Private foundation · EIN 81-4727835 · Ridgewood, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lori and Michael Nash 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: 39 grants paid, $770K total, median $8,287. 5% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
39
$770K
Median grant
$8,287
Stays in NJ
5%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Melanoma Research FoundationWashington, DCProgram support$167K
Dream Charter SchoolNew York, NYProgram support$100K
Spark Youth NYC IncNew York, NYProgram support$100K
God's Love We DeliverNew York, NYProgram support$60K
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NYProgram support$50K
McC TheaterNew York, NYProgram support$26K
Teaching MattersNew York, NYProgram support$26K
Groundswell Charitable FoundationEl Segundo, CAProgram support$25K
Harlem Rbi IncNew York, NYProgram support$25K
Brightfocus FoundationClarksburg, MDProgram support$21K
Answer the Call New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit FundNew York, NYProgram support$19K
Tom Jay Coughlin Fund FoundationJacksonville Beach, FLProgram support$15K
Met CouncilNew York, NYProgram support$11K
Good Food WorksNew Tork, NYProgram support$11K
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYProgram support$10K
Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYProgram support$10K
Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer FoundationNew York, NYProgram support$10K
Lisa B Fishman Foundation IncMontville, NJProgram support$10K
Tee Off Fore Life IncBronx, NYProgram support$10K
Grahams FoundationBloomington, INProgram support$8,287
52nd Street ProjectNew York, NYProgram support$6,545
Aland EtienneOpen, NYProgram support$5,400
Light of Life Rescue MissionPittsburgh, PAProgram support$5,400
Devils Youth Foundation IncNewark, NJProgram support$5,181
Blood Cancer UnitedWashington, DCProgram support$5,000
Team RubiconLos Angeles, CAProgram support$5,000
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, CAProgram support$5,000
American Indian Health and Family ServicesDetroit, MIProgram support$3,200
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation IncCoral Gables, FLProgram support$2,500
Project Toal (trip of a Lifetime)Scarsdale, NYProgram support$1,894
Rw Everyaction DonationsOpen, NYProgram support$1,859
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYProgram support$1,800
Bradley Hospital FoundationProvidence, RIProgram support$1,800
Long Island Caddie Scholarship FundElmsford, NYProgram support$1,800
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NYProgram support$1,800
Fund the FIRSTOpen, NYProgram support$1,170
Georgetown University BellringerWashington, DCProgram support$515
Stanford UniversityRedwood City, CAProgram support$500
Chapel Haven Schleifer CenterNew Haven, CTProgram support$262

By state: New York 22 · District of Columbia 3 · California 4 · Maryland 1 · Florida 2 · New Jersey 2

About this foundation

Lori and Michael Nash Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Ridgewood, New Jersey, administered in care of Mark Harvey Rsm US Llp, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Lori and Michael Nash 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 Lori and Michael Nash Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $770K across 39 grants, a median of $8,287.

Where does Lori and Michael Nash Foundation give?

New York (22 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), California (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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