The Calvin Klein Family Foundation concentrates funding on medical research and health-related services, while also supporting emergency food response and selective education and policy institutions. Its grants mix large institutional gifts (major medical centers and research funders) with targeted support for direct-service food programs and elite educational institutions, reflecting a blend of biomedical philanthropy, crisis relief, and private education interests. The foundation appears national in scope and favors established organizations with clear programmatic impact.
The Calvin Klein Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by health and biomedical work, led by a $200,000 grant to Mayo Clinic for integrated clinic practice, education, and research. That largest gift sits alongside support for medical meal delivery, Alzheimer’s drug discovery, blood cancer care, HIV prevention, and selected education and policy institutions, showing a portfolio that blends clinical science, direct service, and academic funding. In the grant record, health-related organizations appear repeatedly. God's Love We Deliver received multiple awards for medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling, while Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FDN was funded for novel drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer's disease. The foundation also supported The Milken Institute, Brown University, and Brown-affiliated higher education in Providence, plus schools in New York City. The foundation’s giving also reaches crisis response and community support. World Central Kitchen was funded for meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises, and the portfolio includes grants to the New York Restoration Project, the LGBTQ Focus FDN, and cultural and educational organizations. Overall, the pattern points to established institutions and named programs with defined public-benefit roles.
Biomedical research and clinical care are a clear thread in the grant record. Mayo Clinic received $200,000 for integrated clinic practice, education, and research, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received $10,000 as a private medical school. The foundation also supports disease-specific work. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was given $33,000 to cure blood cancer and improve quality of life for patients and their families, while the Elton John AIDS Foundation received repeated $20,000 grants for HIV prevention, access to information, and treatment. Nutrition and crisis response appear in direct-service grants. God's Love We Deliver received $100,000 in 2026, $50,000 in 2025, and $10,000 in 2024 for medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling. World Central Kitchen was awarded $50,000 in 2023 for meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Typical grants cluster in the low five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,500, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record shows both one-time and recurring support. God's Love We Deliver, The Milken Institute, Brown University, Professional Children's School, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Dominican Sisters of the Amityville, and Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FDN all appear more than once across 2023 to 2026, indicating repeat awards to selected organizations rather than a purely one-off pattern. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments. It operates as a grantmaker with a national geographic scope.
$285K
$8.8M
$1M
$299K
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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A concentrated portfolio of mid-to-large grants to established institutions: a few sizeable multi-thousand-dollar gifts (one very large gift to a premier medical center), repeat support for select organizations, and targeted smaller grants to direct-service and crisis-response groups.
Notable grantees: Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, World Central Kitchen, God's Love We Deliver, The Milken Institute
Grants reach recipients across the United States, with the highest concentration in Rhode Island by grant count. Providence appears in the record through Brown University, and New York City is a major landing point for grants to health, education, arts, and policy organizations. Other recipient locations include Rochester, Rochester, Washington, DC, Amityville, Water Mill, East Hampton, and New York, NY. California appears in the record as a recipient state through The Milken Institute in Santa Monica, matching the foundation’s headquarters state but not its top giving state.
The recent record is strongest in health and biomedical funding, including Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FDN, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. It also backs medically tailored meals, crisis food response, education, and selected policy and cultural organizations.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including God's Love We Deliver in 2024, 2025, and 2026; The Milken Institute in 2024, 2025, and 2026; Brown University in 2024, 2025, and 2026; and the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 2023, 2025, and 2026.
Typical awards are relatively modest but can scale upward for major institutions. The distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $12,500, and a p75 of $25,000, with larger grants also present in the record, including $200,000 to Mayo Clinic and $100,000 to God's Love We Deliver.
The foundation gives nationally, but Rhode Island is the top state by grant count. Providence appears through Brown University, while New York City is another major hub in the record across health, education, arts, and policy grantees.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals. Its recent grants go to organizations such as hospitals, universities, food-delivery nonprofits, and policy or arts institutions.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers. |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues. |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $33,000 | 2026 | Cure blood cancer and improve the quality of life of all patients and their families. |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 2026 | Private Ivy League research university. |
| Professional Children's School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | To provide an impactful educational experience. |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment. |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FDN | Water Mill, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire. |
| Bay Street Theater | Sag Harbor, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Innovate, educated, motivate and entertain a diverse community through the performing arts |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons | East Hampton, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | Provides quality care and offers sanctuary until loving homes can be found. |
| Dominican Sisters of the Amityville | Amityville, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | To serve the vulnerable and economically disadvantaged. |
| Union County Torah Center | Westfield, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area. |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers. |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues. |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 2025 | Private Ivy League research university. |
| Professional Children's School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To provide an impactful educational experience. |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment. |
| Alliance for Young Artists & Writers | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | Identify students with exceptional artistic & literary talent and present their work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. |
| Dominican Sisters of the Amityville | Amityville, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | To serve the vulnerable and economically disadvantaged. |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Provides quality care and offers sanctuary until loving homes can be found. |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FDN | Water Mill, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire. |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Prepares and delivers healthy meals to feed people impacted by serious illness. |
| Union County Torah Center | Westfield, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area. |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FDN | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | Supporting scientists around the globe who are investigating novel drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer's disease. |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues. |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2024 | Private Ivy League research university |
| Collegiate School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | To provide rigor and joy of a Collegiate education to boys |
| New York Restoration Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | Restores, revitalizes, and develops under-resourced parks and community gardens throughout the city's five boroughs. |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FDN | Water Mill, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire. |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Private medical school |
| Union County Torah Center | Westfield, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area |
| Solving Kids Cancer | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | Helps accelerate new, next-generation treatments, including immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and new drugs |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MI | $200,000 | 2023 | Inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinic practice, education, and research. |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | Providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. |
| Collegiate School | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | To provide rigor and joy of a Collegiate education to boys |
| Dominican Sisters of Amityville | Amityville, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | To serve the vulnerable and economincally disadvantaged |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment. |
| The LGBTQ Focus FDN | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | To create a just world where anyone can live and grow and be the person they choose; provides funds and awareness to support the LGBTQ community. |
| Professional Children's School | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | To provide an impactful educational experience |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers |
| Byrd Hoffman Water Mill FDN | Water Mill, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire. |
| Union County Torah Center | Westfield, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area |
| Solving Kids Cancer | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | Helps accelerate new, next-generation treatments, including immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and new drugs |
Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers.
Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
$33,000Cure blood cancer and improve the quality of life of all patients and their families.
Brown University
$30,000Private Ivy League research university.
To provide an impactful educational experience.
To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment.
Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire.
Bay Street Theater
$5,000Innovate, educated, motivate and entertain a diverse community through the performing arts
Provides quality care and offers sanctuary until loving homes can be found.
Dominican Sisters of the Amityville
$5,000To serve the vulnerable and economically disadvantaged.
Union County Torah Center
$1,500Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area.
Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers.
Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues.
Brown University
$25,000Private Ivy League research university.
To provide an impactful educational experience.
To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment.
Identify students with exceptional artistic & literary talent and present their work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Dominican Sisters of the Amityville
$10,000To serve the vulnerable and economically disadvantaged.
Provides quality care and offers sanctuary until loving homes can be found.
Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire.
Prepares and delivers healthy meals to feed people impacted by serious illness.
Union County Torah Center
$1,500Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area.
Supporting scientists around the globe who are investigating novel drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer's disease.
Independent economic think tank that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to social issues.
Brown University
$35,000Private Ivy League research university
Restores, revitalizes, and develops under-resourced parks and community gardens throughout the city's five boroughs.
Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire.
Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers
Union County Torah Center
$1,000Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area
Solving Kids Cancer
$1,000Helps accelerate new, next-generation treatments, including immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and new drugs
Mayo Clinic
$200,000Inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinic practice, education, and research.
World Central Kitchen
$50,000Providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Dominican Sisters of Amityville
$20,000To serve the vulnerable and economincally disadvantaged
To end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring everyone has the information and means to prevent infection and all people living with HIV have access to high-quality medical care and treatment.
The LGBTQ Focus FDN
$10,000To create a just world where anyone can live and grow and be the person they choose; provides funds and awareness to support the LGBTQ community.
Cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals and provides nutrition counseling for vulnerable neighbors, children, and caregivers
Provides a global community the time, space, and freedom to create and inspire.
Union County Torah Center
$1,000Jewish educational outreach center and synagogue serving the Union County area
Solving Kids Cancer
$1,000Helps accelerate new, next-generation treatments, including immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and new drugs