Private foundation · EIN 84-2735202 · New York, New York · Human services

Ac & Jc 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: 43 grants paid, $9.1M total, median $100K. 79% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
43
$9.1M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in NY
79%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$25M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OHTo provide support for general operating grants made via the audrey and jacob cappell charitable fund$2.0M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OHTo provide support for general operating grants made via the audrey cappell charitable gift fund$1.9M
City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NYTo provide support for city harvest's capital campaign$500K
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYTo provide support for central park conservancy's capital campaign$350K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYTo provide support for updates to the museum's permanent exhibition halls and build capacity for future improvements$325K
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYGeneral operating support$250K
American Jewish Joint DistributionNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
Ballet Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating support$200K
Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
The New York Public LibraryNew York, NYGeneral operating support$200K
Mara Elephant Project USA IncCarmel, INGeneral operating support$153K
New York UniversityNew York, NYTo provide support for new york university's moses center$140K
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NYGeneral operating support$125K
Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NYGeneral operating support$125K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYGeneral operating support$125K
Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
Dance Theatre of Harlem IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
Fountain House IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
Friends of Wildlife Justice CommissionNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
International Refugee Assistance ProjectNew York, NYGeneral operating support$100K
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYTo provide support for the jewish museum's capital campaign$100K
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYTo provide support for the metropolitan museum of arts metlive arts program$100K
Amboseli Trust for ElephantsNewburyport, MAGeneral operating support$75K
Metropolitan New York Coordinating CoucilNew York, NYGeneral operating support$75K
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYGeneral operating support$75K
Safe Passage Project CorporationNew York, NYGeneral operating support$75K
Sheldrick Wildlife TrustLauna Hills, CAGeneral operating support$75K
The Pierpont Morgan LibraryNew York, NYTo provide support to the belle da costa greene fellowships$75K
Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CATo provide support for the general operations of tsavo trust$75K
Room to ReadSan Francisco, CAGeneral operating support$65K
The Pierpont Morgan LibraryNew York, NYGeneral operating support$30K
Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NYGeneral operating support$14K
Brooklyn Workforce InnovationsBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating support$7,356
Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NY2024 gala$1,053
National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DCGeneral operating support$1,000
Farm Arts CollectiveDamascus, PAGeneral operating support$521
Expanded SchoolsNew York, NYGeneral operating support$208
The YWCA of BrooklynBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating support$103

By state: New York 34 · Ohio 2 · California 3 · Indiana 1 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Ac & Jc Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Jeffrey E Wacksman, tax-exempt since 2020. 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 Ac & Jc 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 Ac & Jc Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $9.1M across 43 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Ac & Jc Foundation give?

New York (34 grants), Ohio (2 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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