Open Foundations · New York

New York Life Foundation

New York, New York · EIN 132989476. 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 $27.3M across 620 grants in 2024, a median of $500 each.

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$27.3M
paid in 2024
620
grants paid
$500
median grant
10%
to first-time recipients
$146.2M
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
HEATHER NESLE
Address
51 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10010
Phone
2125767341
Form the request should take
PLEASE REFER TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR FULL GRANT CRITERIA: WWW.NEWYORKLIFE.COM/FOUNDATION.
Submission deadline
PLEASE REFER TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR FULL GRANT CRITERIA: WWW.NEWYORKLIFE.COM/FOUNDATION.
Restrictions on awards
PLEASE REFER TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE FOR FULL GRANT CRITERIA: WWW.NEWYORKLIFE.COM/FOUNDATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523159349102122. 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.

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Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 620 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Blackbaud Giving Fund (yourcause Llc)TX$7,163,862PUBLIC MULTIPURPOSE
2After-school All-starsCA$1,200,000EDUC. GENERAL
3ElunaPA$1,035,000HHS GENERAL
4City Year IncMA$750,000EDUC. GENERAL
5Higher Achievement Program IncDC$750,000EDUC. GENERAL
6Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsVA$700,000CCA GENERAL
7Judi's HouseCO$675,000HHS GENERAL
8Sesame WorkshopNY$535,000CCA GENERAL
9The Bell Foundation IncMA$525,000EDUC. GENERAL
10Afterschool AllianceDC$512,000EDUC. GENERAL
11American Museum of Natural HistoryNY$500,000AC GENERAL
12Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNY$500,000CCA GENERAL
13Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaGA$475,000CCA GENERAL
14National Alliance for Children's GriefTX$410,000HHS GENERAL
15Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for TexasTX$400,000HHS GENERAL

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020956$62.7M
2021676$26.4M
2022612$27.1M
2023667$27.3M
2024620$27.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas13%
New York12%
California8%
Pennsylvania7%
Georgia7%

Who decides

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

Amy MillerVICE CHAIR & DIRECTOR · 2024
Catherine CouncilDIRECTOR · 2024
Christopher ThompsonCORPORATE VP - INVESTMENTS · 2024
Colleen a MeadeASSOC. GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY · 2024
Craig L DesantoDIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN · 2024
Eric FeldsteinMEMBER · 2024
Everett FoxxDIRECTOR · 2024
Heather NeslePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Karen a BainVICE PRESIDENT - TAX · 2024
Kenneth DrinkardMEMBER · 2024
Maria V CollinsVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Martin L KingSR. VP - INVESTMENTS & DIRECTOR · 2024
Mary HallahanVP & TREASURER UNTIL 12/31/2024 · 2024
Maryann NegroCORPORATE VP AND CONTROLLER · 2024
Michael J BurkeCORPORATE VP & COO · 2024
Michael K McdonnellDIRECTOR · 2024
Regina Y WonASSOC. GENERAL COUNSEL & LEGAL OFFICER · 2024
Robert DonohueTREASURER SINCE 12/5/2024 · 2024
Wendy WongDIRECTOR · 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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