Dune Road Foundation concentrates sizable, unrestricted gifts to a small set of humanitarian, educational, medical and food-security organizations. Its portfolio mixes international medical relief (Médecins Sans Frontières) with major support for New York institutions — a private university, pediatric medical center — and multiple local hunger-relief groups. Grants tend to be labeled “general purpose,” suggesting flexible, core support rather than project-specific funding.
Dune Road Foundation Inc stands out for pairing seven-figure general-purpose gifts with a small set of repeat recipients. In the recent grants list, Medecins Sans Frontiers USA appears multiple times at seven-figure levels, including $1,050,000 in 2023, $1,000,000 in 2024, and $1,000,000 in 2025. The foundation also gave $1,025,000 and another $1,000,000 to New York University, showing a pattern of major support for institutions that can absorb flexible funding. Its portfolio moves across humanitarian relief, higher education, pediatric health, and food access, but the common thread is unrestricted support labeled “general purpose.” The giving record also includes large gifts to community-serving organizations such as Food Bank for New York City, City Harvest Inc, Gods Love We Deliver, Graham Windham, and Under 21 Covenant House. Those grants suggest a funder that backs established organizations serving public needs rather than narrowly defined projects. A smaller number of grants go to organizations outside New York, including Lost Tree Village in Florida and Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, but the overall pattern is concentrated, repeated, and flexible.
A central theme is humanitarian and emergency medical relief. Dune Road Foundation Inc gave $1,050,000 in 2023, $1,000,000 in 2024, and $1,000,000 in 2025 to Medecins Sans Frontiers USA, all marked general purpose. Education is another clear area. The foundation awarded $1,025,000 in 2025 and $1,000,000 in 2024 to New York University for general purpose support, along with $530,000 to Cristo Rey NY High School in 2025. Food access and poverty relief also appear repeatedly. In 2025, it gave $700,000 each to Food Bank for New York City, City Harvest Inc, and Gods Love We Deliver, and another $400,000 to Citymeals on Wheels. Youth and family services show up as well, including $500,000 to Under 21 Covenant House and $500,000 to Graham Windham in 2025.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $110,000, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $350,000. The recent record is dominated by general-purpose support, which suggests flexible operating backing rather than tightly designated project funding. Recipients also reappear across years and in multiple awards, with several organizations receiving grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Dune Road Foundation Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $110K and $350K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$110K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$350K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat beneficiaries; primarily large, unrestricted/general-purpose grants rather than many small or highly restricted awards.
Notable grantees: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) USA, New York University, Children’s National Medical Center, God’s Love We Deliver, Food Bank for New York City / City Harvest
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 67 grants in the United States. New York is the top giving state, and 63% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. New York City organizations appear most often, including recipients in New York, NY and Brooklyn, NY. Outside New York, grants in the recent list reach Washington, DC; North Palm Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Wise, VA; Hamden, CT; and Bolinas, CA.
The recent grants point to broad support for humanitarian relief, education, pediatric health, hunger relief, and youth or family services. Repeated recipients include Medecins Sans Frontiers USA, New York University, Food Bank for New York City, City Harvest Inc, Gods Love We Deliver, Graham Windham, and Under 21 Covenant House.
The grants are typically labeled “general purpose.” That appears across major awards such as the seven-figure gifts to Medecins Sans Frontiers USA and New York University, along with the food-security and youth-services grants in New York City.
The grant-size distribution is sizable: the 25th percentile is $110,000, the median is $250,000, and the 75th percentile is $350,000. The recent list also includes multiple seven-figure grants, including awards of $1,000,000 or more.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Medecins Sans Frontiers USA, New York University, Lost Tree Village, Graham Windham, Food Bank for New York City, City Harvest Inc, Gods Love We Deliver, and Under 21 Covenant House.
Giving is concentrated in New York. New York is the top state by grant count, and 63% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The recent grants also include recipients in Washington, DC; Florida; Illinois; Virginia; Connecticut; and California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,025,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CITY HARVEST INC | NEW YORK, NY | $700,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LOST TREE VILLAGE | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $700,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $700,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GODS LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $700,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $530,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GRAHAM WINDHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNDER 21 COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SCHOOL OF HOPE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CITYMEALS ON WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FREEDOM READS | HAMDEN, CT | $250,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMONWEALTH RETREAT CENTER | BOLINAS, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON | WISE, VA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHURCH OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ROADS TO SUCCESS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,045 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREGIVING YOUTH | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FARMERS MERCHANTS | TIMBERVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAMPTONS ART CAMP | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES | JACKSON, MS | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES | NEW YORK, NY | $21 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDRENS NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GU OAUR LOCKBOX | WASHINGTON, DC | $780,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GRAHAM WINDHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $520,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CITY HARVEST INC | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GODS LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION | ORLANDO, FL | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNDER 21 COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FREEDOM READS | HAMDEN, CT | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON | WISE, VA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMONWEALTH RETREAT CENTER | BOLINAS, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CITYMEALS ON WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ROADS TO SUCCESS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST LEO EMERGENCY SERVICES | TACOMA, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,050,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LOST TREE VILLAGE | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GU OAUR LOCKBOX | WASHINGTON, DC | $750,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA
$1,000,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LOST TREE VILLAGE
$700,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
$700,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GENERAL PURPOSE
CRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOL
$530,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHURCH OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE NYC
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ROADS TO SUCCESS
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITY
$25,045GENERAL PURPOSE
FARMERS MERCHANTS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
HAMPTONS ART CAMP
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USA
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES
$21GENERAL PURPOSE
CHILDRENS NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
$1,000,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GU OAUR LOCKBOX
$780,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ROADS TO SUCCESS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST LEO EMERGENCY SERVICES
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LOST TREE VILLAGE
$1,000,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GU OAUR LOCKBOX
$750,000GENERAL PURPOSE