Private foundation · EIN 61-1715303 · Purchase, New York

Kate W Cassidy 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: 62 grants paid, $5.2M total, median $15K. 82% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
62
$5.2M
Median grant
$15K
Stays in NY
82%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$94M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 62 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$1.6M
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$750K
WnetNew York, NYGeneral support$750K
Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$400K
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NYGeneral support$200K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Project Most IncEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$105K
Amber Waves FarmAmagansett, NYGeneral support$100K
Feeding AmericaWashington, DCGeneral support$100K
Surfrider Foundation-Eastern Long Island ChapterAmagansett, NYGeneral support$70K
Long Island CaresHauppauge, NYGeneral support$64K
Springs Food PantryEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$60K
East Hampton Food PantryEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$50K
Food Pantry Farm IncEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$50K
Hamptons Church Food PantryWainscott, NYGeneral support$50K
Island HarvestHauppauge, NYGeneral support$50K
East Hampton Meals on WheelsEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$40K
Montauk Food PantryMontauk, NYGeneral support$40K
Community Action Southhold Town IncSouthold, NYGeneral support$30K
Wqxr- New York Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral support$30K
92nd Street yNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
American Red CrossEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$25K
Habitat for HumanityMiddle Island, NYGeneral support$25K
Local Tv Inc (ltv)Wainscott, NYGeneral support$25K
Southhampton HospitalSouthampton, NYGeneral support$25K
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
Family Service LeagueHuntington, NYGeneral support$20K
East Hampton Education Foundation IncEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$15K
Ladies Village Improvement Society of East HamptonEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$15K
National Foundation Ectodermal DysplasiaFairview Heights, ILGeneral support$15K
Second Chance FoodsCarmel, NYGeneral support$15K
South East Consortium for Special Services IncMamaroneck, NYGeneral support$15K
Zara Aina IncNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Connecticut Public RadioHartford, CTGeneral support$10K
East End HospiceWesthampton Beach, NYGeneral support$10K
Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Guild HallEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
Helen Hayes Hospital FoundationWest Haverstraw, NYGeneral support$10K
International Rescue CommiteeNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Nature ConservancyArlington, VAGeneral support$10K
New York Public LibraryNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Peconic Community CouncilRiverhead, NYGeneral support$10K
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CAGeneral support$10K
The Art Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
The RetreatEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
UJA Israel Emergency FundNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Village Preservation Society of East HamptonEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
WaterorgKansas City, MOGeneral support$10K
East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$5,000
Friends of Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Longhouse ReserveEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$5,000
Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill, NYGeneral support$5,000
Peconic Land TrustSouthampton, NYGeneral support$5,000
Skowhegan School of Paint & SculptureNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral support$5,000
The Jane Goodall InstituteVienna, VAGeneral support$5,000
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000
Wounded Warrior ProjectTopeka, KSGeneral support$5,000

By state: New York 51 · District of Columbia 3 · Illinois 1 · Virginia 2 · Connecticut 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Kate W Cassidy Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Purchase, New York, administered in care of Kate Cassidy, tax-exempt since 2013. 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 Kate W Cassidy 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 Kate W Cassidy Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $5.2M across 62 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Kate W Cassidy Foundation give?

New York (51 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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