Private foundation · EIN 22-2827692 · Vly Cottage, New York

The Jaffe 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 103 grants paid, $4.6M total, median $9,884. 48% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
103
$4.6M
Median grant
$9,884
Stays in NY
48%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$58M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 103 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Climate Change for All Educators IncNew Canaan, CTSupport charitable purpose$1.4M
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$325K
FareMcLean, VASupport charitable purpose$200K
Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$200K
Architectural LeagueNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$164K
National Audubon SocietyNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$153K
WgbhBoston, MASupport charitable purpose$150K
Yale University School of ArchitectureNew Haven, CTSupport charitable purpose$125K
Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$110K
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PASupports the mentorship program$105K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$102K
American Friends of OutsetJackson, WYSupport charitable purpose$100K
AshokaArlington, VASupport charitable purpose$100K
Icahn School of Medacine Mt SinaiNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$100K
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$100K
University of Hawaii FoundationHonolulu, HISupport charitable purpose$100K
Landing School Bb&dArundel, MESupport charitable purpose$65K
Food Allergy FundNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$60K
WnetNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$55K
Planned ParenthoodElmsford, NYSupport charitable purpose$52K
Bridge Fund of New YorkNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Friends of Bird Life InternationalNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Icsc FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Maratime AquariumNorwalk, CTSupport charitable purpose$50K
STEM Teachers NYCNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Teachers CollegeNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$50K
Cornell University - Dept of ArchitectureIthaca, NYSupport charitable purpose$37K
Edible Schoolyard ProjectBerkeley, CASupport charitable purpose$35K
Belmont ChapelNewport, RISupport charitable purpose$30K
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$26K
Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$25K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$25K
Cooper UnionNew York, VASupport charitable purpose$25K
Jewish MuseumNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$25K
SUNY Impact FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$25K
Bang on a CanBrooklyn, NYSupport charitable purpose$20K
Columbia University GsappNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$20K
Fit FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$20K
Ilan Lael FoundationJulian, CASupport charitable purpose$15K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MDSupport charitable purpose$15K
A Project 83New York, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
Atlantic Center for the ArtsNew Smyrna Beach, FLSupport charitable purpose$10K
Bard CollegeNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
Brooklyn BoatwordsBrooklyn, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MASupport charitable purpose$10K
Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CTSupport charitable purpose$10K
Steven Myron Holl FoundationNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
Storefront for Art and ArchitectureNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$10K
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VASupport charitable purpose$10K
Norfolk Hospicetapping HouseKings Lynn, UKSupport charitable purpose$9,884
Fountain HouseNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$6,064
Clagett SailingPortsmouth, RISupport charitable purpose$6,000
New York Society LibraryNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$6,000
Project Music Heals USGuilford, CTSupport charitable purpose$5,150
Carver CenterPort Chester, NYSupport charitable purpose$5,000
Food for Needy IncMiami Beach, FLSupport charitable purpose$5,000
Fresh Air FundNew York, NYSupport charitable purpose$5,000
Kafsc - Korean American Family Service CenterFlusing, NYSupport charitable purpose$5,000

By state: New York 49 · Connecticut 16 · Virginia 5 · Massachusetts 5 · Pennsylvania 2 · Wyoming 1

About this foundation

The Jaffe Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Vly Cottage, New York, administered in care of Rebeca Gontaryk, tax-exempt since 1987. 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 The Jaffe Family 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 The Jaffe Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $4.6M across 103 grants, a median of $9,884.

Where does The Jaffe Family Foundation give?

New York (49 grants), Connecticut (16 grants), Virginia (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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