Foundations that fund organizations in Albany, New York
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Albany nonprofits
802 private foundations gave $284M to Albany organizations in their latest filings; 27 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,777 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Albany around $250K. 39 of these funders are based in New York; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 802
- Accept applications
- 27
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Albany
- $284M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,777
- Typical median grant
- $250K
- Based in NY
- 39%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Albany organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&g Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 2 | $134M | $67M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Frist Foundation | Nashville, TN | 2 | $25M | $12M | Yes | Frist foundation donor advised fund gift |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 27 | $9.5M | $225K | Yes | Support veterans employment and training services program f…; Matching grant; Support the creation of an online video library for trainin… |
| Avvento Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $8.1M | $8.1M | Preselected only | General support. |
| The Storr Family Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $7.5M | $7.5M | Preselected only | Multipurpose |
| Pichai Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $6.2M | $6.2M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| 10100 Growth Foundation C/O Catalyst Family Office LLC | Austin, TX | 1 | $5.4M | $5.4M | Yes | For support of public charities |
| Carl E Touhey Foundation | Albany, NY | 36 | $5.3M | $100K | Preselected only | To reach out in a loving, caring way to youth of the capita…; Hosts teen/community events, mentor programs, personal deve…; The ahp homeownership center offers programs to promote suc… |
| Armadas Foundation (fka Masada Fdn) | Flushing, NY | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | General charitable |
| The David R and Patricia D Atkinson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $3.8M | $3.8M | Preselected only | General |
| The Moley Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $3.1M | $3.1M | Preselected only | General use |
| Malcolm E Ghazal MD Foundation | Clovis, CA | 1 | $2.9M | $2.9M | Preselected only | Support the philanthropic charitable-giving goals of the do… |
| The Swyer Family Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 19 | $2.7M | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to 501(c)3 organization; Restricted grant to 501(c)3 organization |
| The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation | Detroit, MI | 5 | $2.2M | $164K | Yes | 2025 General Operating Support; WNY Trail Towns Seed Grant Program; WNY Small Business Loan Fund |
| Peabody Health Philanthropies | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2.1M | $2.1M | Preselected only | Support charitable purpose |
| Mondre Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Baszucki Family Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 2 | $2.0M | $999K | Preselected only | Support the use of ketosis in modulating metabolic pathways…; A research project to develop a data-driven software platfo… |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $1.9M | $13K | Yes | Matching gift; General support; General support and core support for institutional strength… |
| Massry Charitable Foundation Inc C/O Norman Massry | Albany, NY | 29 | $1.8M | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Michael J Marchese Family Foundation | Norridge, IL | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Yes | unrestricted |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 3 | $1.7M | $317K | Yes | Rural turkish farmers: challenges in the age of industriali…; Origins of the principle of survival of the fittest; Diversity, dynamism and inclusion: a new multi-method appro… |
| Scott and Vanessa Thompson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General support |
| Griffith R Harsh IV and Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General Operating |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Lurie Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General welfare |
| Straubel Family Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | The straubel charitable fund |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General donation |
| Beemok Family Foundation | Charleston, SC | 2 | $1.0M | $500K | Yes | Educational programs |
| The Casey & Family Foundation C/O the Philanthropic Initiative | Boston, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General support in furtherance of environmental and/or educ… |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $874K | $874K | Preselected only | Support the criminal justice reform national convening in c… |
| Engelke Family Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | 1 | $854K | $854K | Preselected only | Funds for the communication and assistive device laboratory |
| Bayard Cutting Arboretum Endowment Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $815K | $815K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Neil Jane William Estelle Golub Family Foundation Inc | Schenectady, NY | 13 | $788K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 3 | $750K | $250K | Yes | 2022-2023 emergency energy assistance services; Heating fund grant celebrating ngf 25th anniversary; Special emergency heating fund grant |
| The McInerney Family Foundation | Westport, CT | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 4 | $687K | $200K | Preselected only | General support; Mid-hudson migrant education tutorial and support services; Mental health awareness & responsiveness initiative kingsto… |
| Schleifer Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $672K | $672K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Small Lake Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $616K | $616K | Preselected only | Program support |
| David & Candace Weir Foundation | Albany, NY | 26 | $609K | $15K | Preselected only | General charitable needs |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Skadd's Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $507K | $507K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Rast Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $505K | $505K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| The Blair Family Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Donate the philanthropy fund for wealth management |
| Nash Family Foundation | New York, NY | 29 | $485K | $15K | Preselected only | To aid the donee organization in carrying out their exempt… |
| Maurice & Carol Feinberg Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $470K | $470K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Williff Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $460K | $460K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Review Foundation | Albany, NY | 29 | $448K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $436K | $112K | Yes | Development of solutions to improve global health; K-12 education; Postsecondary education |
| The Warren J and Marylou Hayford Family Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $436K | $436K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Madalyn B Bryant Irrevocable | Brooklyn, OH | 3 | $425K | $142K | Preselected only | General support for albany |
| The Smith Edmonds Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The John R and Inge P Stafford Foundation | Mount Kisco, NY | 1 | $390K | $390K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $371K | $85K | Preselected only | Medical research |
| Redstone Family Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Yes | General |
| Keeler Motor Car Company Charitable Foundation | Loudonville, NY | 8 | $348K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Regional museum for albany and the upper hudson valley regi…; $200,890.29 to the urology department research and $100,442…; The albany symphony orchestra celebrates our great musical… |
| The Ellen Wp Wasserman Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $347K | $347K | Yes | General purpose of recipient |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $346K | $173K | Preselected only | Pregnancy care and counseling; Humanitarian aid |
| Brightway Education Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $331K | $331K | Preselected only | Brightway student parent success program |
| Olivia M Cutting | Dallas, TX | 1 | $307K | $307K | Preselected only | Maintenance of arboretum |
| Thomas Spiegel Family Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General |
| The Gerald and Daphna Cramer Foundation | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | To support the Center Health Care clinic for patients with… |
| The Charles L Touhey and Alice P Green Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 7 | $300K | $20K | Preselected only | The red cross is there after disasters big and small to pro…; The mission of the albany fund for education is to enhance…; Frank chapman memorial institute is dedicated to improving… |
| The Goel Foundation | Atherton, CA | 1 | $280K | $280K | Yes | General purpose |
| The Ruane Family Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $275K | $275K | Preselected only | A donor-advised fund that allows donors to make charitable… |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 5 | $265K | $35K | Yes | Project support; General operating support |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 2 | $258K | $129K | Yes | Promise of an Equitable Future |
| Wsb Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 9 | $251K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $250K | $125K | Yes | Just Societies; Environment and Science |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Sdsc Global Foundation | Andover, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Funds to be distributed to 501(c)(3) public charities |
| Tr UW a and Al Sinsheimer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $246K | $246K | Preselected only | Support for exhibition hosting costs |
| Gideon Lodge #140 B'nai B'rith Housing Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | 16 | $244K | $18K | Preselected only | Restricted program grant |
| Randall and Mary Hack Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $237K | $237K | Preselected only | General |
| Sgt Kay Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $234K | $234K | Preselected only | Educational opportunities for us veterans & their families |
| Wright Family Foundation Inc | Schenectady, NY | 6 | $230K | $50K | Preselected only | Capital Region Furniture Bank; Access to Healthy Food for Schenectady Residents; High School Leadership Program Expansion |
| Mark L Serventi Family Foundation | Silver Springs, NY | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | General funds donation |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $219K | $219K | Yes | For a pilot program on supplementing the New York State ass… |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $215K | $108K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Harry & Ruth Witte Trust UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $213K | $213K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Simpkins Lee Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $210K | $210K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Healey Family Foundation | Madison, NJ | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable grant donor-advised fund to support public chari… |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| John D Picotte Family Foundation (formerly Equinox Foundation) | Bellevue, WA | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Pledge Payment: John D. Picotte Family Scholarship Fund and…; Charitable Purposes |
| Anthony J and Christie B de Nicola Foundation | Englewood, FL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $194K | $97K | Yes | #24-04: youth empowerment; #25-12: fellowship program |
| Coherent Ii-Vi Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $190K | $95K | Yes | Block gift |
| Picotte Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 8 | $180K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Robert G Wehle Charitable Trust Xxxxx0000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $178K | $178K | Preselected only | General |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $175K | $175K | Yes | The purpose of this grant is to support the Schuyler Center… |
| Van Ameringen Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $175K | $88K | Yes | General opearting support; First-time funding for albany-based advocacy entity to hire… |
| Kiwi Foundation | Averill Park, NY | 18 | $171K | $3,869 | Preselected only | General program operating support |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $165K | $165K | Yes | Support for collaboration among academic institutions and s… |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $165K | $82K | Yes | Support for comparative community and action-based research…; Support for research to identify state funding and regional… |
| Frederick McDonald Tr Ua | Dallas, TX | 18 | $165K | $7,500 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Adele Gifford Residuary Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Manchester, NH | 1 | $164K | $164K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Kelly Family Cuidiu Foundation | Albany, NY | 9 | $164K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Charitable; College of Integrated Health |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $162K | $50K | Yes | School-to-work transitions for young adults during the covi…; Anti-immigrant policies, rhetoric and violence in a new des…; The economic and social impact of covid-19 and anti-asian h… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Albany, New York?
S&g Foundation Inc, The Frist Foundation, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc, Avvento Foundation, The Storr Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Albany organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Albany. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.