
The Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation makes a small number of sizeable grants (often around $65k–$100k) to local, mission-driven organizations on Long Island. Its giving mixes faith-based education (a restricted Catholic education grant) with services for veterans, adults with disabilities, and youth/education-related organizations, suggesting a community-focused, values-driven approach rather than broad national philanthropy.
A $100,000 grant to the International Association for Spell in 2025 is the clearest signal of how Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc gives: large, targeted checks to local and regional nonprofits, often tied to education or community services. The foundation’s recent record also includes a $99,159 grant to For All Who Fight in 2024 and a $99,000 restricted grant to Tomorrows Hope Foundation II for Catholic education on Long Island in 2023. Those awards sit alongside funding for an organization serving adults with disabilities, as well as repeated support for community groups in Garden City, Long Beach, Uniondale, Hempstead, and New York City. The pattern is not broad national grantmaking. Every recent grant listed goes to a U.S. recipient, and the largest awards are concentrated in a small circle of mission-specific organizations. Religious education appears alongside veteran support, disability services, youth academic competition, and local community programs. The foundation also appears to support the same organizations more than once, with several grantees returning across multiple years. That combination points to relationship-based philanthropy with a strong local and Long Island orientation, rather than a wide open application-driven program.
Education is a visible thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $100,000 to International Association for Spell for a general purpose, and in 2023 it granted $99,000 to Tomorrows Hope Foundation II for restricted Catholic education on Long Island. Community health and emergency support also appear in the grant list. The foundation gave $99,159 to For All Who Fight in 2024, then renewed that support with a $5,000 grant in 2025. It also backed NYU Langne Health twice, including $5,000 in 2025. A third area is services for adults with disabilities. Enriching Special Adults Inc received $65,000 in 2025, making it one of the foundation’s largest recent awards. Local youth and family-facing organizations also appear, including Charlie's Champions and I'm Not Done Yet Inc, each funded in Garden City.
Typical grant size clusters at $2,500 at the 25th, median, and 75th percentiles, even though a small number of awards are much larger. Recent grants range from $1,000 to $100,000, showing a mix of modest recurring support and occasional major checks. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and the recent list shows repeat awards to several recipients across multiple years, including Interfaith Nutrition Network, Charlie's Champions, Mollie Biggane Melona Foundation, Tomorrows Hope Foundation, and NYU Langne Health. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for at least one listed grant program.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated, high-dollar gifts to a small number of grantees each year; funding appears regionally focused (Long Island) with repeat emphasis on faith-based education and direct-service nonprofits rather than broad grantmaking.
Notable grantees: TOMORROWS HOPE FOUNDATION II (restricted Catholic education on Long Island), For All Who Fight (veteran-focused services), ENRICHING SPECIAL ADULTS INC (services for adults with disabilities), INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPELL (youth/education-related programming)
All recent grants in the data go to U.S. recipients, and the foundation gives entirely in New York. Long Island is especially prominent, with awards landing in Garden City, Uniondale, Long Beach, Hempstead, and New Hyde Park. New York City also appears through recipients in New York, NY. Outside New York, the only recent recipient cities shown are Herndon, VA and Hagerstown, MD, each tied to a single grant. That pattern fits a local funder with a narrow geographic footprint and a strong Long Island emphasis.
The recent grants point to education, community health, veterans, disability services, and local community organizations. Named recipients include International Association for Spell, For All Who Fight, Enriching Special Adults Inc, Interfaith Nutrition Network, and Charlie's Champions.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Interfaith Nutrition Network, Charlie's Champions, Mollie Biggane Melona Foundation, Tomorrows Hope Foundation, and NYU Langne Health. That suggests repeat giving rather than one-time-only relationships.
The grant-size distribution centers on $2,500 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. At the same time, the recent list includes larger awards such as $65,000, $99,159, and $100,000, so the foundation combines small recurring grants with occasional larger commitments.
The foundation gives locally and all recent grants go to U.S. recipients. New York accounts for 100% of grants, with awards in Garden City, Uniondale, Long Beach, Hempstead, New Hyde Park, and New York, NY.
One listed grant program states that unsolicited applications are not accepted. The foundation’s recent pattern also looks relationship-based, with repeat awards to several of the same organizations over multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPELL | HERNDON, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | General |
| ENRICHING SPECIAL ADULTS INC | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | General |
| MOLLIE BIGGANE MELONA FOUNDATION | Garden City, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| TOMORROWS HOPE FOUNDATION | UNIONDALE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK | Hempstead, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS | Garden City, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| NYU Langne Health | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| For All Who Fight | Long Beach, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL | GARDEN CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| I'M NOT DONE YET INC | GARDEN CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General |
| Long Island Children's Museum | Garden City, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | General |
| For All Who Fight | Long Beach, NY | $99,159 | 2024 | General |
| NYU Langne Health | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | General |
| Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation | Garden City, NY | $4,500 | 2024 | General |
| INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK | Hempstead, NY | $4,080 | 2024 | General |
| JDRF | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | General |
| CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS | Garden City, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | General |
| TOMORROWS HOPE FOUNDATION | UNIONDALE, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | General |
| TOMORROWS HOPE FOUNDATION II | UNIONDALE, NY | $99,000 | 2023 | Restricted - Catholic Education on Long Island |
| THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL | GARDEN CITY, NY | $3,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MOLLIE BIGGANE MELONA FOUNDATION | Garden City, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | General |
| I'M NOT DONE YET INC | GARDEN CITY, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | General |
| INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK | Hempstead, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | General |
| CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS | Garden City, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | General |
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPELL
$100,000General
ENRICHING SPECIAL ADULTS INC
$65,000General
MOLLIE BIGGANE MELONA FOUNDATION
$5,000General
General
CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS
$5,000General
NYU Langne Health
$5,000General
For All Who Fight
$5,000General
THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL
$5,000GENERAL
I'M NOT DONE YET INC
$5,000General
For All Who Fight
$99,159General
NYU Langne Health
$5,000General
Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation
$4,500General
CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS
$2,500General
THE GARDEN CITY HISTORICAL
$3,500GENERAL
MOLLIE BIGGANE MELONA FOUNDATION
$2,500General
I'M NOT DONE YET INC
$2,500General
CHARLIE'S CHAMPIONS
$2,500General