The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on large, institutional gifts to major research universities and medical centers, with a strong emphasis on biomedical and cancer-related research. Grants are sizable and directed to established academic institutions rather than small community groups, suggesting a preference for funding scientific research and university-based programs. The foundation makes repeat multi-year awards to a small set of flagship grantees, indicating long-term partnerships with those organizations.
Highly concentrated giving: few, very large grants; repeat multi-grant relationships with a small number of major institutions rather than many small or local grants.
Andrew Sabin Family Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by large awards to major research institutions, especially cancer centers and universities. The largest grants in the file go to MD Anderson Cancer Center, including multiple seven-figure awards in 2025 and a matching seven-figure award in 2023, showing a repeated relationship rather than a one-off gift. Columbia University and Wake Forest Fund also appear with seven-figure support, reinforcing the foundation’s focus on established academic and medical institutions. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s pattern is less about many small community awards and more about sizeable institutional commitments that further grantees’ charitable objectives. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received multiple six-figure grants, while Yale University also appears among the larger recipients. The presence of research universities, medical centers, and other organized nonprofits suggests a portfolio built around biomedical research, cancer research, and flexible program support for a small set of organizations. Some grants also reach conservation and education-related institutions, but the center of gravity remains with large, mission-driven organizations that can absorb major awards.
Cancer research is the clearest through line. The foundation gave $2,050,000 to MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2025 and the same amount in 2023, both described as support to further the organization’s charitable objectives. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center also received six-figure grants in 2023 and 2025, including $506,200 and $506,000. University-based support is another visible strand. Trustees of Columbia University received $1,050,000 in 2025 after a $1,000,000 grant in 2023, while Yale University appears with $140,000 in 2023 and $110,000 in 2025. Outside the research and academic sphere, the foundation has backed conservation and wildlife work through grants to Wildlife Conservation Society and Panthera Corporation, and it has also supported Berkshire School with repeated awards.
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards, with a p25 of $1,025, a median of $3,250, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent file still shows large institutional exceptions, including multi-million-dollar grants and repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2025. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are broad charitable support, often phrased as support to further the grantee’s charitable objectives, which aligns with unrestricted or general-purpose funding.
$6.8M
$9.7M
$6.3M
$7M
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Trustees of Columbia University, Wake Forest Fund
Grantmaking is entirely local in the dataset: 621 grants, or 100.0%, went to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of New York. Recent recipient cities in the grants list include New York, which appears frequently, along with grants to organizations tied to other named places such as New Haven through Yale University’s awards. The distribution reflects a New York-centered giving pattern even when the supported institutions are national in scope.
The foundation supports registered nonprofit organizations, especially major research universities and medical centers. Recent grants include repeated support for cancer research and university-based biomedical or translational research, along with some awards to conservation and educational institutions.
The grant-size profile is small at the middle of the distribution: p25 is $1,025, median grant size is $3,250, and p75 is $10,000. The recent file also includes much larger institutional awards in the six- and seven-figure range.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, and 100% of grants in the dataset went to recipients in New York. The recipient-country distribution is also entirely U.S.-based, with 621 grants to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Trustees of Columbia University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Yale University. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a small number of institutions.
The clearest focus is cancer research and biomedical research at major academic and medical institutions. Recent grants to MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sit alongside large awards to Columbia University and Yale University, showing a strong preference for research-oriented organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,050,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,050,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| WAKE FOREST FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,015,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| WAKE FOREST FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $506,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $505,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| BERKSHIRE SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $405,070 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| BERKSHIRE SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $275,650 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $236,243 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $130,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UKRAINE ORPHANAGE - CITY OF GOODNESS | NEW YORK, NY | $129,903 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| THE ROE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UKRAINE ORPHANAGE - CITY OF GOODNESS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $80,550 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $80,550 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $80,250 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $80,250 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| CONSERVAMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $80,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| CONSERVAMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $80,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UKRAINE FOCUS - AMBULANCES | NEW YORK, NY | $77,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $72,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $66,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| ELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $51,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UT-MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| RHINEBECK AERODROME MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| OCEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| ELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| ELEPHANT FAMILY GALA | NEW YORK, NY | $32,174 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,380 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| CONSERVAMERICA ACTION | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| HUDSON INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| OCEANA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| OCEANA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE & RECREATION CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| OCEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORY SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| PANTHERA CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| MAYO CLINIC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
| AMIGOS DO BEM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES |
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$2,050,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$2,000,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$1,050,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
WAKE FOREST FUND
$1,015,500TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
WAKE FOREST FUND
$1,000,500TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$506,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$505,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
BERKSHIRE SCHOOL
$405,070TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
BERKSHIRE SCHOOL
$400,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
$275,650TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
$236,243TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION
$130,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UKRAINE ORPHANAGE - CITY OF GOODNESS
$129,903TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
YALE UNIVERSITY
$110,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
THE ROE FOUNDATION INC
$100,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UKRAINE ORPHANAGE - CITY OF GOODNESS
$100,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$80,550TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION
$80,250TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION
$80,250TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
CONSERVAMERICA
$80,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
CONSERVAMERICA
$80,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UKRAINE FOCUS - AMBULANCES
$77,500TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$66,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$51,500TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UT-MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
RHINEBECK AERODROME MUSEUM
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
OCEARCH
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
ELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$50,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
ELEPHANT FAMILY GALA
$32,174TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS
$30,380TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
CONSERVAMERICA ACTION
$30,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
HUDSON INSTITUTE
$30,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
OCEANA INC
$26,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
OCEANA INC
$26,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
OCEARCH
$25,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UCLA FOUNDATION
$25,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORY SOCIETY
$25,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
MAYO CLINIC
$25,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
AMIGOS DO BEM
$25,000TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES