Private foundation · EIN 13-4094405 · Uniondale, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Grove Creek Fund

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 41 grants paid, $316K total, median $5,000. 27% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
41
$316K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.6M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
St John's UniversityQueens, NYGeneral$100K
Groton SchoolGroton, MAGeneral$30K
Bolles SchoolJacksonville, FLGeneralgeneral$10K
Dominican AcademyNew York, NYGeneral$10K
St Andrew's SchoolMiddletown, DEGeneral$10K
University of the SouthSewanee, TNGeneral$10K
Washington Jesuit AcademyWashington, DCGeneral$10K
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTGeneral$10K
Cicely Saunders Americas IncLondon, UKGeneral$10K
John Baer ArchiveCharlestown, RIGeneral$10K
Partners in HealthBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Kipp Jacksonville SchoolsJacksonville, FLGeneral$8,000
YMCAJacksonville, FLGeneral$8,000
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MAGeneral$5,000
Childkind InternationalWeston, MAGeneral$5,000
Cure Alzheimer's FundWellesley Hills, MAGeneral$5,000
Epiphany SchoolDorchester, MAGeneral$5,000
International Association for Hospice and Pallative CareHouston, TXGeneral$5,000
Manhattan CollegeNew York, NYGeneralgeneral$5,000
Mountain Lake Communication ServiceLake Wales, FLGeneral$5,000
American Academy of Hospice and Pallative MedicineSchaumburg, ILGeneral$5,000
Holy Spirit Catholic ChurchNew Hyde Park, NYGeneral$5,000
Saint Monicas ChurchNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
The American Austrian FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$3,000
Belmont Day SchoolBelmont, MAGeneral$2,500
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCGeneral$2,500
Gonzaga-College High SchoolWashington, DCGeneral$2,500
Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral$2,500
St Stephen's SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Hospice and Pallative Care of Wood River ValleyNorth Ketchum, IDGeneral$2,000
Our Lady of SnowsSun Valley, IDGeneral$2,000
Bok Tower GardensLake Wales, FLGeneral$1,500
Historic Colony House FoundationLake Wales, FLGeneral$1,500
The Buckley SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$1,500
Delta WaterfowlBismarck, NDGeneral$1,000
Loyola UniversityNew Orleans, LAGeneral$1,000
The Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral$1,000
Acld FoundationBethpage, NYGeneral$1,000
Xavier High SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral$500
University of Michigan - Ross SchoolAnn Arbor, MIGeneral$500

By state: New York 11 · Massachusetts 8 · Florida 6 · District of Columbia 3 · Delaware 1 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Grove Creek Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Uniondale, New York, administered in care of Estabrook Capital Management Fund, 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 Grove Creek Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Grove Creek Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $316K across 41 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Grove Creek Fund give?

New York (11 grants), Massachusetts (8 grants), Florida (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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