Private foundation · EIN 23-7015091 · Melville, New York

Gant 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: 94 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $5,000. 22% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
94
$1.2M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
22%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 94 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJSee statement #9$150K
National Philanthropic TrustJenkintown, PASee statement #9$150K
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DCSee statement #9$100K
New Vernon Fire DepartmentNew Vernon, NJSee statement #9$50K
WburBoston, MASee statement #9$50K
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYSee statement #9$50K
Quest BridgePalo Alto, CASee statement #9$27K
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILSee statement #9$25K
The Historic Village at AllaireFarmingdale, NJSee statement #9$25K
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DCSee statement #9$25K
Government Accountability ProjectWashington, DCSee statement #9$22K
Amelia Island Chamber Music FestivalFernandina Beach, FLSee statement #9$20K
Americans for Immigrant JusticeMiami, FLSee statement #9$20K
Beyond90Jacksonville, FLSee statement #9$20K
Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DCSee statement #9$20K
Fountain HouseNew York, NYSee statement #9$20K
JuntosPhiladelphia, PASee statement #9$20K
Pace Women's Justice CenterWhite Plains, NYSee statement #9$20K
Ready Inspire Act IncFramingham, MASee statement #9$20K
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTSee statement #9$20K
Overlook FoundationSummit, NJSee statement #9$17K
Boys & Girls Club of Nassau CountyFernandina Beach, FLSee statement #9$15K
Partners in HealthBoston, MASee statement #9$11K
Amelia Plantation ChapelFernandina Beach, FLSee statement #9$10K
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYSee statement #9$10K
Harvard Divinity SchoolCambridge, MASee statement #9$10K
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PASee statement #9$10K
Homegrown National Park IncBoston, MASee statement #9$10K
New England Yearly Meeting of FriendsWorcester, MASee statement #9$10K
USA for UnfpaNew York, NYSee statement #9$10K
Communities for PeopleBoston, MASee statement #9$8,000
The Baker Center for Children & FamiliesBoston, MASee statement #9$7,500
San Francisco State University FoundationSan Francisco, CASee statement #9$7,000
Quakertown Senior High SchoolQuakertown, PASee statement #9$6,000
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PASee statement #9$5,000
Charles River Watershed AssociationBoston, MASee statement #9$5,000
Designing Justice & Designing SpacesOakland, CASee statement #9$5,000
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MDSee statement #9$5,000
Friends CampSouth China, MESee statement #9$5,000
Furniture SharehouseLarchmont, NYSee statement #9$5,000
Harding Township Historical SocietyNew Vernon, NJSee statement #9$5,000
Lifting Up WestchesterWhite Plains, NYSee statement #9$5,000
Nassau Council on AgingFernandina Beach, FLSee statement #9$5,000
Neighbors LinkMount Kisco, NYSee statement #9$5,000
New Jersey Highlands CoalitionBoonton, NJSee statement #9$5,000
Newton Free LibraryNewton, MASee statement #9$5,000
NYU Hospitals CenterNew York, NYSee statement #9$5,000
Rehabilitation Through the ArtsPurchase, NYSee statement #9$5,000
Rshm-Life CenterSleepy Hollow, NYSee statement #9$5,000
SarasaCambridge, MASee statement #9$5,000
The Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PASee statement #9$5,000
10000 Degrees Sonoma CountySan Rafael, CASee statement #9$4,000
Conservation InternationalArlington, VASee statement #9$4,000
Horizons for Homeless Children BostonRoxbury, MASee statement #9$4,000
Marine Conservation InstituteSeattle, WASee statement #9$4,000
Outright InternationalNew York, NYSee statement #9$4,000
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MASee statement #9$3,000
Eliot Community Human ServicesLexington, MASee statement #9$3,000
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MASee statement #9$3,000
Irvington PtsaIrvington, NYSee statement #9$3,000

By state: New Jersey 9 · Pennsylvania 8 · District of Columbia 7 · Massachusetts 23 · New York 21 · Florida 7

About this foundation

Gant Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Melville, New York, administered in care of Raich Ende Malter, 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.

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Does Gant 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 Gant Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.2M across 94 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Gant Family Foundation give?

New Jersey (9 grants), Pennsylvania (8 grants), District of Columbia (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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