Private foundation · EIN 85-3757218 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Dune Road Foundation Inc

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: 26 grants paid, $8.7M total, median $250K. 65% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$8.7M
Median grant
$250K
Stays in NY
65%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$132M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York UniversityNew York, NYGeneral purpose$1.0M
Medecins Sans Frontiers USANew York, NYGeneral purpose$1.0M
City Harvest IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$700K
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral purpose$700K
Gods Love We DeliverNew York, NYGeneral purpose$700K
Lost Tree VillageNorth Palm Beach, FLGeneral purpose$700K
Cristo Rey Ny High SchoolNew York, NYGeneral purpose$530K
Graham WindhamBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$500K
Under 21 Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral purpose$500K
Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NYGeneral purpose$400K
School of Hope FoundationChicago, ILGeneral purpose$400K
Freedom ReadsHamden, CTGeneral purpose$251K
Bard CollegeAnnandaleonhudson, NYGeneral purpose$250K
Commonwealth Retreat CenterBolinas, CAGeneral purpose$250K
Harlem Childrens ZoneNew York, NYGeneral purpose$250K
St Marys Health WagonWise, VAGeneral purpose$250K
Church of St Paul the Apostle NYCNew York, NYGeneral purpose$100K
Roads to SuccessNew York, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Shining Hope for CommunityNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Chess in the SchoolsNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Jesuit Refugee Service USAWashington, DCGeneral purpose$25K
American Association of Caregiving YouthBoca Raton, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Springboard to OpportunitiesJackson, MSGeneral purpose$25K
Farmers MerchantsTimberville, VAGeneral purpose$25K
Hamptons Art CampBridgehampton, NYGeneral purpose$25K
From Passthrough EntitiesNew York, NYGeneral purpose$21

By state: New York 17 · Florida 2 · Illinois 1 · Virginia 2 · Connecticut 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Dune Road Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Susan C Frunzi - Schulte Roth, tax-exempt since 2022. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Dune Road Foundation Inc 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 Dune Road Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $8.7M across 26 grants, a median of $250K.

Where does Dune Road Foundation Inc give?

New York (17 grants), Florida (2 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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