Private foundation · EIN 13-3675545 · New York, New York

Charina Endowment Fund 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 69 grants paid, $17M total, median $150K. 77% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
69
$17M
Median grant
$150K
Stays in NY
77%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$370M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 69 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $17M; Part I reports $20M in contributions paid

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral support$1.0M
Hunter College Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$600K
Gates Philanthropy PartnersSeattle, WAGeneral support$500K
Harvard Th Chan Schol of Public HealthBoston, MAGeneral support$500K
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NYGeneral support$500K
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYGeneral support$500K
Nightingale-Bamford SchoolNew York, NYGeneral support$500K
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYGeneral support$500K
The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$500K
Trustees for Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAGeneral support$500K
Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly Ny Zoological Soc)The Bronx, NYGeneral support$500K
City University of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$400K
Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DCGeneral support$400K
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$334K
Park Avenue Armoryseventh Reg Armory Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral support$333K
American Federation for Aging Research IncNew York, NYGeneral support$300K
Crenulated Company - Dba New SettlementBronx, NYGeneral support$300K
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington, DCGeneral support$300K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$300K
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational FundNew York, NYGeneral support$300K
The Urban AssemblyNew York, NYGeneral support$300K
Vera Institute of JusticeBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$300K
Americans for Ben-Gurion University IncNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
American Technion SocietyNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
Congregation Emanu-ElNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
National September 11 Mem & Museum (was Wtc Mem Found)New York, NYGeneral support$250K
One Health TrustWashington, DCGeneral support$250K
Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NYGeneral support$225K
Goddard-Riverside Community CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$225K
Jacob a Riis Neighborhoold HousesQueens, NYGeneral support$225K
Riverside Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral support$225K
WgbhBoston, MAGeneral support$225K
Human Rights FIRSTLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$200K
Amigos del Museo del Barrio IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Children's Hospital FoundationSilver Spring, MDGeneral support$150K
City Parks FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Drawing Center IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Film Forum IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine IncGarden City, NYGeneral support$150K
Good Sheapard ServiceNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Harlem School of the ArtsNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Jupiter Medical Center IncJupiter, FLGeneral support$150K
Literacy PartnersNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Scholars at Risk IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Socrates Sculpture Park IncLong Island City, NYGeneral support$150K
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Sunnyside Community CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
The Oliver Scholars ProgramNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
The Shakespeare TheatreWashington, DCGeneral support$150K
Theatre Development FundNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Union Settlement AssociationNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Wave Hill IncorporatedBronx, NYGeneral support$150K
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$150K
World Trade Center Performing Arts Center IncNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Aperture Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$100K
Modern Art OxfordOxford, UKGeneral support$100K

By state: New York 53 · Massachusetts 3 · District of Columbia 4 · Washington 1 · Florida 2 · Maryland 2

About this foundation

Charina Endowment Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of McDermott Will & Emery Llp, tax-exempt since 1992. 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 Charina Endowment Fund Inc 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 Charina Endowment Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $17M across 69 grants, a median of $150K.

Where does Charina Endowment Fund Inc give?

New York (53 grants), Massachusetts (3 grants), District of Columbia (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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