Open Foundations · Florida

Paulson Family Foundation

West Palm Bch, Florida · EIN 263922995. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $6.6M across 44 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$6.6M
paid in 2024
44
grants paid
$50K
median grant
41%
to first-time recipients
$1.4B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
John Paulson
Address
180 Lakeview Suite 1810, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401
Phone
2123505151
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
N/A
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
DECIDED ON CASE BY CASE BASIS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503229349101015. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

educationresearchpeoplequalityeconomicjewisheducateart

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 44 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Manhattan InstituteNY$2,000,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW IDEAS THAT FOSTER GREATER ECONOMIC CHOICE AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
2Milken Center for Advancing the American DreamCA$750,000To support people with a dream, the drive to achieve it, by providing the opportunity to make it come true through good health, good education and an economic system that works for all
3Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachFL$700,000To protect and celebrate the architectural, botanical, and cultural heritage of palm beach
4The Uja FederationNY$500,000To feed the hungry, enhance mental health services, and sustain Jewish institutions
5Success Academy Charter SchoolsNY$250,000To provide students of all background with high quality education.
6Princess Grace Foundation- UsaNY$242,200To elevate extraordinary emerging artists in theater, dance, and film via awards in the form of grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
7Harvard University Business SchoolMA$200,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HARVARD TO EDUCATE THE CITIZENS AND CITIZEN-LEADERS FOR OUR SOCIETY.
8John Paulson Campus for Jewish LifeFL$185,000To provide the education and means to promote Jewish awareness, knowledge and practice.
9Prostate Cancer FoundationCA$150,000TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS IN CANCER RESEARCH.
10Fund for Public Schools IncNY$110,000To support some of the most innovative programs in 3K-12 education
11Tel Aviv Museum of Art American FriendsNY$109,828To help sustain the Museum's programming, conservation, and research.
12American Jewish CommitteeNY$100,000To enhance the well-being of Jewish people and Israel.
13Gabrielle's Angel FoundationNY$100,000TO FUND RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY OF CANCER TREATMENTS.
14Museo De Arte De Poncen/a$100,000To connect the community with Western art and its makers, from the 14th century to the present.
15Hope for Depression Research FoundationNY$70,000TO HELP THE FOUNDATION FUND DEPRESSION RESEARCH.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202039$28.0M
202136$54.8M
202243$67.5M
202351$66.6M
202444$6.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York57%
Florida21%
California9%
Massachusetts5%
??2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

John PaulsonDIRECTOR PRESIDENT & SECRETARY · 2024
Lebin MathewTREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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