYGeneral support$75K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral support$75K
Mianus River GorgeBedford, NYGeneral support$45K
Young Concert ArtistsNew York, NYGeneral support$40K
United Way of GreenwichGreenwich, CTGeneral support$30K
Storm KingNew Windsor, NYGeneral support$20K
Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NYGeneral support$15K
Carver CenterPort Chester, NYGeneral support$15K
Orchestra of St Luke'sNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandNew Haven, CTGeneral support$15K
WnetNew York, NYGeneral support$8,000
92nd Street yNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Bruce MuseumGreenwich, CTGeneral support$5,000
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Family ReentryBridgeport, CTGeneral support$5,000
Frick Collection MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Housing PlusBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$5,000
Katonah Museum of ArtKatonah, NYGeneral support$5,000
MomaNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
NyfosNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Surf Rider International IncJamaica, NYGeneral support$5,000
Midori & FriendsNew York, NYGeneral support$3,500
Orchestra LumosStamford, CTGeneral support$3,500
American Folk Art MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$2,525
Center for Curatorial LeadershipNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Nathaniel WitherellGreenwich, CTGeneral support$2,500
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
The KnightsBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$2,500
Lenox HillNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Marine Conservation InstituteGlen Ellen, CAGeneral support$2,500
Land Trust AllianceWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500
Music MondayNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Master VoicesNew York, NYGeneral support$2,400
Bedford PlayhouseBedford, NYGeneral support$1,500
GemsNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New York 33 · Massachusetts 2 · Florida 1 · New Jersey 1 · Connecticut 6 · California 1

About this foundation

The Ae Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut, tax-exempt since 1986. 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 The Ae Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 The Ae Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.9M across 45 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does The Ae Family Foundation give?

New York (33 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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