The George Link Jr Foundation makes a very small number of high-dollar grants, primarily providing unrestricted/general operating support to large institutions. Much of the foundation’s giving is routed through custodial or undisclosed channels (e.g., BNY Mellon / “see attached schedules”), with a clear example of support for academic medical institutions. The pattern suggests an emphasis on institutional, unrestricted funding rather than many small community grants.
Highly concentrated giving: very few (4) grants totaling $6M, including multi-million-dollar disbursements and repeat payments through custodial/attached-schedule vehicles; favors large, unrestricted institutional grants over many small awards.
George Link Jr Foundation Inc makes a small number of high-dollar grants, and its recent awards are dominated by unrestricted support to large institutions. A 2025 grant of $200,000 to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows the foundation’s continuing interest in academic medicine, while $100,000 to St Marys Foundation for Children points to support for health-related services beyond research. The pattern across the grants list is not project-by-project sponsorship; the recurring language is general operating support, often to organizations with broad institutional roles. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches education, hunger relief, housing, legal access, disaster response, and faith-based organizations. In 2025, it gave $75,000 to Student Sponsor Partnership Inc, $75,000 to Inner-city Scholarship Fund, and $50,000 to Legal Outreach, all as general operating support. Other named recipients include The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation, Women in Need Inc, The Campaign Against Hunger Inc, and Team Rubicon. These awards suggest a portfolio built around core operating support for established nonprofits rather than many small, restricted project grants.
Academic medicine and health organizations appear prominently in the foundation’s recent giving. In 2025, it gave $200,000 to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for general operating support, and $100,000 to St Marys Foundation for Children for the same purpose. It also awarded $50,000 to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative and $50,000 to Valley Hospital Foundation, both as general operating support. Education is another visible area. The foundation gave $75,000 to Student Sponsor Partnership Inc and $75,000 to Inner-city Scholarship Fund, each for general operating support. It also provided $50,000 to NJ Leep and $50,000 to Legal Outreach. Food insecurity and social services show up as well, with $50,000 grants to Feeding Westchester Inc, Gods Love We Deliver, The Campaign Against Hunger Inc, and Women in Need Inc.
The grant-size profile is concentrated at the top end: p25 is $1,857,500, median is $1,890,000, and p75 is $1,997,500. That indicates a very small number of very large grants, alongside smaller 2025 awards in the tens of thousands. The recent list also shows repeated use of general operating support, not project-specific awards. Several grants are routed through custodial channels such as BNY Mellon or appear as “See Attached Schedules,” which suggests structured administration rather than open applications. The recent grants list does not show individual recipients outside institutional or organizational grantees.
$2.3M
$33M
$2.1M
$2.8M
Most grants fall between $1.9M and $2M, with a median of $1.9M.
25th Percentile
$1.9M
Median
$1.9M
75th Percentile
$2M
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: SEE ATTACHED C/O BNY MELLON (custodian / pass-through recipient), SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULES (undisclosed/structured beneficiaries), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The foundation gives almost entirely in the United States, with 57 grants to U.S. recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, Pennsylvania. The recent list clusters in New York City and nearby places: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Staten Island, NY; Bronx, NY; Astoria, NY; Bayside, NY; and Elmsford, NY. New Jersey recipients include Newark, Hackensack, Ridgewood, Englewood, and Woodbury. Outside the Northeast, grants also went to Los Angeles, CA; Irondale, AL; and Pittsburgh, PA.
Its typical grants are very large: the p25 grant is $1,857,500, the median is $1,890,000, and the p75 is $1,997,500. The recent list also includes smaller 2025 grants, but the overall distribution is concentrated near the $1.9 million level.
Recent grants go to large institutions and nonprofits in academic medicine, education, housing, food assistance, legal services, disaster response, and faith-based work. Named recipients include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Student Sponsor Partnership Inc, The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation, Team Rubicon, and Women in Need Inc.
The data shows repeated support for institutional grantees over time, including large awards in 2023 and 2024 routed through BNY Mellon or listed as “See Attached Schedules,” plus a 2025 slate of general operating grants. The pattern is consistent with ongoing institutional funding rather than one-time project grants.
New York is the top state by grant count, while 67% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, the foundation’s HQ state. The recipient list also includes several New York City-area organizations, plus New Jersey, California, and Alabama.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICHAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST MARYS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | BAYSIDE, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STUDENT SPONSOR PARTNERSHIP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TEAM RUBICON | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK | NEWARK, NJ | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CONGREGATION RODEPH SHOLOM | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATI | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OPERATING | WOODBURY, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | RIDGEWOOD, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| INCLUDENYC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LEGAL OUTREACH | ASTORIA, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NJ LEEP | NEWARK, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK | IRONDALE, AL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BERGEN VOLUNTEER MEDICAL INITIATIVE | HACKENSACK, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WOMEN IN NEED INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GODS LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE HOPE PROGRAM | BRONX, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAGE ELDERCARE | SUMMIT, NJ | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DOROT | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LONG ISLAND ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CEN | WESTBURY, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUMMER SEARCH NYC | BRONX, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOME FOR THE AGED OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR | BRONX, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | POMPTON PLAINS, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OLIVER SCHOLARS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER | PURCHASE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SEVA FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| DANCING DREAMS | BAYSIDE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MERCY CHEFS | PORTMOUTH, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF RIDGEWOOD | RIDGEWOOD, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| EMMAUS HOUSE FOUNDATION | SYOSETT, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| USC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SOUTH BRONX UNITED | BRONX, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GO PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| XAVIER MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| EAST SIDE HOUSE | BRONX, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER LONG ISLAND INC | FARMINGDALE, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
GENERAL OPERATING
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING
CONGREGATION RODEPH SHOLOM
$70,000GENERAL OPERATING
CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OPERATING
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
INCLUDENYC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE HOPE PROGRAM
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING
ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION OF THE UNITED STA
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING
LONG ISLAND ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CEN
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
SUMMER SEARCH NYC
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
HOME FOR THE AGED OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
OLIVER SCHOLARS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
FAMILY SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
MERCY CHEFS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF RIDGEWOOD
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
EMMAUS HOUSE FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
USC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
REBUILDING TOGETHER LONG ISLAND INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING