The Jandon Foundation gives almost exclusively through large, named funds held at community foundations, directing multi-hundred-thousand to seven-figure gifts into regional endowments that support broad charitable and educational purposes. Their grants are geographic-focused around Westchester and New York City and appear structured to seed or support family-designated donor funds rather than funding operating programs of frontline nonprofits directly.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (four principal payments totaling $3.5M) mainly to community foundations and family charitable funds; repeated support to the same institutional intermediaries rather than many small frontline grants.
Jandon Foundation C/o Leslie Cecil gives through large, named funds held at community foundations, with several six- and seven-figure transfers directed to the Jandon Fund, the Cecil Michael Family Charitable Fund, and the Adjel Charitable Fund. That pattern points to a grantmaker that uses pooled or endowed vehicles rather than a conventional operating-grants portfolio. In the recent record, the foundation’s biggest grant was $1,000,000 to Westchester Community Trust for Jandon Fund, followed by multiple $500,000 grants to New York Community Foundation vehicles tied to family-designated charitable funds. Alongside those fund-building gifts, the foundation also supports local nonprofits and scholarship-related efforts in Westchester County and New York City. Recent awards include grants to Feeding Westchester, Westchester Community College Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Neighbors Link, and The Bridge Fund of NY Inc. The presence of both endowed/community-foundation giving and direct support to regional charities suggests a hybrid pattern: long-term charitable capital on one hand, and targeted support for community-serving organizations on the other.
A core theme is support for community foundation vehicles and donor-named funds. The foundation gave $500,000 to NY Community Fnd - Cecil Michael Family Charitable Fund in 2024 and another $500,000 in 2023, as well as $500,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024 to NY Community Fnd - Adjel Charitable Fund. It also gave $250,000 in 2025 to NY Community Trust - Cecil Michael Family Charitable Fund and $250,000 in 2025 to NY Community Trust - Adjel Charitable Fund. The foundation also backs hunger relief and basic needs. It gave $250,000 to Feeding Westchester in 2025 after a $200,000 grant in 2024, and it gave $100,000 to Lifting Up Westchester in 2025. Education-related support appears through institutions and programs such as $156,735 to Jandon Scholars Program in 2025 and $155,000 to Westchester Community College Foundation in 2025. Youth-serving work also shows up in grants to Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester and Westchester Children's Association.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $2,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record also shows a small number of much larger transfers, including $100,000-plus and $500,000-plus gifts. Recipients recur across years, especially community-foundation funds and regional nonprofits, which indicates an ongoing rather than one-off pattern. The foundation is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$2.9M
$57.1M
$4.3M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $2K and $25K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$25K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Jandon Foundation C/O Leslie Cecil.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 183 | $8.7M | 99.5% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
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Notable grantees: Westchester Community Trust (Jandon Fund), New York Community Trust – Cecil Michael Family Charitable Fund, New York Community Trust – Adjel Charitable Fund, New York Community Trust (Jandon Fund)
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York: 69% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Westchester County appears frequently, with grants to Mount Kisco, Elmsford, White Plains, Ossining, Hartsdale, and Valhalla. New York City is another regular destination, including grants to organizations in New York, NY. Outside the United States, the recipient-country data show only one grant in RQ, with the rest in the US.
The recent record centers on community foundations and regional nonprofits. Named recipients include Westchester Community Trust, New York Community Foundation vehicles, Feeding Westchester, Westchester Community College Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Neighbors Link, and The Bridge Fund of NY Inc.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Feeding Westchester in 2024 and 2025, Jandon Scholars Program in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Cecil Michael Family Charitable Fund and Adjel Charitable Fund in both 2023 and 2024, with additional grants in 2025 through New York Community Trust.
The distribution is small at the center but wider at the top: p25 is $2,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent grants list also includes larger transfers at $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 69% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Hartsdale, New York, Elmsford, White Plains, Ossining, Valhalla, and Mount Kisco.
The grants point to charitable and educational support, especially community foundation funds, basic-needs organizations, and education-related institutions. Examples include Westchester Community Trust for Jandon Fund, Feeding Westchester, Westchester Community College Foundation, and Jandon Scholars Program.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $2K |
0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST FOR JANDON FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NY COMMUNITY TRUST - ADJEL CHARITABLE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NY COMMUNITY TRUST - CECIL MICHAEL FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $160,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| JANDON SCHOLARS PROGRAM | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $156,735 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | VALHALLA, NY | $155,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $115,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NEIGHBORS LINK | OSSINING, NY | $105,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| ISRAAID | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| THE BRIDGE FUND OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| TULANE UNIVERSITY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| STUDENT ADVOCACY | ELMSFORD, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| SMITH COLLEGE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| GLOBAL GIVING | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM - CREATIVE MOTIF | WARWICK, RI | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| GIVEDIRECTLY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| CARING FOR THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS OF PEEKSKILL | PEEKSKILL, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER | KATONAH, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| THE FISTULA FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| COPLAND HOUSE | PEEKSKILL, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| MOUNT KISCO CHILD CARE CENTER | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| TARGET MARGIN THEATER | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| OPERATION PATHWAYS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER RALEIGH | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| BROADWAY COMMUNITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| EDUCATION LAW CENTER | NEWARK, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| WESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| CAMPUS BOUND SCHOLARS | KATONAH, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| NY TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| PRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| PELHAM JEWISH CENTER | PELHAM, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER | PLEASANTVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| BROTHERS & SISTERS FOR ISRAEL - AID COALITION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| OPEN DOOR FND | OSSINING, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| FRIENDS OF GIVAT HAVIVA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW | MT LAUREL, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| ACCESS PSYCHOLGY FOUNDATION | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL |
NY COMMUNITY TRUST - ADJEL CHARITABLE FUND
$250,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
JANDON SCHOLARS PROGRAM
$156,735CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
THE BRIDGE FUND OF NY INC
$100,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
TULANE UNIVERSITY
$50,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
SMITH COLLEGE
$50,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
YALE UNIVERSITY
$50,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER
$30,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
GLOBAL GIVING
$25,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM - CREATIVE MOTIF
$25,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
CARING FOR THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS OF PEEKSKILL
$25,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
COPLAND HOUSE
$20,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER RALEIGH
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
BROADWAY COMMUNITY INC
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
WESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
CAMPUS BOUND SCHOLARS
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
NY TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
PRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
PELHAM JEWISH CENTER
$10,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
BROTHERS & SISTERS FOR ISRAEL - AID COALITION
$5,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
ACCESS PSYCHOLGY FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$5,000CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$2,500CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL