Open Foundations · New York

Surdna Foundation Inc

New York, New York · EIN 136108163. 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 $56.5M across 397 grants in 2024, a median of $90K each.

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$56.5M
paid in 2024
397
grants paid
$90K
median grant
9%
to first-time recipients
$1.2B
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
SURDNA FOUNDATION INC
Address
200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10016
Phone
2125570010
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SURDNA FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE PROVIDES THE RESOURCES ELIGIBILITY, GUIDELINES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS. WWW.SURDNA.ORG
Submission deadline
(SEE STATEMENT)
Restrictions on awards
THE SURDNA FOUNDATION SEEKS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES - COMMUNITIES GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DISTINGUISHED BY HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES, AND THRIVING CULTURES. FOR OVER FIVE GENERATIONS, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GOVERNED LARGELY BY DESCENDANTS OF JOHN E. ANDRUS AND HAS DEVELOPED A TRADITION OF INNOVATIVE SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED OF HELP OR OPPORTUNITY. HTTPS://SURDNA.ORG/PROSPECTIVE-GRANTEES/

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202601359349100805. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 397 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Julia Dyckman Andrus MemorialNY$4,082,500GENERAL SUPPORT
2John E Andrus Memorial IncNY$4,022,500GENERAL SUPPORT
3New Venture FundDC$959,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Ndn CollectiveSD$775,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Neighborhood Funders GroupCA$750,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCA$750,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Living CitiesNY$665,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNY$625,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Otv Open TelevisionIL$605,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10East Bay Community FoundationCA$575,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Sustainable Economies Law CenterCA$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12National Performance NetworkLA$492,596GENERAL SUPPORT
13Alternate Roots IncGA$475,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Hester StreetNY$475,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Mississippi Center for Cultural ProductionMS$475,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019374$41.6M
2020358$46.5M
2021351$45.6M
2022349$54.7M
2023392$58.9M
2024397$56.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York25%
California21%
District of Columbia11%
Massachusetts6%
Minnesota4%

Who decides

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

Adam ConnakerDirector, Impact Investing · 2023
Amachie AckahDIRECTOR · 2023
Caitlin Boger-hawkinsCHAIRPERSON · 2023
Cameron GriffithDIRECTOR · 2023
Davis BenedictDIRECTOR · 2023
Donald ChenPRESIDENT/CEO · 2023
Elizabeth CahillVP, COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGE. · 2023
Elizabeth ShogrenDIRECTOR · 2023
Jonathan GoldbergVP LEARNING & IMPACT · 2023
Marc De VenogeVP FINANCE AND INVESTING · 2023
Michelle DepassDIRECTOR · 2023
Miguel SantanaDIRECTOR · 2023
Ommeed SatheDIRECTOR · 2023
Peter C VoorheesSecretary/Treasurer · 2023
Shari T WilsonVice Chairperson · 2023
Timothy D ThorpeDIRECTOR · 2023

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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