The Elizabeth L. Elting Foundation concentrates its funding on health and safety-related causes alongside strong support for education and community welfare, often through sizable gifts to established institutions. Grants indicate a particular interest in medical research and patient support (rare cancers, cancer research, cardiovascular disease), gun violence prevention and survivor support, and local community services in New York. The foundation tends to make multi-year or repeated grants to a small set of core organizations, mixing national advocacy groups with local nonprofits and academic partners.
A defining feature of the Elizabeth L Elting Foundation is its repeated support for medical research and patient-focused organizations, with large general-support grants going to groups working on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. The foundation also backs gun violence prevention and survivor support, and it pairs those national commitments with local New York giving. Among the clearest signals in the recent grants are five- and six-figure gifts to New York University in 2024 and 2025, alongside repeated support for The International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation Inc. The same pattern appears in cancer-related giving: Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc both appear more than once. General support is the dominant grant purpose in the recent list, suggesting flexibility rather than project-by-project restriction. The foundation’s portfolio also includes organizations tied to violence prevention and community resilience, such as Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc, Sandy Hook School Foundation Inc, and Panorama Global. Local food security is present as well through Bed-stuy Campaign Against Hunger Inc. Across these grants, the foundation favors established institutions and repeated relationships over one-off awards.
Medical research is a core theme. In 2023, Elizabeth L Elting Foundation gave $500,000 to The International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation Inc for general support, and it also supported The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with $50,000 grants. Cancer research appears again through Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc, which received $252,500 in 2024 and $85,000 in 2025. Cardiovascular disease is another recurring focus: the foundation gave $500,000 to American Heart Association Inc in 2025 and $300,000 in 2023. Gun violence prevention and survivor support show up in multiple years through Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc and Sandy Hook School Foundation Inc, each funded repeatedly in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The recent list also includes local anti-hunger work through Bed-stuy Campaign Against Hunger Inc in Brooklyn.
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$62.3M
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Most grants fall between $8K and $191K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$191K
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Concentrated giving with relatively large grants to a small set of repeat grantees; mixes national advocacy organizations and academic institutions with targeted local community investments. Several beneficiaries receive multiple grants, indicating sustained multi-year commitments rather than one-off small donations.
Notable grantees: New York University, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Sandy Hook School Foundation, American Heart Association, Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger
Typical grants cluster around a middle tier but with wide spread: the p25 is $8,000, median grant size is $30,000, and p75 is $191,000. Recent giving includes repeated general-support awards, especially to the same organizations across 2023 through 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grants list shows a strong preference for unrestricted or general support.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 62% of grants, even though the foundation is headquartered in New York, NY. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based. New York City recipients appear often, including New York University, American Heart Association Inc, Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc, and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc. Other named recipient locations include Brooklyn, NY; Sandy Hook, CT; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; and Ann Arbor, MI.
The recent grants point to medical research and patient support, gun violence prevention and survivor support, higher education and university research, and local community services in New York. Examples include funding for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc, Sandy Hook School Foundation Inc, and Bed-stuy Campaign Against Hunger Inc.
General support is the dominant purpose in the recent grants list. Named awards to New York University, American Heart Association Inc, and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc are all listed as general support, and the same label appears across most of the large grants shown.
The foundation shows repeated relationships. New York University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is broad. The p25 is $8,000, the median is $30,000, and the p75 is $191,000. Recent awards range from smaller gifts such as $30,000 to Basblue Inc to $500,000 gifts for New York University and American Heart Association Inc.
It gives most often in New York: 62% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Recent New York recipients include New York University, American Heart Association Inc, Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Inc, and Bed-stuy Campaign Against Hunger Inc.
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 | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | SANDY HOOK, CT | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BED-STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $198,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIFT OUR VOICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GABRIELLE'S ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S JUSTICE NOW | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S E-NEWS | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLAM4GOOD FOUNDATION | DOBBS FERRY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION EMANU EL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC | RYE BROOK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NEW YORK AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATET HUMANITARIAN AID INC | HAVERHILL, MA | $612 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $510,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GABRIELLE'S ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $252,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PANORAMA GLOBAL | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | SANDY HOOK, CT | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BED-STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $182,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRINITY COLLEGE | HARTFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $90,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BASBLUE INC | DETROIT, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TAKE THE LEAD INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LET'S WIN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION EMANU EL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $4,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CURE CMD | LAKEWOOD, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DESERT AID PROJECT DBA DAP HEALTH | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION INC | SARASOTA, FL | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | SANDY HOOK, CT | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BED-STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $178,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRINITY COLLEGE | HARTFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $90,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $76,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BED-STUY CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC
$198,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIFT OUR VOICES
GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$90,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S JUSTICE NOW
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S E-NEWS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION EMANU EL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATET HUMANITARIAN AID INC
$612GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRINITY COLLEGE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$90,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TAKE THE LEAD INC
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION EMANU EL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF NY INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CURE CMD
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DESERT AID PROJECT DBA DAP HEALTH
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
SANDY HOOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRINITY COLLEGE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$90,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE JEWISH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF NY INC
$76,000GENERAL SUPPORT