Private foundation · EIN 13-6075489 · Melville, New York

Amicus 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: 18 grants paid, $558K total, median $25K. 11% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$558K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
11%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.8M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYEducational$100K
Selby Botanical GardensSarasota, FLEducational$75K
Van Wezel FoundationSarasota, FLEducational$75K
New Pond Farm and EducationRedding, CTEducational$50K
John Hopkins Hospital Benjamin Gilky FundSt Petersburg, FLEducational$45K
Neuro Challenge FoundationSarasota, FLEducational$45K
Forty Carrots Family CenterSarasota, FLEducational$40K
Boston CollegeBoston, MAEducational$35K
Boys and Girls Clubs SarasotaSarasota, FLEducational$25K
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FLEducational$25K
YMCA SarasotaSarasota, FLEducational$25K
Berkshire International Film FestivalGreat Barrington, MAEducational$5,000
Bso TanglewoodLenox, MAEducational$5,000
Barrington StagePittsfield, MAEducational$2,000
Shakespeare & CompanyLenox, MAEducational$2,000
Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MAEducational$1,500
Mahaiwe Performing Arts CenterGreat Barrington, MAEducational$1,500
Whmt Public TelevisionTroy, NYEducational$500

By state: Florida 8 · New York 2 · Massachusetts 7 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Amicus Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Melville, New York, administered in care of S Epstein P Mintz, tax-exempt since 1964. 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 Amicus 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 Amicus Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $558K across 18 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Amicus Foundation Inc give?

Florida (8 grants), New York (2 grants), Massachusetts (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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