Private foundation · EIN 13-4093466 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Treetops 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: 25 grants paid, $713K total, median $3,600. 64% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$713K
Median grant
$3,600
Stays in NY
64%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.5M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Limmud Fsu International FoundationNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$180K
Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$112K
USC Parents FundLos Angeles, CAGeneral charitable support - no designation$100K
Taft School DevelopmentWatertown, CTGeneral charitable support - no designation$86K
Friends of the IdfNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$74K
American Friends of the Philharmonic OrchestraNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$31K
American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$30K
Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MAGeneral charitable support - no designation$25K
UJANew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$25K
Friends of B'shvil HamacharCary, NCGeneral charitable support - no designation$10K
Venetian Heritage IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$10K
Belev EchadNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$3,600
Federation of Jewish Communities of the CisNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$3,600
Met Council NyNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$3,600
Sixpoint IncSt Petersburg, FLGeneral charitable support - no designation$3,600
Ahavat RazielLong Island City, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$3,000
Ballroom MarfaMarfa, TXGeneral charitable support - no designation$2,500
Jgive - Friends of AsorJerusalem, ISGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,800
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,800
Palm Beach SynagoguePalm Beach, FLGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,800
Huntsman Cancer FoundationSalt Lake City, UTGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,000
Teaching MattersNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,000
The Boys Club of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,000
Zaka North IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$1,000
The Allen Stevenson SchoolNew York, NYGeneral charitable support - no designation$300

By state: New York 16 · California 1 · Connecticut 1 · Massachusetts 1 · North Carolina 1 · Florida 2

About this foundation

Treetops Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Btvk Llp, tax-exempt since 2000. 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 Treetops 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 Treetops Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $713K across 25 grants, a median of $3,600.

Where does Treetops Foundation give?

New York (16 grants), California (1 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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