Private foundation · EIN 20-5810736 · Garden City, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mancheski 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: 23 grants paid, $806K total, median $10K. 30% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$806K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
30%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lee Memorial Health SystemFort Myers, FLGeneral purpose$100K
Patient Airlift Services IncFarmingdale, NYGeneral purpose$100K
University of Wisconsin Fdn College of EngineeringMilwaukee, WIGeneral purpose$100K
University of Wisconsin Foundation-The Frederick J Mancheski ScholarshipMilwaukee, WIGeneral purpose$100K
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CTGeneral purpose$96K
University of Wisconsin Foundation Waisman CenterMadison, WIGeneral purpose$75K
Make-A-Wish Fdn of AmericaPhoenix, AZGeneral purpose$45K
Metropolitan Golf Association FdnElmsford, NYGeneral purpose$45K
The Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Feeding AmericaWashington, DCOperational$20K
Alzheimer's Disease and Related DisorderChicago, ILOperational$10K
EarthworksWashington, DCGeneral purpose$10K
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer FoundationWoodbury, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Rainforest Alliance IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CAGeneral purpose$10K
The Conservation Fundnon Profit CorporationArlington, VAGeneral purpose$10K
Captiva Island Historical SocietyCaptiva, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
Clinicrehab of WildlifeSanibel Island, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation FoundationSanibel Island, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
Shell Museum & Educational FoundationSanibel Island, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
Usga FoundationLiberty Center, NJGeneral purpose$5,000

By state: Wisconsin 3 · New York 7 · Florida 5 · Connecticut 1 · Arizona 1 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

Mancheski Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Garden City, New York, administered in care of Bessemer Tr Co, tax-exempt since 2007. 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 Mancheski 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 Mancheski Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $806K across 23 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Mancheski Foundation Inc give?

Wisconsin (3 grants), New York (7 grants), Florida (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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