Private foundation · EIN 13-7004291 · New Canaan, Connecticut

Eric P Sheinberg 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: 25 grants paid, $630K total, median $10K. 40% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$630K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in CT
40%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Sinai Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$235K
Goldman Sachs GivesNew York, NYGeneral support$173K
American Hospital of Paris FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$35K
New Canaan Waveny Lifecare NetworkNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$25K
Police Athletic League of NyNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
John Hopkins Berman InstituteBaltimore, MDGeneral support$20K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Frick MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Getabout IncNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$10K
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Museum of Modern ArtManhattan, NYGeneral support$10K
New Canaan Public LibraryNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$10K
Wnet Thirteen AssociatesNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Asia SocietyNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
New Canaan Police Benevolent AssnNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$5,000
New Canaan Police DepartmentNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$5,000
New Canaan Staying PutNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$5,000
New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance CorpsNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$5,000
New Canaan YMCANew Canaan, CTGeneral support$5,000
Quaker Ridge Employee Scholarship FundScarsdale, NYGeneral support$5,000
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYGeneral support$5,000
Botanical Garden of NyBronx, NYGeneral support$2,500
Visiting Nurse ServiceWilton, CTGeneral support$2,500
New Canaan Fire DepartmentNew Canaan, CTGeneral support$1,000
Westchester Caddie Scholarship FundElmsford, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New York 14 · Connecticut 10 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Eric P Sheinberg Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New Canaan, Connecticut, administered in care of R&r, tax-exempt since 1971. 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 Eric P Sheinberg 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 Eric P Sheinberg Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $630K across 25 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Eric P Sheinberg Foundation give?

New York (14 grants), Connecticut (10 grants), Maryland (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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