FourDoves Foundation makes a small number of very large grants focused on a mix of global social impact and religious/educational causes. Its giving is concentrated in a few repeat grantees that work on impact-driven poverty alleviation and Tibetan Buddhist scholarship, with a smaller allocation to student financial aid or scholarship programs. The foundation appears to favor general operating support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small number of organizations; repeat multi-grant relationships with top recipients and preference for general operating support.
A pair of multi-million-dollar grants to Acumen Fund Inc and Tsadra Foundation define Fourdoves Foundation’s recent profile. The foundation backs a small number of organizations with very large general-support awards, rather than a broad spread of smaller gifts. On the social-impact side, Acumen Fund Inc received $4,000,000 in 2024 and $3,500,000 in 2023, followed by $520,000 in 2025. On the Buddhist education side, Tsadra Foundation received $2,875,000 in 2025 and $2,800,000 in 2024. Those two patterns sit alongside other large grants to organizations in New York, Washington, DC, and elsewhere, showing a portfolio that mixes global development, religious scholarship, civic work, and education. The foundation also makes program-related investments, which aligns with its strategic, concentrated style of giving. Its recent grant list suggests long-running relationships with selected grantees, often renewed across multiple years and frequently tagged as general support. That combination points to a funder that prefers sustained backing of organizations already operating at scale, rather than short-term project funding.
In poverty alleviation and social enterprise, Fourdoves Foundation supported Acumen Fund Inc with $520,000 in 2025 after larger awards in prior years. In Tibetan Buddhism scholarship and translation, Tsadra Foundation received $2,875,000 in 2025, following $2,800,000 in 2024. The foundation also backed civic and rights-oriented work: the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc was awarded $400,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024. In environmental and land stewardship, Scenic Hudson Inc received $500,000 in 2024, $500,000 in 2025, and $200,000 in 2023. These awards show attention to a small set of organizations across different cause areas, with support often repeated across years.
Fourdoves Foundation gives at a high dollar scale: the typical grant size is $150,000 at the 25th percentile, $400,000 at the median, and $519,814 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations over multiple years, especially for Acumen Fund Inc, Tsadra Foundation, Center for Artistic Activism, Scenic Hudson Inc, and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc. Grants are frequently tagged as general support. The foundation also makes program-related investments, which fits a strategy that combines grants with impact-oriented capital.
$7M
$68.9M
$1.6M
$7.1M
Most grants fall between $150K and $520K, with a median of $400K.
25th Percentile
$150K
Median
$400K
75th Percentile
$520K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Fourdoves Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 32 | $30.5M | 88.9% |
| 2 | Mauritius | 4 |
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Notable grantees: Acumen Fund Inc, Tsadra Foundation, Way to Rise
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 73% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state. Recipient locations are mostly in the US, with one grant to the Northern Mariana Islands. New York City appears often, along with Leeds, Poughkeepsie, Pocantico Hills, and Carmel in New York State. Outside New York, grants also went to Washington, DC, Quincy, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, and Carmel, Indiana.
Its recent grants point to a mix of social-impact, religious, civic, environmental, and education-related organizations. Named recipients include Acumen Fund Inc, Tsadra Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, Scenic Hudson Inc, and the University of Chicago.
Repeat support is common. Acumen Fund Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Tsadra Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025; Scenic Hudson Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is very large: p25 is $150,000, median is $400,000, and p75 is $519,814. The recent grants also include several multi-million-dollar awards.
It gives most often in New York. According to the geographic data, 73% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state go to New York recipients, and the recent list includes many New York City organizations as well as grantees in Poughkeepsie, Leeds, and Pocantico Hills.
Yes. The foundation makes program-related investments, alongside its grantmaking.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $523K |
11.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsadra Foundation | NEW YORK, NY | $2,875,000 | 2025 | General |
| Way to Rise | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500,000 | 2025 | General |
| Acumen Fund Inc | New York, NY | $520,000 | 2025 | General |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | General |
| Supermajority Education Fund | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | General |
| Center for Artistic Activism | Leeds, NY | $315,513 | 2025 | General |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | General |
| Institute For Freedoms Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | General |
| American Independent Foundation | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | General |
| University of Chicago | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | General |
| Mara Elephant Project USA Inc | Carnel, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | General |
| Acumen Fund Inc | New York, NY | $4,000,000 | 2024 | General |
| Tsadra Foundation | NEW YORK, NY | $2,800,000 | 2024 | General |
| Center for Artistic Activism | Leeds, NY | $520,381 | 2024 | General |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | General |
| Institute For Freedoms Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | General |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | General |
| ADM Capital Foundation Inc | Quincy, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | General |
| Acumen Fund Inc | New York, NY | $3,500,000 | 2023 | General |
| Center for Artistic Activism | Leeds, NY | $519,246 | 2023 | General |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2023 | General |
| Stone Barns Restoration Corporation | Pocantico Hills, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | General |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $200,000 | 2023 | General |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | General |
| ADM Capital Foundation Inc | Quincy, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | General |
| Sidekick Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | $50,000 | 2023 | General |
Tsadra Foundation
$2,875,000General
General
Institute For Freedoms Inc
$250,000General
University of Chicago
$30,000General
Tsadra Foundation
$2,800,000General
Institute For Freedoms Inc
$500,000General
ADM Capital Foundation Inc
$100,000General
ADM Capital Foundation Inc
$50,000General