Private foundation · EIN 13-6043497 · Albany, New York

Bachmann Strauss Family Fund 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: 109 grants paid, $827K total, median $2,000. 58% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
109
$827K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in NY
58%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$12M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 109 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$136K
Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$85K
Tree of Life IncNew Hyde Park, NYGeneral Charitable$60K
New York City BalletNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$58K
Community Roots Charter SchoolBrooklyn, NYGeneral Charitable$33K
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$25K
The Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$25K
Therapeutic Adventures IncCharlottesville, VAGeneral Charitable$25K
American Friends of Chicken ShedNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$25K
The Spence SchoolNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$22K
The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$21K
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NYGeneral Charitable$20K
New York Road RunnersNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$16K
Mount Sinai Crystal PartyNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$15K
Solomon R Guggenheim Museum & FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$15K
Collegiate SchoolNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$11K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAGeneral Charitable$11K
Miami City BalletMiami, FLGeneral Charitable$10K
Morse Life FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$10K
Roots ConnectedBrooklyn, NYGeneral Charitable$10K
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationPurchase, NYGeneral Charitable$10K
The InnovateGreenville, SCGeneral Charitable$10K
The Modern Classrooms ProjectWashington, DCGeneral Charitable$10K
The Washington InstituteWashington, DCGeneral Charitable$10K
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAGeneral Charitable$7,000
Riverdale Country SchoolBronx, NYGeneral Charitable$7,000
Boston Workers CircleBrookline, MAGeneral Charitable$6,000
The Windward SchoolNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$6,000
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of NyNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$5,000
Lung Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$5,000
Tds Underwriting HopeNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$5,000
The 1898 FoundationPurchase, NYGeneral Charitable$5,000
Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$5,000
Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement CommunityWinstonsalem, NCGeneral Charitable$5,000
Palm Beach SynagoguePalm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$5,000
Promise FundPalm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$5,000
School of American BalletNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$4,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FdnPhiladelphia, PAGeneral Charitable$3,000
West Side Montessori SchoolNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$3,000
The Palm Beach Police & Fire Fdn IncPalm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$3,000
Citizens' Committee for Children of NyNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
National September 11 Memorial & MuseumNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
Solomon Leadership ProgramPalm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$2,500
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCGeneral Charitable$2,500
Daniel W Offit Fund to Fight GlioblastomaNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
Israel Tennis & Education Centers FdnNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club IncBronx, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
Robin HoodNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
The Temple Emanu-ElNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,500
George Washington University Law SchoolWashington, DCGeneral Charitable$2,250
FfwdSan Francisco, CAGeneral Charitable$2,000
Inner-City Scholarship FundNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,000
Palm Beach SymphonyWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral Charitable$2,000
Town of North Castle PbaArmonk, NYGeneral Charitable$2,000
Manhattan Soccer ClubNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$2,000
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VAGeneral Charitable$2,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$1,750
Atlantic Salmon FederationBrooklyn, NYGeneral Charitable$1,000
Barrow Neurological FoundationPhoenix, AZGeneral Charitable$1,000

By state: New York 63 · Florida 11 · Virginia 3 · District of Columbia 5 · California 5 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Bachmann Strauss Family Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Albany, New York, administered in care of Joe Vet, tax-exempt since 1949. 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 Bachmann Strauss Family Fund 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 Bachmann Strauss Family Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $827K across 109 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Bachmann Strauss Family Fund Inc give?

New York (63 grants), Florida (11 grants), Virginia (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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