Private foundation · EIN 22-6676981 · New York City, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Driver 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: 38 grants paid, $286K total, median $5,000. 63% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
38
$286K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
63%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
NYU Early Book SocietyNew York, NYGeneral support$45K
Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$30K
Anthology Film ArchivesNew York, NYGeneral support$23K
Pace UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
Center for BiodiversityTucson, AZGeneral support$15K
Intl DocLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$14K
St Paul's Episcopal ChurchWestfield, NJGeneral support$12K
Documentary Education ResourceWaretown, MAGeneral support$10K
Women Make MoviesNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Re Film CollaborativeLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$10K
Film ForumNew York, NYGeneral support$8,000
American Patrons of the Natl Libr ScotlandNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
American Trustees for the British LibraryNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
Chapel & York US FdnNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
Ny UnivNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYGeneral support$6,000
Society for Science in Public InterestWashington, DCGeneral support$6,000
Legacy Global ProgramsMesa, AZGeneral support$6,000
Flow Chart FdnHudson, NYGeneral support$5,000
All Saints ChurchNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
St James Episcopal ChurchNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Amnesty Intl USANew York, NYGeneral supportgeneral support$5,000
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000
Kiks Non ProfitSomerset, NJGeneral support$3,000
The Integrative Health ProjectNew York, NYGeneral support$2,000
Appal Citizens Law CtrWhitesburg, KYGeneral support$2,000
Issue Project RoomBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$2,000
Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NYGeneral support$2,000
Public Citizens FdnWashington, DCGeneral support$2,000
Human Rights WatchNew York, NYGeneral support$2,000
Southern Overty Law CtrMontgomery, ALGeneral support$2,000
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NYGeneral support$1,000
Afghan Refugee NetworkBeaverton, ORGeneral support$1,000
MskNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Digital ScriptoriumNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Native American Rights FundWashington, DCGeneral supportgeneral support$675
Ny Public LibraryNew York, NYGeneral support$500
Center for Book ArtsNew York, NYGeneral support$500

By state: New York 24 · California 2 · Arizona 2 · New Jersey 2 · District of Columbia 4 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Driver Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York City, New York, administered in care of Albert W & Martha M Driver Jr, tax-exempt since 1996. 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 Driver 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 Driver Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $286K across 38 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Driver Family Foundation give?

New York (24 grants), California (2 grants), Arizona (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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