Private foundation · EIN 13-4007527 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation 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: 26 grants paid, $6.3M total, median $200K. 50% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$6.3M
Median grant
$200K
Stays in NY
50%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High SchoolWashington, DCCharitable contribution - to educate underserved youth and prepare them for college and careers.$1.3M
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MDCharitable contribution - to cure cystic fibrosis (cf) and to provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives.$600K
Success Academy Charter Schools IncNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to provide children in nyc with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character & dispo…$500K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYCharitable contribution - prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision, and cost effectiveness in patient care, out…$400K
De LA Salle AcademyNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to offer academically talented, economically less advantaged children of diverse backgrounds a life-changing educ…$350K
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTCharitable contribution - to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in thei…$350K
Camfed USA FoundationSan Francisco, CACharitable contribution - to fight poverty and hiv/aids in africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change.$300K
Catholic Relief Services IncHarlan, IACharitable contribution - to provide assistance to the poor overseas without regard to race, religion or nationality by responding to emerg…$250K
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NYCharitable contribution - to provide guide dogs to people with vision loss, at no cost to the individual. to connect exceptional dogs with…$250K
St Phillip Neri Church & SchoolMetairie, LACharitable contribution - to provide a catholic community where all stakeholders share the responsibility of developing each child spirtual…$245K
John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDCharitable contribution - to educate students, to foster independent & original research, and to share benefits discovered.$209K
Archdiocese of New York Cardinal's Annual AppealNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to support parishes that are in financial difficulty.$200K
Fellowship of Catholic University Students -FocusGenesee, COCharitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.$200K
Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, NYCharitable contribution - provide quality education and impart a love of life-long learning through exceptional academic courses and innova…$200K
The Asia SocietyNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to connect people and institutions in asia and the world$200K
Student Sponser Partnership IncNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to provide at-risk youths with tuition needed to attend private parochial high schools in nyc$150K
Cooke School & InstituteNew York, NYCharitable contributions - to provide educational and therapeutic services to students with special needs.$100K
Don Bosco Community Center of Port Chester IncPort Chester, NYCharitable contribution - to enable all people, especially the young and those whose in need, to realize their fullest potential as product…$100K
St Paul's Parish (harvard Catholic Center)Cambridge, MACharitable contribution - to launch college students into lifelong catholic mission.$100K
Touch Health IncNew York, NYCharitable contribution - to help build the health systems of the future for sub-saharan africa by strengthening the foundational building…$100K
Trey Whitfield SchoolBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution - to provide affordable and accessible education.$100K
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenNewark, NJCharitable contribution - to provide children in need with the opportunity for a quality, values-based education in a safe environment.$50K
Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NYCharitable contribution - support of the museum's frederick a.o. schwarz children's center$10K
Energy Transfer LpDallas, TXCharitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment$175
Plains All American Pipeline LpHouston, TXCharitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment$44
Abrams Capital Partners I LpBoston, MACharitable contribution - flow through from partnership investment$37

By state: New York 13 · District of Columbia 1 · Maryland 2 · Connecticut 1 · California 1 · Iowa 1

About this foundation

Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Robert H Niehaus, tax-exempt since 1999. 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 Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation 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 Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $6.3M across 26 grants, a median of $200K.

Where does Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation Inc give?

New York (13 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), Maryland (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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