Private foundation · EIN 13-4033625 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Peter Jennings 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: 21 grants paid, $225K total, median $10K. 62% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
21
$225K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Teach for AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$40K
Women in Need IncNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NYGeneral$15K
The Bridgehampton Childcare & Recreational CenterBridgehampton, NYGeneral$15K
The Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral$15K
Research Foundation of the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral$15K
Concern Worldwide US IncNew York, NYGeneral$10K
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund IncNew York, NYGeneral$10K
SolaBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral$10K
Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NYGeneral$10K
The Innocence ProjectNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
NrdcNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
The Bob Woodruff FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
National Immigration Law CenterWashington, DCGeneral$5,000
AlientoPhoenix, AZGeneral$5,000
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DCGeneral$5,000
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral$5,000
Friends of TeamNewark, NJGeneral$5,000
One Million DegreesChicago, ILGeneral$5,000

By state: New York 13 · District of Columbia 3 · Massachusetts 1 · Alabama 1 · Arizona 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Peter Jennings Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Hogan Lovells Att Mjw, 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 Peter Jennings 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 Peter Jennings Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $225K across 21 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Peter Jennings Foundation Inc give?

New York (13 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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