The Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss Family Foundation concentrates its giving in two clear areas: arts/higher education and medical research, particularly vision health. With only three grants totaling $225,000, the foundation makes relatively large, targeted gifts and has made repeated support to a single arts college while also funding disease‑specific research in ophthalmology.
Concentrated, small portfolio of relatively large grants; repeat support to an arts college alongside one-off gifts to health research organizations.
Notable grantees: CA College of the Arts, Glaucoma Research Foundation
A repeated stream of general-support grants to the Glaucoma Research Foundation and California College of the Arts defines the Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss Family Foundation’s giving pattern: the foundation backs ophthalmic research and arts education with sizable, targeted gifts. In the recent-grants list, those two organizations each appear across multiple years, with the arts college receiving support in 2023 and 2025 and the glaucoma organization receiving several awards in 2025. That combination points to a funder that gives in a narrow set of areas rather than spreading small checks across many fields. Beyond those core priorities, the foundation’s recent awards also reach into institutional support for arts and education-related organizations, as well as organizations connected to health and scholarship. The grants are labeled general support, which suggests flexible funding rather than project-only awards. Several awards are substantial enough to stand out in the recent record, including multiple five-figure gifts. The pattern is consistent with a family foundation that concentrates resources on a limited number of organizations and causes it has chosen to support over time.
Arts and higher education are one of the foundation’s clearest themes. California College of the Arts received $75,000 in 2025 for general support, matching a $75,000 grant in 2023, showing continuity in support for undergraduate arts education. Vision research is the other major focus. The Glaucoma Research Foundation received multiple general-support grants in 2025, including $75,000, several $50,000 awards, and a $20,000 grant, all tied to glaucoma research. The foundation also backs institutions with broader public missions. In 2025 it gave $25,000 to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation for general support, and another $25,000 to the American Horticultural Society. Those grants fit a pattern of institutional program support beyond its two main focus areas.
The typical grant size is small relative to the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $625, median is $1,500, and p75 is $7,250. That distribution sits alongside a recent set of much larger, targeted general-support gifts. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023 and 2025, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals. Its grants are framed as general support, which points to flexible operating or program-agnostic funding rather than restricted project grants. No application process is provided in the data.
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Most grants fall between $625 and $7K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$625
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$7K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 275 | $2M | 99.6% |
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Most grants go to recipients in the United States, with 186 grants there and 1 grant in the UK. The foundation gives most often in Pennsylvania by grant count, while 56% of grants go to recipients in New York, the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include San Francisco, New York, Charlottesville, Alexandria, Charleston, and Kennesaw. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national in reach, with a strong concentration in U.S. institutions.
The recent record centers on arts education and glaucoma research. California College of the Arts received support in both 2023 and 2025, while the Glaucoma Research Foundation received several general-support grants in 2025. The foundation also supports institutional and scholarship-oriented organizations such as Harlem Academy Jerome P Kenney Scholarship Fund and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
The grants in the recent list are labeled general support across the named recipients. That indicates flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project-only awards. The pattern appears across arts, research, and institutional recipients.
Yes. California College of the Arts appears in 2023 and 2025, and the Glaucoma Research Foundation appears multiple times in 2025. Thomas Jefferson Foundation also appears in both 2023 and 2025. That indicates repeat relationships rather than isolated awards.
The distribution is relatively modest at the middle and upper-middle range: p25 is $625, median is $1,500, and p75 is $7,250. The recent-grants list also shows some much larger awards, including five-figure general-support grants.
By grant count, Pennsylvania is the top giving state. New York is also a major recipient state, with 56% of grants going there. The recent list includes recipients in San Francisco, New York, Charlottesville, Alexandria, Charleston, and Kennesaw.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST HAMPTON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT | SOUTHAPMTON, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARLEM ACADEMY JEROME P KENNEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IBU FOUNDATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NYU THE VAN CLEEF & ARPELS CHAIR IN THE HISTORY OF DANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TWO EAST SIXY-SECOND STREET FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NO BARRIERS USA | FORT COLLINS, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES | BRANFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BARRY & MARTIN AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRATHAM USA | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NO BARRIERS USA | FORT COLLINS, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUDICAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL STARS PROJECT NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PAGE SEVENTY-THREE PRODUCTIONS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET | ASPEN, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANGELS IN AFRICA | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PAGE SEVENTY-THREE PRODUCTIONS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR ART & PRESERVATION IN EMBASSIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDWARD L ROSE CONSERVANCY | MONTROSE, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANSWER THE CALL NY POLICE AND FIRE WIDOWS' & CHILDREN'S BENEFIT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANSWER THE CALL NY POLICE AND FIRE WIDOWS' & CHILDREN'S BENEFIT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FDN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ECONOMIC CLUB OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,300 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY-EAST HAMPTON | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRESH AIR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FUND FOR PARK AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRINCETON UNIV CLASS OF 1962 | PRINCETON, NJ | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | ARLINGTON, VA | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIEDMAN SCHOOL OF NUTRITION SCIENCE & POLICY | MEDFORD, MA | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 911 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL | ST GEORGE, VA | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
EAST HAMPTON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HARLEM ACADEMY JEROME P KENNEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NYU THE VAN CLEEF & ARPELS CHAIR IN THE HISTORY OF DANCE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TWO EAST SIXY-SECOND STREET FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NO BARRIERS USA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BARRY & MARTIN AMERICA INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NO BARRIERS USA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUDICAL WATCH
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ANGELS IN AFRICA
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
EDWARD L ROSE CONSERVANCY
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANSWER THE CALL NY POLICE AND FIRE WIDOWS' & CHILDREN'S BENEFIT FUND
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ANSWER THE CALL NY POLICE AND FIRE WIDOWS' & CHILDREN'S BENEFIT FUND
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ECONOMIC CLUB OF NY
$1,300GENERAL SUPPORT
VILLAGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY-EAST HAMPTON
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRESH AIR FUND
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FUND FOR PARK AVENUE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PRINCETON UNIV CLASS OF 1962
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIEDMAN SCHOOL OF NUTRITION SCIENCE & POLICY
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
911 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL
$500GENERAL SUPPORT