Private foundation · EIN 13-6098443 · New York, New York

Robert & Joyce Menschel 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: 46 grants paid, $1.6M total, median $2,500. 83% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
46
$1.6M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in NY
83%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$34M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York City Community TrustNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1.1M
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$125K
Makeway FoundationToronto, CAGeneral/unrestricted support$95K
PublicolorNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$25K
Highline (friends of the Highline)New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$25K
Art Omi Pavillion at Chatham Alice Aycock FundChatham, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$20K
Bridgehampton Chamber MusicNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$19K
Dominican Friars of Irving TexasIrving, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10K
L'arche Long IslandRiverhead, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10K
Public TheaterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10K
Tree FolksAustin, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10K
Citizens Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$6,000
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000
Fresh Air Fund #2949New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000
Friends of Ny City Nurse-Family PartnershipNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000
Hudson River MusuemYonkers, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000
Schwarzman Animal MedicalNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000
Easthampton Healthcare FoundationEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Park Avenue ArmoryNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
NYC Bird AllianceNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FLGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Weill Cornell-Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Works and ProcessNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500
Macular Degeneration ResearchNorthhampton, MAGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000
Sag Harbor Song FestivalSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000
Institute for Media AnalysisNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000
Manhattan Class Company IncNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000
Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DCGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500
Purpose Life ChurchBrooklyn, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500
Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500
Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Bay Street & Sag Harbor CenterSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Piano FestNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Young Concert ArtistsNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
East River EsplanadeNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Hope House Foundation NorfolkNorfolk, VAGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
Sarasota BalletSarasota, FLGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000
East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500
LvisEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500
The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500
Women's Art Center of the HamptonsBridgehampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500
Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical FoundationNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$150

By state: New York 38 · INTL 1 · Texas 2 · Florida 2 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Robert & Joyce Menschel Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of C/O Ernst & Young Llp, tax-exempt since 1963. 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 Robert & Joyce Menschel 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 Robert & Joyce Menschel Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.6M across 46 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Robert & Joyce Menschel Foundation give?

New York (38 grants), INTL (1 grants), Texas (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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