Private foundation · EIN 14-1505939 · New York, New York

Nicholas B Ottaway Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Application should be submitted to the foundation by march 31st.) and its median grant is $15K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $592K total, median $15K. 50% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: There are no restrictions or limitations on awards such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of instructions or other factors.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$592K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in NY
50%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Application should be submitted to the f
Assets
$10M

How to apply

Application should be submitted in business letter form disclosing all pertinent facts relative to such request. Contact: Brown Advisory, 12 East 49th Street 35th Floor, New York, Ny, 2128718569 Deadlines: Application should be submitted to the foundation by march 31st. Restrictions: There are no restrictions or limitations on awards such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of instructions or other factors.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Avid EscondidoEscondido, CAProgram support$39K
Urban ArtsBronxville, NYProgram support$25K
Latino U College Access Inc (luca)White Plains, NYProgram support$25K
Open VallejoVallejo, CAProgram support$25K
New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MAProgram support$25K
Stonewall Inn Gives BackNew York, NYGeneral support$24K
Marco Patriots IncMarco Island, FLGeneral support$20K
Kid NuzAlamo, CAGeneral support$20K
Fostering Media ConnectionsLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$20K
Goddard Riverside Comm CenterNew York, NYProgram support$20K
Fund for Investigative JournalismWashington, WAProgram support$20K
Reading Team IncNew York, NYProgram support$20K
South Bronx UnitedBronx, NYProgram support$20K
Mentor for ChangeLos Angeles, CAProgram support$20K
Center for Empowerment & EducationDanbury, CTGeneral support$15K
SF Public PressSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$15K
Public Prep NetworkBronx, NYGeneral support$15K
The TraceBrooklyn, NYProgram support$15K
SUNY New Paltz Foundation IncNew Paltz, NYProgram support$15K
Inside Climate NewsGhent, NYProgram support$15K
YWCA of Brooklyn IncBrooklyn, NYProgram support$15K
Genesys Works (DC)Washington, DCProgram support$15K
Reality ChangersSan Diego, CAProgram support$15K
Mana de San DiegoSan Diego, CAProgram support$15K
Carroll Center for the BlindNewton, MAProgram support$14K
Sam & Devorah FoundationChatham, NJGeneral support$10K
Filomen M D Agostino Greenberg SchNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Safe Toddles IncFishkill, NYGeneral support$10K
New Eyes for the Needy IncShort Hills, NJGeneral support$10K
Bronx LacrosseNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Peter Westbrook FundNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Crossover MissionVero Beach, FLGeneral support$10K
Harlem Ed Activities FundNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Committee to Protect JournalismNew York, NYProgram support$10K
New Heights Youth IncHarlem, NYProgram support$10K
Hitops IncPrinceton, NJGeneral support$5,000

By state: New York 18 · California 8 · Massachusetts 2 · Florida 2 · New Jersey 3 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Nicholas B Ottaway Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Brown Advisory, tax-exempt since 1969. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Nicholas B Ottaway Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Application should be submitted in business letter form disclosing all pertinent facts relative to such request. Deadlines: Application should be submitted to the foundation by march 31st..

How much does Nicholas B Ottaway Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $592K across 36 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Nicholas B Ottaway Foundation Inc give?

New York (18 grants), California (8 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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