Island Outreach Foundation concentrates its giving on Long Island community strengthening, with a strong emphasis on local higher education and broad community services. The foundation makes large, multi-thousand-dollar contributions to a small number of regional institutions (notably Stony Brook University and United Way of Long Island) while also supporting housing and neighborhood-level initiatives. Its grants suggest a donor interest in durable, place-based impact across education, human services, and housing in Suffolk County.
A defining feature of Island Outreach Foundation Inc is its large charitable support for Long Island institutions, especially Stony Brook Foundation. The foundation gave Stony Brook Foundation $775,000 in 2023 and $350,000 in 2024, showing a sustained relationship with regional higher education and university-related initiatives. Alongside that anchor, the foundation has also backed United Way of Long Island, Habitat for Humanity Suffolk, and Ighl Foundation with six-figure gifts, pointing to a mix of education, community services, and housing-related support. Its grant list also shows a place-based approach that reaches into neighborhood organizations and local service providers across Suffolk County. Grants to Mondays at Racine, Southamptonn Hospital Foundation, Long Island Cares, Angela’s House, and Patchogue Community Service Foundation indicate attention to health, food support, and community programming, while smaller awards to Bayport Methodist Church, Day Haven, and Christmas Magic broaden the picture further. The foundation’s giving is charitable-contribution based and concentrated in a relatively small set of Long Island recipients, with repeated support for several groups over multiple years.
Higher education is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $775,000 to Stony Brook Foundation in 2023 and another $350,000 in 2024 for charitable contribution support. Community services and basic needs appear through repeated support for United Way of Long Island, including $285,000 in 2023 and $160,000 in 2024. Housing and neighborhood stabilization show up in the $225,420 grant to Habitat for Humanity Suffolk in 2023. Health and family-support organizations are also part of the pattern. The foundation awarded $80,000 to Angela’s House in 2024 and $75,000 to Long Island Cares in 2024, while local health-related support included $114,440 to Southampton Hospital Foundation in 2023 and $78,844 in 2024.
Typical grant size sits at $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of one large institutional gift and many smaller charitable contributions, with several recipients appearing in more than one year, including Stony Brook Foundation, United Way of Long Island, Southampton Hospital Foundation, Long Island Cares, and Mondays at Racine. The foundation gives through charitable contributions rather than program-related investments. The data also shows grants to individuals, indicating that its grantmaking includes direct support as well as organizational philanthropy.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small set of local institutions with repeat multi-grant support; combines major institutional gifts (education and regional United Way) with targeted funding for housing and grassroots neighborhood projects.
Notable grantees: Stony Brook Foundation, United Way of Long Island, Habitat for Humanity Suffolk, Mondays at Racine, IGHL Foundation
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 96% of grants went to recipients in New York, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The strongest cluster is on Long Island, with multiple awards going to Stony Brook, Deer Park, Middle Island, East Moriches, Islip, Hauppauge, Patchogue, Bayport, Riverhead, and East Patchogue. Smaller numbers reached outside the region, including Washington, DC, and Louisville, Kentucky. The pattern is centered on Suffolk County and nearby Nassau County communities.
The grant record points to higher education, community services, housing, health, food support, and neighborhood-level programming. Examples include Stony Brook Foundation for university support, United Way of Long Island for community services, Habitat for Humanity Suffolk for housing, and Long Island Cares for food-related support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Stony Brook Foundation in 2023 and 2024, United Way of Long Island in 2023 and 2024, Southampton Hospital Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Long Island Cares in 2023 and 2024, and Mondays at Racine in 2023 and 2024.
The distribution centers on smaller awards, with a 25th percentile of $2,500, a median of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $25,000. The recent grants list also includes larger outliers, such as $775,000 to Stony Brook Foundation and $285,000 to United Way of Long Island.
It is strongly concentrated in New York, with 96% of grants going to recipients in the state. The recipient list is dominated by Long Island locations such as Stony Brook, Deer Park, Middle Island, East Moriches, Islip, Hauppauge, Patchogue, Bayport, Riverhead, and East Patchogue.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND | DEER PARK, NY | $365,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | $152,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $80,829 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ANGELA'S HOUSE | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $57,716 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SEATUCK ENVIRONMENTAL | ISLIP, NY | $52,900 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BAYPORT BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | BAYPORT, NY | $45,366 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NYU LANGONE | PATCHOGUE, NY | $45,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CHRISTMAS MAGIC | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| DIANA ULLA | PATCHOGUE, NY | $26,773 | 2026 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL |
| PATCHOGUE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOUNDATION | PATCHOGUE, NY | $26,194 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ISLAND HARVEST | MINEOLA, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION | RIVERHEAD, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ISLIP FOOD FOR HOPE | CENTRAL ISLIP, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| IGHL FOUNDATION | EAST MORICHES, NY | $12,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PATCHOGUE FAMILY YMCA | PATCHOGUE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| KIWANIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PATCHOGUE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SEPA MUJER | PATCHOGUE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CAMP PA QUA TUCK | CENTER MORICHES, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PATCHOGUE NEIGHBORS INN CO THE INN | HEMPSTEAD, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| LIGHTHOUSE MISSION | BELLPORT, NY | $9,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| WILLIAM FLOYD COMMUNITY SUMMIT | MASTIC, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING | RONKONKOMA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SHARING A MEAL | SAYVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | ISLANDIA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| POST MORROW FOUNDATION | BROOKHAVEN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FRIENDS OF BELLPORT BAY | BELLPORT, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| MONDAYS CANCER CARE | SAYVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE | DEER PARK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICA SHARE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,750 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| GENEVA CUTLER | BELLPORT, NY | $1,458 | 2026 | CONTINUED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL |
| LIONS CLUB OF PATCHOGUE | PATCHOGUE, NY | $1,250 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| KIDS HELPING KIDS | STAMFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| DETECTIVE BRIAN SIMONSEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | JAMESPORT, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| RONALD MCDONALD CHARITIES | CHICAGO, IL | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | $183,876 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND | DEER PARK, NY | $160,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $120,393 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BAYPORT BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | BAYPORT, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $68,051 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| SMILE FARMS | CENTER MORICHES, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| NYU LANGONE | PATCHOGUE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PATCHOGUE AMBULANCE CO | PATCHOGUE, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CHRISTMAS MAGIC | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| PATCHOGUE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOUNDATION | PATCHOGUE, NY | $25,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| ISLAND HARVEST | MINEOLA, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| MAUI FOOD BANK | WAILUKU, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER LONG ISLAND | FARMINGDALE, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| MONDAYS AT RACINE | ISLIP, NY | $17,750 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
ANGELA'S HOUSE
$57,716CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SEATUCK ENVIRONMENTAL
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BAYPORT BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$45,366CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NYU LANGONE
$45,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CHRISTMAS MAGIC
$30,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
DIANA ULLA
$26,773FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL
PATCHOGUE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOUNDATION
$26,194CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
ISLAND HARVEST
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
ISLIP FOOD FOR HOPE
$15,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
IGHL FOUNDATION
$12,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PATCHOGUE FAMILY YMCA
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
KIWANIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CAMP PA QUA TUCK
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PATCHOGUE NEIGHBORS INN CO THE INN
$10,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
LIGHTHOUSE MISSION
$9,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
WILLIAM FLOYD COMMUNITY SUMMIT
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SHARING A MEAL
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
POST MORROW FOUNDATION
$2,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FRIENDS OF BELLPORT BAY
$2,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
MONDAYS CANCER CARE
$2,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE
$2,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
AMERICA SHARE
$1,750CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
GENEVA CUTLER
$1,458CONTINUED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL
LIONS CLUB OF PATCHOGUE
$1,250CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
KIDS HELPING KIDS
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
DETECTIVE BRIAN SIMONSEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BAYPORT BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$100,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
SMILE FARMS
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
NYU LANGONE
$50,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PATCHOGUE AMBULANCE CO
$45,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CHRISTMAS MAGIC
$30,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
PATCHOGUE COMMUNITY SERVICE FOUNDATION
$25,600CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
ISLAND HARVEST
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
REBUILDING TOGETHER LONG ISLAND
$20,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
MONDAYS AT RACINE
$17,750CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION