The Laurie Kayden Foundation funds a mix of Jewish communal causes, higher education, civil rights/advocacy, and humanitarian and environmental organizations, often supporting both U.S.-based and Israel-focused institutions. Grants are frequently unrestricted or for general support and tend to back service delivery (food aid, disaster response), disability/access programs, and civic justice efforts, indicating a preference for organizations that combine direct service with public-facing advocacy or research.
The Laurie Kayden Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong pattern of unrestricted support for Jewish communal organizations, human-rights and advocacy groups, universities, and service providers. In the latest grants list, the foundation awarded $100,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. and $100,000 to Hias Inc., both for general support, signaling a preference for flexible operating dollars rather than tightly restricted project funding. Other recurring grant recipients include United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth and World Central Kitchen Incorporated, each appearing at $75,000 grants, alongside major institutional support for Colgate University and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The foundation also backs environmental advocacy, disability access, food relief, and medical-research institutions. Its portfolio includes organizations such as Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind, and American Friends of Wgh Western Galilee Hospital N. Across these grants, the foundation consistently funds established nonprofits with broad public missions, often through general or unrestricted awards.
Jewish communal support is a clear area of emphasis. The foundation gave $75,000 to United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth in both 2024 and 2025, and also supported American Friends of Wgh Western Galilee Hospital N with $75,000 grants in 2024 and 2025. In civil rights and reproductive rights, it awarded $100,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. in 2025 and $50,000 to Anti-defamation League in 2024. Environmental advocacy appears in grants of $75,000 to Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated and Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., each listed in recent years. Humanitarian relief and food security show up in $75,000 grants to World Central Kitchen Incorporated and $50,000 to Mercy Corps, as well as $50,000 to Citymeals-on-wheels.
Typical award size clusters tightly around $50,000 to $75,000, with a median grant of $50,000 and a p75 of $50,000. The upper end reaches $100,000, but most recent grants in the list sit at or near the median. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Hias Inc, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc, Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, and others, which suggests repeat institutional relationships rather than one-time awards. Many grants are marked general or unrestricted, including support for operating and institutional needs.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, repeat support: the foundation makes mid-to-large unrestricted grants, often in multiple installments to the same organizations (many grantees received 2–3 grants). Giving mixes national/international institutional partners with service providers, indicating sustained multi-year relationships rather than one-off small gifts.
Notable grantees: HIAS, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Natural Resources Defense Council, World Central Kitchen / Mercy Corps (humanitarian & disaster relief), Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient base is entirely U.S.-based in the grant data provided. New York is the top state by grant count, with multiple recent recipients in New York City and the Bronx. Washington, DC also appears often, including several advocacy and relief organizations. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Hamilton, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Warrington, PA; Seattle, WA; Louisville, KY; Boone, IA; and Bronx, NY. Delaware is the headquarters state, but no grants in the provided data go to Delaware recipients.
The recent grants show support for Jewish communal organizations, higher education, environmental advocacy, humanitarian relief, disability services, and civil rights or reproductive rights groups. Examples in the data include United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth, Colgate University, Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, World Central Kitchen Incorporated, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc.
Typical awards are concentrated at $50,000 and $75,000. The reported median grant size is $50,000, with p25 also at $25,000 and p75 at $50,000. Recent grants include several $75,000 awards and multiple $50,000 awards, with some $100,000 grants at the top end.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple recent years, including Hias Inc, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc, Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth, and American Friends of Wgh Western Galilee Hospital N. The pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants.
Most listed awards are for general or unrestricted support. A few grants name a specific institutional purpose, such as Columbia Law School and Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The repeated general-support language suggests the foundation often funds operating needs.
The top state by grant count is New York. Recent recipients there include organizations in New York City, the Bronx, and Hamilton. The grant list also shows recipients in Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Warrington, PA; Seattle, WA; Louisville, KY; and Boone, IA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HIAS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTH | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WGH WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL N | PHILIDELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | General and Unrestricted for Columbia Law School |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | HAMILTON, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | BOONE, IA | $75,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMIT CHILDREN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CANCER CARE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PRO PUBLICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CITY HARVEST INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Weill Cornell Medicine |
| FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GODS LOVE WE DELIVER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWI | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF S | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRAUMA AND RESILIENCY RESOURCES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION INC | MERRIFIELD, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CALVARY HOSPITAL INC | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WOMENS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | OSSINING INNOVATES AND WEDC INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND | WARRINGTON, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE AUDITORY ORAL SCHOOL OF NEW YORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
HIAS INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED
$75,000General & Unrestricted
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTH
$75,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WGH WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL N
$75,000General & Unrestricted
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
$75,000General & Unrestricted
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW
$75,000General and Unrestricted for Columbia Law School
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
$75,000General & Unrestricted
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
$75,000General & Unrestricted
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$75,000COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMIT CHILDREN INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS
$50,000General & Unrestricted
FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
$50,000General & Unrestricted
CANCER CARE INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
PRO PUBLICA INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
CITY HARVEST INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC
$50,000Weill Cornell Medicine
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
$50,000General & Unrestricted
GODS LOVE WE DELIVER INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWI
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF S
$50,000General & Unrestricted
TRAUMA AND RESILIENCY RESOURCES INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
WNET
$50,000General & Unrestricted
SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH
$50,000General & Unrestricted
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
$50,000General & Unrestricted
CALVARY HOSPITAL INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
WOMENS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
$50,000OSSINING INNOVATES AND WEDC INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND
$50,000General & Unrestricted
FEEDING AMERICA
$50,000General & Unrestricted
LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$50,000General & Unrestricted
MERCY CORPS
$50,000General & Unrestricted
CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
MORSELIFE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
THE AUDITORY ORAL SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
$50,000General & Unrestricted