Private foundation · EIN 46-0795952 · White Plains, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Joel 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: 23 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $25K. 87% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$1.9M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
87%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.3M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nassau BocesGarden City, NYGeneral$619K
Brooklyn Conservatory of MusicBrooklyn, NYGeneral$275K
The Fund for Public SchoolsNew York, NYGeneral$250K
Long Island Music Hall of FameStonybrook, NYGeneral$250K
The Covenant SchoolNashville, TNGeneral$82K
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NYGeneral$80K
Exploring the ArtsAstoria, NYGeneral$75K
The Perlman Music ProgramNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Sweet Relief Musicians FundBrea, CAGeneral$25K
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral$25K
Kaufman Music CenterNew York, NYGeneral$25K
The Third Street Music SchoolNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Lenox Hill HospitalNew Hyde Park, NYGeneral$25K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Office of DevelopmentNew York, NYGeneral$25K
Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$25K
The Felix OrganizationLocust Valley, NYGeneral$20K
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra SocietyManhasset, NYGeneral$15K
Jazz Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$15K
Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NYGeneral$13K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral$10K
St Francis HospitalRoslyn, NYGeneral$10K
Oyster Bay Music FestivalHalesite, NYGeneral$5,000
NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NYGeneral$5,000

By state: New York 20 · Tennessee 1 · California 1 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Joel Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in White Plains, New York, administered in care of Gelfand Rennert & Feldman L, tax-exempt since 2012. 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 Joel 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 Joel Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.9M across 23 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Joel Foundation give?

New York (20 grants), Tennessee (1 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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