The Mark Family Foundation concentrates large, general-purpose gifts to major New York institutions with a strong emphasis on health care and performing arts. Most dollars support NYU Langone Health and Lincoln Center, while additional grants fund Jewish communal infrastructure and elite higher education. Their giving signals preference for prominent, city-based institutions and flexible operating support rather than small program-specific awards.
Mark Family Foundation C/o Mark Asset Management directs large, flexible gifts to a small set of prominent New York institutions, with NYU Langone Health System receiving the foundation’s largest recent awards and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts also appearing repeatedly. The pattern is not limited to one sector: hospital and medical center support sits alongside performing arts, Jewish communal infrastructure, and selective higher education giving. Recent awards include $1,250,000 to NYU Langone Health System for general purpose support, $1,025,000 to NYU Langone Health System to further its tax-exempt mission, and $300,000 to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to further its tax-exempt mission. The foundation also backed UJA Federation of New York and Park Avenue Synagogue, showing an interest in institutions that anchor New York’s civic and Jewish life. Elsewhere, the grants list includes Harvard, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund, and several Long Island cultural and health organizations, suggesting a preference for established organizations with broad institutional reach. Across the recent record, the foundation’s grants are often framed as general purpose or mission support rather than restricted project funding.
Health care is a central theme. In 2023, the foundation gave $1,000,000 to NYU Langone Health System for development of a new precision medicine division of the NYU Langone Medical Center, and in 2024 it added $1,250,000 for general purpose support. The foundation also supported Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with $25,000 in 2024 and Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund Inc with $110,000 in 2024. Cultural funding is another clear strand: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts received $300,000 in 2025 and $237,500 in 2024, while The Society of the Four Arts received $25,000 in 2025. Jewish communal and philanthropic infrastructure appears in gifts to Uja Federation of New York Inc and Park Avenue Synagogue.
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $100,000. The recent record also includes several six- and seven-figure awards, including repeated large support for NYU Langone Health System. Recipients recur across years, especially in health care, arts, and Jewish communal institutions, which points to ongoing institutional relationships rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation making direct grants, and the recent grants are mostly described as general purpose or to further an organization’s tax-exempt mission.
$2M
$27.6M
$5.7M
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated, high-value grants to a small set of flagship institutions; repeat multi-year or multiple gifts to core grantees (notably NYU Langone); primarily unrestricted/general purpose funding.
Notable grantees: NYU Langone Health System, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, UJA Federation of New York, President and Fellows of Harvard College
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 74% of grants and is the top state by recipient count. New York City institutions dominate the list, including NYU Langone Health System, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Uja Federation of New York, Park Avenue Synagogue, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Outside New York, the foundation also gave to Cambridge, Massachusetts; West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; East Hampton and Southampton, New York; and the Bronx, New York. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show a strong mix of health care, performing arts, Jewish communal infrastructure, and elite higher education. NYU Langone Health System, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Uja Federation of New York, and President and Fellows of Harvard College all appear in the recent record.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes several much larger awards, including seven-figure support for NYU Langone Health System.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including NYU Langone Health System, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Uja Federation of New York, Park Avenue Synagogue, and Morselife Foundation. That pattern suggests recurring institutional relationships.
New York is the top recipient state by grant count, and 74% of grants go to recipients in New York. The recent list is dominated by New York City organizations, with additional grants to East Hampton, Southampton, the Bronx, and a smaller set of out-of-state recipients.
In 2023, the foundation gave $1,000,000 to NYU Langone Health System for development of a new precision medicine division of the NYU Langone Medical Center. That grant shows support for medical research infrastructure and clinical innovation.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $300,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $165,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $121,600 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MORSELIFE FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| HORACE MANN SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $73,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ATLANTIC GOLF CLUB EDUCATIONAL FUND INC | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $8,300 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION IN HONDURAS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER | BRONX, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PUBLIC ART FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY | PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | BRONX, NY | $1,200 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,025,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $159,400 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $141,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MORSELIFE FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ICA VISIBILITY FUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| HORACE MANN SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| GUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CITIZENS' COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $1,250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $237,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN
$300,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$121,600TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
HORACE MANN SCHOOL
$73,500TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$50,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC
$10,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
$5,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION IN HONDURAS
$5,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
$2,500TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS
$1,800TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$159,400TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
ICA VISIBILITY FUND
$50,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
HORACE MANN SCHOOL
$25,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$10,000TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THAT TAX EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION