The Grauer Foundation concentrates on sizable, unrestricted grants to education-focused organizations and community nonprofits, with a particular emphasis on college access, independent secondary schools, and local social-service providers in the Northeast. They also fund a smaller set of health, conservation, and cultural institutions. Grants are typically large, general-purpose awards intended to support operating capacity rather than project-specific work.
The Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear preference for general-purpose support to education institutions and community nonprofits, including repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years. One of the largest grants on record is $1,000,000 to College Advising Corps for general purpose support, pointing to a strong interest in college access. The foundation has also backed independent secondary schools, including Pomfret School and Alexander Twilight Academy, with flexible grants rather than restricted project awards. Beyond education, the foundation has used multi-hundred-thousand-dollar grants for local family services, health organizations, and cultural institutions. Family Centers Inc received repeated support, including $373,000 in 2023 and $275,000 in 2025, while Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc received several awards over three years. The pattern suggests a grantmaker that favors operating support for organizations serving students, families, and community life in the Northeast and nearby regions. Recent grants also include support for institutions such as New Bedford Whaling Museum, Good Shepherd Services, and Wildlife Conservation Society, reinforcing the foundation’s cross-sector profile.
College access is a major theme in the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $1,000,000 to College Advising Corps for general purpose support and $301,000 to The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, also for general purpose support. Scholarship-oriented organizations appear as well, including Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc, which received multiple general-purpose grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation also supports independent and private secondary education. Pomfret School received $250,000 in both 2023 and 2024, while Alexander Twilight Academy received $375,000 in 2025. In community and family services, Family Centers Inc received $373,000 in 2023, $150,000 in 2024, and $275,000 in 2025. Cultural and civic institutions are present too, including $225,000 to New Bedford Whaling Museum and $150,000 to The Second Stage Theatre Inc.
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure to low six-figure range: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $75,000. The recent list also shows a recurring-grantee pattern rather than one-off awards, with organizations such as Pomfret School, Family Centers Inc, Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Wnet receiving support in more than one year. The foundation gives general-purpose grants, which indicates flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$3.4M
$342K
$3M
$3.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Concentrated, high-dollar general purpose grants to a mix of recurring regional education and social-service grantees and select national health/conservation institutions; a tendency to provide unrestricted operating support rather than many small or highly restricted grants.
Notable grantees: College Advising Corps, Family Centers Inc, Pomfret School, Inner City Scholarship Fund, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Grant dollars land heavily in the Northeast and along the East Coast. New York recipients appear frequently, including New York City organizations such as Good Shepherd Services, The Partnership for Inner-city Education, Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc, and Wnet. New Jersey also stands out through repeated awards to Family Centers Inc in Pennington. Outside the HQ state, the foundation has supported recipients in Boston, Bronx, New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Chapel Hill, showing a regional footprint rather than a single-city focus. All recorded grants in the provided data go to US recipients.
Its recent grants emphasize education and community-serving nonprofits. College access organizations, independent secondary schools, family and youth services, and scholarship funds appear repeatedly, alongside smaller numbers of health, conservation, and cultural institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Family Centers Inc, Pomfret School, Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Wnet. The repeated awards suggest an ongoing relationship with selected grantees.
The grant-size distribution centers on flexible support at several levels: p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and p75 is $75,000. Recent awards also include larger grants in the six- and seven-figure range.
Its top state by grant count is New Jersey. New York recipients also make up a large share of the portfolio, with 40% of grants going to organizations in the HQ state of New York.
The recent grants are marked as general purpose awards. That pattern appears across education, family-service, health, and cultural grantees, which indicates flexible operating support rather than project-specific funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $600,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $514,200 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FAMILY CENTERS INC | PENNINGTON, NJ | $400,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $225,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| POMFRET SCHOOL | POMFRET, CT | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MARION ART CENTER INC | MARION, MA | $175,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TARGET ALS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALZHEIMER & PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF IRC INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $39,250 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW INC | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR INNER CITY EDUCATION DBA PARNTERSHIP SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WESTMINSTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY INC | PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE LORD'S PLACE INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE TRIANGLE FUND | CORNING, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW BEDFORD STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $22,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TETON COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE FOUNDATION | JACKSON, WY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEWPORT, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| MQ FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BLIND BROOK FOUNDATION | PURCHASE, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN PRAIRIE | BOZEMAN, MT | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST AIDAN'S CHAPEL | DARTMOUTH, MA | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $375,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FAMILY CENTERS INC | PENNINGTON, NJ | $275,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $225,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $165,700 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALZHEIMER & PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF IRC INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| POMFRET SCHOOL | POMFRET, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW BEDFORD STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WESTMINSTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MARION INSTITUTE INC | MARION, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
FAMILY CENTERS INC
$400,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL
$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM
$225,000GENERAL PURPOSE
POMFRET SCHOOL
$200,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MARION ART CENTER INC
$175,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$150,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WNET
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TARGET ALS FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GENERAL PURPOSE
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$39,250GENERAL PURPOSE
HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW INC
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PARTNERSHIP FOR INNER CITY EDUCATION DBA PARNTERSHIP SCHOOLS
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE LORD'S PLACE INC
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE TRIANGLE FUND
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW BEDFORD STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC
$22,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
MQ FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BLIND BROOK FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AMERICAN PRAIRIE
$250GENERAL PURPOSE
ST AIDAN'S CHAPEL
$400,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FAMILY CENTERS INC
$275,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM
$225,000GENERAL PURPOSE
POMFRET SCHOOL
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW BEDFORD STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MARION INSTITUTE INC
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE