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Endeavor Foundation Inc: 59 grants to organizations, $16.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Endeavor Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 59 grants to organizations totaling $16,174,301 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $2,147,029 to Sterling College in Craftsbury CM, VT for reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and experience through belonging, well-being and purpose: a vision for whole person education in th.
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- EIN
- 136147952
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $547,214,179
- Grants paid
- $16,174,301
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202631329349104573. It reported $16,174,301 in grants paid; 59 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling College | Craftsbury CM, VT | Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and experience through belonging, well-being and purpose: a vision for whole person education in th | Education | $2,147,029 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Kidd family endeavor initiative for bladder cancer immunotherapy & kidd family endeavor fellowship fund | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Liang-zhou nieman | $1,501,323 | apps.irs.gov | |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Protecting against presidential abuses of power | Education | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bard College | Annandale, NY | Julie johnson kidd scholarship program | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts | Bratislava, LO | Advancing liberal arts education in europe and providing funding for stipends for faculty research | $641,649 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | Paradigm project | Education | $620,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support & empowering local communities to protect vulnerable new yorkers | Crime and legal-related | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute Artes Liberales Foundation | Warsaw, PL | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Peoples Resource Center | Portland, ME | Movement collective incubator | $430,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Incommon Non-Profit Civil Company | Thessaloniki, GR | Kyklos 2.0 - urban sustainability and circularity lab | $407,788 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American University | Washington, DC | Championing and expanding college civic and democracy learning | Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Speech for People Inc | Austin, TX | Movement to defend our republic and constitution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen American Center Inc | New York, NY | Freedom of expression and education campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Global migration project | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecological Citizens Project Inc | Garrison, NY | Regenerative communities | Environment | $215,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for International Management Education Inc | Old Lyme, CT | Increasing collaboration and catalyzing investment for the connecticut river watershed | International, foreign affairs and national security | $206,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Economy Coalition Inc | Boston, MA | Building regional solidarity ecosystems | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Values United | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campus Compact | Boston, MA | Leading together to champion and expend college civic learning and democracy engagement | Education | $191,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | Endeavor foundation environmental action fellowship | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice Innovation Inc | New York, NY | Strong starts court initiative | Crime and legal-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pregnancy Justice Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach the World Company | Washington, DC | Capacity-building staffing | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Higher ed forward | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bedford 2030 Inc | Bedford Hills, NY | General operating support | Environment | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | The brian lehrer show & general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Global liberal arts alliance (glaa) youth engagement projects | Education | $97,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission Edge San Diego | San Diego, CA | Mutual aid in st. louis, mo | Human services | $92,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community-Word Project Inc | New York, NY | Evaluation protocol development | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | Strengthening course offerings in arabic and islamic culture | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tada Theatre and Dance Alliance Inc | New York, NY | Resident youth ensemble | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) & delaney center programming and assessment | Education | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | Social practice art development and programming | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Original Music Workshop Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Artist development programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverkeeper Inc | Ossining, NY | General operating support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Program on climate change communications | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Bratislava, LO | Propagating liberal arts and sciences in europe | $46,158 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rain for the Sahel and Sahara Inc | Portsmouth, NH | General operating support | Human services | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Ballet Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Conservation Association Inc | Arlington, VA | New york city urban green programs | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Azraq Education and Community Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harmony Program | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | Laguna Hills, CA | Orphans' project | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy New York Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $23,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc | New York, NY | Open stages program | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity Episcopal Schools Corporation | New York, NY | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Corporate patron program | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,454 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc | New York, NY | Holiday lighting | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202521349349104102. It reported $18,740,404 in grants paid; 69 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Designing and building new museum | Education | $5,176,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sterling College | Craftsbury, VT | Enhancing student learning and experience through campus wellness, student well-being and mental health initiatives | Education | $1,605,962 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Kidd family endeavor initiative for bladder cancer immunotherapy | $1,412,375 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sterling College | Craftsbury, VT | Reimagining and sustaining sterling | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Protecting against presidential abuses of power | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts | Bratislava, LO | Advancing liberal arts education in europe and providing funding for stipends for faculty research | $691,202 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Kidd family endeavor fellowship fund | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Defending free and fair elections in 2024 | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Oconnor Research Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Digitalization of aptitude tests | Employment | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campus Compact | Boston, MA | Leading together to champion and expand college civic learning and democracy engagement | Education | $374,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells College | Aurora, NY | Bridging to the future, in recognition of jonathan gibralter | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Hpaied general operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 350 Org | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for International Management Education Inc | Old Lyme, CT | Increasing collaboration and catalyzing investment for the connecticut river watershed | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Speech for People Inc | Austin, TX | Movement to defend our republic and constitution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Liberty and national security program | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen American Center Inc | New York, NY | Freedom of expression and education campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of | New York, NY | Global migration project | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Economy Coalition Inc | Boston, MA | Building regional solidarity ecosystems | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Values United | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecological Citizens Project Inc | Garrison, NY | Regenerative communities | Environment | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Education Forum | Washington, DC | The court of history | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sterling College | Craftsbury, VT | Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) | Education | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pregnancy Justice Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Funds Inc | New York, NY | Fund for the newest new yorkers | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice Innovation Inc | New York, NY | Strong starts court initiative | Crime and legal-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Incommon Non-Profit Civil Company | Thessaloniki, GR | Kyklos 2.0 - urban sustainability and circularity lab | $137,514 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bedford 2030 Inc | Bedford Hills, NY | General operating support | Environment | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | Beyond plastics | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | Endeavor foundation environmental action fellowship | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Liberal Arts Aesthetic Education and the Environment GGMBH | Berlin, GM | Development of new forms of aesthetic education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Foundation | New York, NY | Youth organizing and culture change | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Incommon Non-Profit Civil Company | Thessaloniki, GR | Kyklos 2.0 - urban sustainability and circularity lab | $93,480 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community-Word Project Inc | New York, NY | Evaluation protocol development | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | Endeavor foundation environmental action fellowship | Education | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission Edge San Diego | San Diego, CA | Stl mutual aid project | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | The brian lehrer show | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | Election 2024 special programming and general operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | New York, NY | Public works | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach the World Company | Washington, DC | It platform | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tada Theatre and Dance Alliance Inc | New York, NY | Resident youth ensemble | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Incommon Non-Profit Civil Company | Thessaloniki, GR | Kyklos 2.0 - urban sustainability and circularity lab | $69,247 | apps.irs.gov | |
| European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Bratislava, LO | Propagating the liberal arts and sciences in europe | $52,789 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Program on climate change communication | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for International Management Education Inc | Old Lyme, CT | Increasing collaboration and catalyzing investment for the connecticut river watershed | International, foreign affairs and national security | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Ballet Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azraq Education and Community Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| De La Salle Academy | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | Laguna Hills, CA | Orphans' project | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc | New York, NY | Open stages program | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy New York Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $17,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity Episcopal Schools Corporation | New York, NY | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | General operating support (charlotte johnson fund) | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | Scholarship support for tribal nation-building graduate certificate students and graduate and undergraduate marketing and recruitment | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Corporate patron program | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,457 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Global liberal arts alliance strategic innovation fund | Education | $4,278 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc | New York, NY | Holiday lighting | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Economy Coalition Inc | Boston, MA | Solidarity economy funding library | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $17,583,369 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,810,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,147,911 |
| Environment | $1,079,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,000,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 |
| Employment | $450,000 |
| Human services | $212,650 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $12,845,386 |
| Vermont | $10,552,091 |
| Massachusetts | $3,326,473 |
| District of Columbia | $2,652,000 |
| North Carolina | $620,000 |
| Connecticut | $600,000 |
| Texas | $500,000 |
| Maine | $430,000 |
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Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.