Private foundation · EIN 13-6090843 · New York, New York

Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel 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: 79 grants paid, $6.0M total, median $50K. 48% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
79
$6.0M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in NY
48%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$32M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 79 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NYState infrastructure fund$400K
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DCGeneral support$350K
New Venture FundWashington, DCTrusted elections fund$300K
StandearthSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$300K
Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$250K
The New York Immigration Coalition IncNew York, NYGeneral support$225K
Climate & Clean Energy Equity FundWashington, DCGeneral support$200K
Proteus FundNew York, NYPiper fund$200K
Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJBridging divides initiative$200K
350orgBoston, MAGeneral support$150K
Ceres IncBoston, MAGeneral support$150K
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CAClimate and energy program$150K
League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DCGeneral support$150K
Louisiana Bucket BrigadeNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$150K
Sd Foundation Dba Voting Rights LabWashington, DCGeneral support$150K
Urge Unite for Reproductive and Gender EquityWashington, DCVoter engagement$150K
All Voting Is LocalWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
All Voting Is LocalWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
American Constitution SocietyWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
Center for Reproductive Rights IncNew York, NYU.s. program$100K
Guttmacher Institute IncNew York, NYU.s. program$100K
Lawyers for Children IncNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NYImmigrant youth representation project$100K
New Venture FundWashington, DCAbortion on our own terms$100K
New Venture FundWashington, DCTrusted elections fund$100K
Physicians for Reproductive Health IncHartsdale, NYGeneral support$100K
Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MACenter for science & democracy$100K
National Institute for Reproductive HealthNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
Pacific EnvironmentSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$75K
Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
Reproductive Health Access Project IncNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
The Door - a Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NYLegal services center$70K
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MADuchenne muscular dystrophy research$60K
Brooklyn Workforce InnovationsBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$60K
Legal Action CenterNew York, NYNew york policy advocacy$60K
Bluegreen Alliance FoundationMinneapolis, MNGeneral support$50K
League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DCChispa program$50K
Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NYAmplify georgia collaborative$50K
New Economy ProjectNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Inc (phi)New York, NYNew york state policy initiative$50K
Sd Foundation Dba Voting Rights LabWashington, DCGeneral support of rapid response efforts$50K
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DCVoting rights$50K
Waterfront Alliance IncNew York, NYCoastal resiliency community organizer$50K
Bluegreen Alliance FoundationMinneapolis, MNOffshore wind program$40K
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison IncOssining, NYGeneral support$40K
Center for Employment Opportunities IncNew York, NYNew york program$25K
Waterfront Alliance IncNew York, NYClimate resilience and adaptation$25K
Waterfront Alliance IncNew York, NYClimate resilience and adaptation$25K
Helen Keller International IncNew York, NYVitamin a supplementation program and complementary activities$20K
Jackie Robinson Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
New Venture FundWashington, DCTrusted elections fund$20K
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NYNaomi berrie diabetes center$20K
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MAWbur$15K
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral support$10K
Greenwich United WayGreenwich, CTGeneral support$10K
Search for ChangeValhalla, NYGeneral support$10K
Unison Learning CenterNew Paltz, NYGraceful aging project$10K
Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NYEgl house call program$10K
Lighthouse GuildNew York, NYGeneral support$8,000

By state: New York 38 · District of Columbia 17 · California 4 · Massachusetts 7 · New Jersey 2 · Louisiana 2

About this foundation

Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Gimbel Foundation, tax-exempt since 1943. 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 Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel 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 Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $6.0M across 79 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc give?

New York (38 grants), District of Columbia (17 grants), California (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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