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The Vanderbilt Family Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $358,000 (tax year ended February 2026)
The Vanderbilt Family Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $358,000 in its tax year ended February 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 26, 2026. The largest was $70,000 to Democracy Forward Foundation in Washington, DC for general exempt purpose.
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- EIN
- 042743143
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $7,818,583
- Grants paid
- $358,000
- Tax year ended
- February 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed May 26, 2026, IRS object ID 202631469349100723. It reported $358,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | General exempt purpose | Crime and legal-related | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens Storefront | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighbors Link | Mount Kisco, NY | General exempt purpose | Human services | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | General exempt purpose | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prism | Pompano Beach, FL | General exempt purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Citizen Foundation | Washington, DC | General exempt purpose | Public and societal benefit | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors | Nashville, TN | General exempt purpose | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | General exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Farmland Trust | Hartford, CT | General exempt purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $9,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General exempt purpose | Environment | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Literacy | Boston, MA | General exempt purpose | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiln Theatre | London, UK | General exempt purpose | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Norwich, VT | General exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood River YMCA | Ketchum, ID | General exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Music School | Centerbrook, CT | General exempt purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| North East Community Center | Millerton, NY | General exempt purpose | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kickstart International Inc | San Francisco, CA | General exempt purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202531929349100803. It reported $346,000 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Storefront | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | General exempt purpose | Environment | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Power Future | Seattle, WA | General exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | General exempt purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Simple Wish | Trenton, NJ | General exempt purpose | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womankind | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Farmland Trust | Hartford, CT | General exempt purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighbors Link | Yonkers, NY | General exempt purpose | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strive | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | General exempt purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon Florida | Miami, FL | General exempt purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Literacy | Boston, MA | General exempt purpose | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North East Community Center | Millerton, NY | General exempt purpose | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiln Theatre | London, UK | General exempt purpose | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | General exempt purpose | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Waterbury, VT | General exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River YMCA | Ketchum, ID | General exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Segue Foundation | New York, NY | General exempt purpose | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General exempt purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kickstart International Inc | San Francisco, CA | General exempt purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mentoring Academy | Berkeley, CA | General exempt purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ding Darling Wildlife Society | Sanibel, FL | General exempt purpose | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy Florida | Winter Park, FL | General exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy of Idaho | Hailey, ID | General exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | General exempt purpose | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $132,500 |
| Environment | $98,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $70,000 |
| Human services | $47,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,400 |
| Education | $15,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $13,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $12,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $299,500 |
| District of Columbia | $102,500 |
| Vermont | $68,000 |
| Idaho | $57,000 |
| Washington | $35,000 |
| Massachusetts | $33,000 |
| Florida | $30,500 |
| Connecticut | $24,500 |
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Updated May 26, 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.