Private foundation · EIN 13-3646357 · New York, New York

Edward T Cone 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: 29 grants paid, $968K total, median $5,000. 41% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
29
$968K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
41%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$12M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$250K
Salzburg Global SeminarWashington, DCOperating Expenses$200K
New Jersey SymphonyNewark, NJOperating Expenses$200K
The New GroupNew York, NYOperating Expenses$120K
Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyFlorham Park, NJOperating Expenses$60K
Bogliasco FoundationNew York, NYOperating Expenses$20K
The Wooster GroupNew York, NYOperating Expenses$20K
Ebb & Flow ArtsKula, HIOperating Expenses$10K
McCarter TheatrePrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$10K
Young Audiences New JerseyPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$10K
American Composers OrchesraNew York, NYOperating Expenses$5,000
D&r Greenway Land TrustPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$5,000
Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$5,000
National Shingles FoundationNew York, NYOperating Expenses$5,000
New York Public RadioNew York, NYOperating Expenses$5,000
Part of the SolutionBronx, NYOperating Expenses$5,000
People & StoriesLawrence Township, NJOperating Expenses$5,000
Princeton SingersPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$5,000
American Bird ConservancyWashington, DCOperating Expenses$3,000
Capital Harmony WorksTrenton, NJOperating Expenses3000$3,000
From the TopBoston, MAOperating Expenses$3,000
The Hummingbirds InstituteNew York, NYOperating Expenses$3,000
Princeton Future IncPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$3,000
Princeton University Summer ConcertsPrinceton, NJOperating Expenses$3,000
Riverside SymphonyNew York, NYOperating Expenses$3,000
Prospect Tneater CoNew York, NYOperating Expenses$2,000
Rescue Mission of TrentonTrenton, NJOperating Expenses$2,000
Take Dance CompanyNew York, NYOperating Expenses$2,000
Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYOperating Expenses$1,000

By state: New Jersey 13 · District of Columbia 2 · New York 12 · Hawaii 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Edward T Cone Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of T Randolph Harris, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 Edward T Cone 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 Edward T Cone Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $968K across 29 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Edward T Cone Foundation give?

New Jersey (13 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants), New York (12 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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