Private foundation · EIN 85-4281104 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Bt Charitable 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: 29 grants paid, $4.8M total, median $125K. 28% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
29
$4.8M
Median grant
$125K
Stays in NY
28%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$16M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc - Dr Jacob HaNew York, NYTo support dr. hanna's lab$1.0M
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc - Dr Michal LNew York, NYTo support the weizmann caltech collaborative research project in battery technology fund$625K
California Institute of Technology - Dr Kimberly SeePasadena, CATo support the weizmann caltech collaborative research project in battery technology fund$622K
Imagine WorldwideMill Valley, CAGeneral operating support$400K
California Institute of Technology - Dr Lihong WongPasadena, CATo support lihong wong research on brain function and surgical platforms$300K
California Institute of Technology - Dr Viviana GradinaruPasadena, CATo support viviana gradinaru research on human assembloids$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Collins LabCambridge, MATo support professor james collins; harnessing artificial intelligence for antibiotic design project$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Dennis Whyte Jeffrey FreidbergCambridge, MATo support professor dennis whyte's and jeffrey freidberg's research on revisiting mhd energy conversion$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Furst LabCambridge, MATo support the furst lab specifically for the engineering multi-organism communities for sustainability project$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Kiessling GroupCambridge, MATo support the kiessling's lab in elucidating the functional roles of cell-surface carbohydrates in disease$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Nuclear Reactor LabCambridge, MATo support buongiorno's lab's nuclear battery project$150K
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MATo support professor feng zhang's structural protein mining to discover molecular "gems" project$150K
Beam Center IncBrooklyn, NYTo support the materials exploration work readiness programming$125K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Tsai LabCambridge, MATo support tsai and langer's next-generation perfusable human brain-on-chip models for disease therapy discovery project$125K
NYC First IncNew York, NYTo support expanding access and opportunity with $50,000 dedicated support for teams$125K
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NYTo support the expansion of the brooklyn robotics league$55K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYTo support the science research mentoring program (srmp) and the masters of arts and teaching (mat) program$50K
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CACalifornia wildfire relief$50K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Media Lab - Mitch ResnickCambridge, MATo support the work of mitch resnick's lifelong kindergarten research group, and specifically for cultivating creative learning with octost…$50K
Queens Library Foundation IncJamaica, NYTo support the stem programming across the library system$50K
Caf AmericaEglin Afb, FLTo support the nomad trust$45K
Mouse IncNew York, NYTo support the ai design league$25K
Community Foundation of Henderson County IncHendersonville, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina -Emergency Disaster ResponseAsheville, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
Feeding Avery FamiliesBanner Elk, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
Foothills Food ClubMarion, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
Henderson County United Way IncHendersonville, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
High Country United Way (serving Avery County)Boone, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County IncAsheville, NCTo support relief efforts related to hurricane helene$10K

By state: New York 8 · California 5 · Massachusetts 8 · North Carolina 7 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Bt Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Co Appaloosa Management Lp, tax-exempt since 2021. 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 Bt Charitable 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 Bt Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $4.8M across 29 grants, a median of $125K.

Where does Bt Charitable Foundation give?

New York (8 grants), California (5 grants), Massachusetts (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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