Private foundation · EIN 13-3735187 · New York, New York

Druckenmiller 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 2023 Form 990-PF: 58 grants paid, $136M total, median $28K. 53% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2023
58
$136M
Median grant
$28K
Stays in NY
53%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.0B

Grants paid in 2023

Top 38 of 58 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral use$40M
Blue Meridian Partners IncNew York, NYGeneral use$31M
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral use$20M
Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NYGeneral use$15M
Foundation for Sarcoidosis ResearchChicago, ILGeneral use$10M
New York STEM Cell FoundationNew York, NYGeneral use$6.0M
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEGeneral use$5.0M
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYGeneral use$2.0M
The Spence SchoolNew York, NYGeneral use$1.6M
Am Museum of Nat'l HistoryNew York, NYGeneral use$1.5M
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYGeneral use$500K
Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv, ISBloomberg program$500K
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral use$400K
Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NYGeneral use$250K
Animal Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral use$217K
OceanaWashington, DCGeneral use$200K
The Futuro Media GroupNew York, NYGeneral use$160K
Dms Dream FoundationHempstead, NYGeneral use$150K
El EducationNew York, NYGeneral use$150K
Southampton Bath and Tennis Charitable FundSouthampton, NYGeneral use$125K
Reach the WorldWashington, DCGeneral use$100K
Cidny - Independent Living Services IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral use$100K
Archdiocese of Ny - Cardinal's Stewardship AppealNew York, NYGeneral use$50K
Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NYGeneral use$50K
Partnership to End AddictionNew York, NYGeneral use$50K
Isamu Noguchi Foundation & Garden MuseumAstoria, NYGeneral use$50K
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UTGeneral use$50K
Kids of NYU FoundationNew York, NYGeneral use$40K
The Wisdom of Healing SchoolWest Nyack, NYGeneral use$30K
Gmhc - AIDS Walk NyNew York, NYGeneral use$25K
Episcopal School in the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral use$25K
Bellevue AssociationNew York, NYGeneral use$25K
Serica Initiative IncNew York, NYGeneral use$25K
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral use$15K
Southampton Fresh Air HomeSouthampton, NYGeneral use$15K
Center for Jewish Life of Ny IncSag Harbor, NYGeneral use$10K
Southampton History MuseumSouthampton, NYGeneral use$10K
The Skin Cancer FoundationNew York, NYGeneral use$5,000

By state: New York 31 · Illinois 1 · Maine 1 · INTL 1 · California 1 · District of Columbia 2

Giving by year

Contributions, gifts, and grants paid, from Form 990-PF via ProPublica.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

About this foundation

Druckenmiller Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Duquesne Family Office LLC, 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.

Latest 990-PF (PDF)All filings on ProPublica

Does Druckenmiller Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2023 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 Druckenmiller Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2023 it paid $136M across 58 grants, a median of $28K.

Where does Druckenmiller Foundation give?

New York (31 grants), Illinois (1 grants), Maine (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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