Private foundation · EIN 81-6174924 · Bedford, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Peter and Vivian Falco 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 2023 Form 990-PF: 50 grants paid, $471K total, median $2,500. 78% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2023
50
$471K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in NY
78%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.3M

Grants paid in 2023

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adirondack MuseumBlue Mountain Lake, NYGeneral use$160K
Great Camp SagamoreRaquette Lake, NYGeneral use$37K
Herkimer and Oneida Cty Comm FdtnUtica, NYGeneral use$35K
The View Arts Arts GuildOld Forge, NYGeneral use$33K
Nature Conservancy Adirondack ChaptArlington, VAGeneral use$31K
Adirondack MuseumBlue Mountain Lake, NYGeneral use$29K
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NYGeneral use$15K
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral use$10K
Adirondack Lakes Center for the ArtBlue Mountain Lake, NYGeneral use$10K
Kelberman FoundationUtica, NYGeneral use$10K
Livingadk Fka Cap 21Old Forge, NYGeneral use$10K
Pendennis IncNorth Tarrytown, NYGeneral use$10K
Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJGeneral use$7,500
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral use$7,500
Yale School of ForestryNew Haven, CTGeneral use$7,500
AdkactionKeeseville, NYGeneral use$5,000
A-HomePleasantville, NYGeneral use$5,000
Sparkyouth Fka Catalog for GivingNew York, NYGeneral use$5,000
Alc Community FundUtica, NYGeneral use$5,000
Alc Scholarship FundUtica, NYGeneral use$5,000
Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NYGeneral use$3,000
Finca InternationalWashington, DCGeneral use$3,000
Habitat for HumanityNew Rochelle, NYGeneral use$3,000
North Country Public RadioCanton, NYGeneral use$3,000
Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NYGeneral use$2,500
Save the Sound Fka Ct FundenvironmeNew Haven, CTGeneral use$2,500
Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance CorpsOld Forge, NYGeneral use$2,000
Old Forge Community Transp ServOld Forge, NYGeneral use$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of NorthernMount Kisco, NYGeneral use$1,500
ThirteenNew York, NYGeneral use$1,500
Concussion Legacy FoundationMiddletown, DEGeneral use$1,000
Thea Bowman HouseOld Forge, NYGeneral use$1,000
The ConversationWaltham, MAGeneral use$750
Adirondack Center for Loon ConservaSaranac Lake, NYGeneral use$500
Adirondack ExplorerSaranac Lake, NYGeneral use$500
Environmental Defense FundWashington, DCGeneral use$500
Mianus River GorgeBedford, NYGeneral use$500
NypirgNew York, NYGeneral use$500
Old Forge LibraryOld Forge, NYGeneral use$500
Old Forge Fire DepartmentOld Forge, NYGeneral use$500
Westchest Land TrustBedford Hills, NYGeneral use$500
WnycNew York, NYGeneral use$500
Town of Webb Historical AssociationOld Forge, NYGeneral use$400
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VAGeneral use$400
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral use$350
Pound Ridge Historical SocietyPound Ridge, NYGeneral use$250
Pound Ridge Land ConservancyPound Ridge, NYGeneral use$250
Pound Ridge Ambulance CorpsPound Ridge, NYGeneral use$200
Pound Ridge Fire DepartmentPound Ridge, NYGeneral use$150
WikimediaWashington, DCGeneral use$50

By state: New York 39 · Virginia 2 · Connecticut 2 · New Jersey 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · District of Columbia 3

About this foundation

Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bedford, New York, tax-exempt since 2016. 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 Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2023 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 Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2023 it paid $471K across 50 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation give?

New York (39 grants), Virginia (2 grants), Connecticut (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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