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The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $9.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $9,619,531 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,510,000 to Cardinal Hayes High School in Bronx, NY for youth and education-"bridgeup" 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup: core", and "bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected "bridgeup" scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. cathe.
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- EIN
- 273406311
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $160,089,459
- Grants paid
- $9,774,531
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349101534. It reported $9,774,531 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed, and 2 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Hayes High School | Bronx, NY | Youth and education-"bridgeup" 2.0 grant: purpose: "bridgeup: core", and "bridgeout" programs-to work collaboratively to support selected "bridgeup" scholars from cardinal hayes high school, st. cathe | $1,510,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Center | Boston, MA | Leadership-the helen gurley brown presidential initiative grant: purpose: funding "helen fellows", "helen mentors", and "helen trailblazer" awards at dana-farber cancer institute to develop an initiat | $1,385,323 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT | Leadership-"bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate artistic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support innovative writers, directo | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,260,652 | apps.irs.gov |
| School Seed Foundation | Memphis, TN | Youth and education- "bridgeup" "giddy up" grant:purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the pursuit of higher educatio | $857,743 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology | Boulder, CO | Youth and education-"bridgeup" stem grant:purpose: to provide opportunities for underserved individuals of all backgrounds to learn the skills of computer science in small groups with their peers. | Youth development | $624,198 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Justice Corps (ijc) | New York, NY | Empowering innovation-robert a. katzmann fellowship grant:purpose: to support ijc in recruiting, training and mentoring katzmann fellows. in addition, the grant supports up to three katzmann fellows t | $525,669 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholar | $403,793 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | Youth and education-"bridgeup" environment grant:purpose: to provide new york city high school youth with the opportunity to learn about environmental conservation, gain professional experience during | $389,428 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT | Youth and education-"bridgeup" theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in vermont and new hampshire"-to support student and family matinee scholarships and to increase th | Arts, culture and humanities | $286,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-deputy director fund:purpose: fund is used for the role of the deputy director of the brown institute who provides bi-coastal operational su | $283,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark, NJ | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2025, the purpose of which is t | $247,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT | Leadership-"bold ventures" grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new and transformative works for live theater. | Arts, culture and humanities | $222,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bell Inc | New York, NY | Empowering innovation-grant:purpose: to help catalyze and jump start the the bell's youth journal coalition (yjc) journalism for all (j4a) program which seeks to address critical underfunding of journ | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Pines Housing | White River Junction, VT | Affordable housing-grant:purpose: funding for an initial investment in the helen gurley brown foundation's move toward supporting affordable housing developments in the rural northeastern section of t | $187,355 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the university of connecticut, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and sup | $149,335 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London, NH | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at colby-sawyer college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support young | Education | $133,920 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Youth and education-"bridgeup" health grant:purpose: to support and develop the next cadre of young scientists, community advocates, and medical providers with the goal of supporting underserved group | Education | $113,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark, NJ | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at the rutgers university-newark campus for the class of 2026, the purpose of which is t | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT | Youth and education-"bridgeup" bootcamp grant:purpose: "professional training & mentorship for the next generation of theater artists". bootcamp prepares high school juniors and seniors, and recent hi | Arts, culture and humanities | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Empowering innovation-brown institute, brown magic projects-directors discretionary fund:purpose: fund is used at the direction of the director of the brown institute through education, partnerships, | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The George Washington University | Washington, DC | Empowering innovation-genius grant for planet forward: purpose: given in honor of frank sesno, founding director of planet forward, these funds were leveraged to support frontline fellowships which br | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University at Albany-Suny | Albany, NY | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. rose "bold leadership network" pr | $79,399 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Empowering innovation-the william v. campbell center:purpose: fund is used to support center operations that through education, partnerships, and fostering product thinking aim to encourage and stimul | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. rose "bold leadership network" pr | Education | $38,872 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of New Haven | West Haven, CT | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. rose "bold leadership network" pr | Education | $36,088 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adelphi University | Garden City, NY | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. rose "bold leadership network" pr | Education | $33,670 | apps.irs.gov |
| Siena College | Loudonville, NY | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: scholarship funding for one year of tuition for a scholar(s) who was an enrolled participant at the college of st. rose "bold leadership network" pr | $21,971 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca, NY | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant: purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at ithaca college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholars w | Education | $17,582 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,873,852 |
| Youth development | $624,198 |
| Education | $373,132 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $3,018,496 |
| Vermont | $2,465,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,385,323 |
| Tennessee | $857,743 |
| Colorado | $624,198 |
| Virginia | $389,428 |
| New Jersey | $360,000 |
| Connecticut | $185,423 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.