Private foundation · EIN 14-1814765 · Katonah, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Peckham Family 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 210 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $1,350. 67% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
210
$1.3M
Median grant
$1,350
Stays in NY
67%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 210 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Philanthropic TrustJenkintown, PAGeneral operating support$200K
Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYSupport of the capital campaign$100K
Ron Burton Training VillageHubbardston, MAGeneral operating support$75K
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYThe holiday train show$65K
Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah, NYConcert sponsorships$50K
Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NYGeneral operating support$35K
The Public TheaterNew York, NYThe capital campaign$35K
Stone Barns CenterPocantico Hills, NYGeneral operating support$31K
12th RockMiddletown, NYGeneral operating support$25K
ArtswestchesterWhite Plains, NYGala sponsorship$25K
Eleanor Roosevelt Conference CommitteeNew York, NYConducting trainings, civic education, and outreach to increase pro-choice womens political engagement in new york state$25K
Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral operating support$25K
School of American BalletNew York, NYGeneral operations, in support of the nutcracker family benefit$25K
Town of ChesterChester, NYChester commons park improvements$20K
Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah, NYGeneral operating support$15K
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYGeneral operating support$15K
The Center for DiscoveryHarris, NYGeneral operations, in support of the fall gala$15K
The Center for DiscoveryHarris, NYGeneral operating support$15K
New York City BalletNew York, NYGeneral operating support$13K
Abortion Positivity ProjectNew York, NYGeneral operating support$10K
American Liver FoundationWest Orange, NJSupport of the 2025 national legacy gala, in honor of rich miller, gala chair$10K
Asphalt Institute FoundationLexington, KYThe internship program$10K
Community Center of Northern WestchesterBedford Hills, NYGenerate operating support$10K
Empire Center for Public PolicyAlbany, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Historic Hudson ValleyTarrytown, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Hudson Valley Shakespeare FestivalGarrison, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Masters SchoolDobbs Ferry, NYThe annual fund$10K
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Saratoga Independent SchoolSaratoga Springs, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYGeneral operating support$10K
St Peter's Hospital FoundationAlbany, NYGeneral operating support$10K
The Center for DiscoveryHarris, NYThe farm program and swim program$10K
The Public TheaterNew York, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Town of Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley, NYPleasant valley weekend 2025$10K
United Way of Westchester and PutnamWhite Plains, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Women in NeedNew York, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Yonkers Partners in EducationYonkers, NYGeneral operations, in support of the 2025 gala$10K
Youth Theatre InteractionsYonkers, NYGeneral operating support$10K
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral operating support$7,500
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral operating support$7,500
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral operating support$7,500
ArtswestchesterWhite Plains, NYGeneral operating support$6,000
Alfred State Annual FundAlfred, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Ashtabula Arts CenterAshtabula, OHGeneral operating support$5,000
Athens Performing Arts CorpAthens, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Bedford 2030Bedford Hills, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Bedford PlayhouseBedford, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Cornell Cooperative Extension Putnam CountyBrewster, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PAGeneral operating support, in memory of garrett gallagher$5,000
Food Bank of the Hudson ValleyLatham, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Friends of KarenNorth Salem, NYSupporting tri-state new york families when a child has a life-threatening illness$5,000
Hope in the BoatLatham, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Hospice of WestchesterWhite Plains, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral operating support$5,000
One CommonwealthDedham, MAAdvertising that will educate residents of massachusetts about the importance of building more housing in their communities$5,000
Orange County Land TrustMountainville, NYThe moonbeams preserve trail improvement project$5,000
Pleasant Valley Fire DepartmentPleasant Valley, NYGeneral operating support$5,000

By state: New York 140 · Pennsylvania 2 · Massachusetts 15 · Connecticut 17 · Vermont 15 · New Jersey 2

About this foundation

Peckham Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Katonah, New York, administered in care of John R Peckham, tax-exempt since 1999. 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 Peckham Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Peckham Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.3M across 210 grants, a median of $1,350.

Where does Peckham Family Foundation give?

New York (140 grants), Pennsylvania (2 grants), Massachusetts (15 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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