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The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family FDN: 46 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended October 2025)

The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family FDN, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 46 grants to organizations totaling $1,571,650 in its tax year ended October 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 16, 2026. The largest was $1,150,000 to New York City Community Trust in New York, NY for general/unrestricted support.

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EIN
136098443
Based in
New York, NY
Assets
$37,984,213
Grants paid
$1,571,650
Tax year ended
October 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended October 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed March 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202630759349100828. It reported $1,571,650 in grants paid; 46 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
New York City Community TrustNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,150,000apps.irs.gov
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$124,500apps.irs.gov
Makeway FoundationToronto, CAGeneral/unrestricted support$95,000apps.irs.gov
Highline (friends of the Highline)New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$25,000apps.irs.gov
PublicolorNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Art Omi Pavillion at Chatham Alice Aycock FundChatham, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Bridgehampton Chamber MusicNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$19,000apps.irs.gov
Dominican Friars of Irving TexasIrving, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
L'arche Long IslandRiverhead, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Public TheaterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Tree FolksAustin, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Citizens Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$6,000apps.irs.gov
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Fresh Air Fund #2949New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Ny City Nurse-Family PartnershipNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Hudson River MusuemYonkers, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Schwarzman Animal MedicalNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Easthampton Healthcare FoundationEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Nyc Bird AllianceNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Park Avenue ArmoryNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FLGeneral/unrestricted supportHealth care$2,500apps.irs.gov
Weill Cornell-Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
Works and ProcessNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$2,500apps.irs.gov
Institute for Media AnalysisNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000apps.irs.gov
Macular Degeneration ResearchNorthhampton, MAGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000apps.irs.gov
Manhattan Class Company IncNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$2,000apps.irs.gov
Sag Harbor Song FestivalSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,000apps.irs.gov
Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DCGeneral/unrestricted supportPublic and societal benefit$1,500apps.irs.gov
Purpose Life ChurchBrooklyn, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500apps.irs.gov
Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500apps.irs.gov
Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Bay Street & Sag Harbor CenterSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov
East River EsplanadeNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Hope House Foundation NorfolkNorfolk, VAGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Piano FestNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Sarasota BalletSarasota, FLGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportHealth care$1,000apps.irs.gov
Young Concert ArtistsNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
LvisEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Women's Art Center of the HamptonsBridgehampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical FoundationNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$150apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended October 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed March 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202500689349100155. It reported $1,241,050 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
New York City Community TrustNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$600,000apps.irs.gov
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$183,800apps.irs.gov
Makeway FoundationToronto, CAGeneral/unrestricted support$150,000apps.irs.gov
Loyola University New Orleans OpdaNew Orleans, LAGeneral/unrestricted support$125,000apps.irs.gov
Light Work Visual StudiesSyracuse, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$50,000apps.irs.gov
PublicolorNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportEducation$25,200apps.irs.gov
American Associates of National TheatreNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Dominican Friars of Irving TexasIrving, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
L'arche Long IslandRiverhead, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Media Matters for AmericanWashington, DCGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Tree FolksAustin, TXGeneral/unrestricted support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Citizens Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$6,000apps.irs.gov
Archives of American ArtNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$5,000apps.irs.gov
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Hispanic Society of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
East Hampton Healthcare FoundationEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportHealth care$2,500apps.irs.gov
Park Avenue ArmoryNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$2,500apps.irs.gov
American Federation of ArtsNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,750apps.irs.gov
Joyce Theater FoundationNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,500apps.irs.gov
Works and Process at the GuggenheimNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,500apps.irs.gov
92ND Street YMCANew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (aclu)New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Battery ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Byrd Hoffman Watermill FoundationWater Mill, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Covenant HouseNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov
Design Trust for Public Space #2964New York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Edge and Center Dba the ChurchQueens, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Freedom Quilting Bee LegacyAlberta, ALGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Sag Harbor Song FestivalSag Harbor, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Southamptonhospital FoundationSouthampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Syracuse University (jeffrey J Hoone Exhibition Fund)Syracuse, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Toastmasters InternationalEnglewood, COGeneral/unrestricted support$1,000apps.irs.gov
Young Concert ArtistsNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Asolo Repertory TheatreSarasota, FLGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Compassion & ChoicesNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Hampton Library in BridgehamptonBridgehampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportEducation$500apps.irs.gov
LvisEast Hampton, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Mother Jones Investigative FundSan Francisco, CAGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
New Plaza CinemaNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$500apps.irs.gov
Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportArts, culture and humanities$500apps.irs.gov
Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NYGeneral/unrestricted supportEducation$500apps.irs.gov
The Frick CollectionNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$500apps.irs.gov
Whitney Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral/unrestricted support$300apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$2,381,700
Louisiana$125,000
Texas$40,000
District of Columbia$11,500
Florida$4,000
Massachusetts$2,000
Virginia$1,000
Alabama$1,000

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