The Michael & Annie Falk Foundation concentrates sizable, targeted gifts that largely benefit Palm Beach civic life — especially public safety and community recreation — while also making occasional large awards to prominent institutions. Their portfolio blends local nonprofit support for police/firefighter foundations and recreational trusts with a notable one-off gift to higher education and a cultural/heritage organization.
A small number of relatively large grants (concentrated portfolio), focused on local Palm Beach-area civic and recreational organizations with occasional single large out-of-area institutional gifts; limited repeat grantees but clear local/regional orientation.
A $150,000 general support grant to Duke University stands out in the Michael & Annie Falk Foundation’s recent record, alongside a smaller but recurring pattern of support for Palm Beach public-safety groups. The foundation’s grantmaking mixes large institutional gifts with many modest awards, mostly in general support form and often tied to civic life, education, health, environment, and animal-related work. Recent recipients include Palm Bch Police and Firefighter Fnd, Ellis Island Honors Society, The Ecology Center, and Johns Hopkins University. The portfolio shows a funder that moves across sectors rather than staying in a single program lane. One set of grants supports local police and fire foundations in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; another reaches universities, medical institutions, cultural organizations, and conservation groups. Grant sizes in the recent list range from $4,000 to $150,000, and the foundation’s activity appears national, with recipients in Florida, New York, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina. Within that spread, Palm Beach-area groups remain an important part of the story, but the foundation also gives outside Florida in ways that suggest a broad, flexible grantmaking approach.
Civic and public-safety support is a visible thread in the recent grants. The foundation gave $85,000 to Palm Bch Police and Firefighter Fnd for general support and $35,000 to The Fund WPB, showing repeated backing for local public-service organizations. Education is another clear area. In 2025, they gave $25,000 to Johns Hopkins University for general support, while other grants in the recent list went to school- and student-oriented groups such as Boys and Girls Clubs and educational partners in Palm Beach. Health and human services also appear in the portfolio. The foundation awarded $10,000 to Hope Depression in New York and $38,375 to American Heart Assn in West Palm Beach, linking its giving to both mental health and broader community health needs. Environmental and conservation work appears as well, including $42,550 to The Ecology Center for general support and gifts to habitat, sustainability, and animal-related organizations.
Recent grant sizes cluster at the low end: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,000, and p75 is $5,000. The distribution suggests many small grants with a smaller number of larger awards. The recent record also shows repeat support across years for some recipients and cause areas, including Palm Beach civic groups and education-related organizations. Giving is flexible: the foundation uses general support frequently and also makes targeted awards. It is a private foundation, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$519K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Duke University, West Palm Beach Golf Community Trust, Palm Bch Police and Firefighter Foundation, Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation, Ellis Island Honors Society
Grants are national, and every recent recipient listed is in the US. Florida receives a substantial share, with 25% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state; Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Stuart all appear. New York is the top state by grant count, with recipients in New York City, East Hampton, Franklin Square, Water Mill, Hampton Bays, and New York more broadly. Other recurring locations include California, with grants to San Juan Capistrano, San Simeon, and Monterey.
Its recent grants support public safety, education, health, environment, animal-related work, and civic or cultural organizations. The list includes Palm Beach police and firefighter groups, universities and school programs, health charities, ecological and conservation groups, and cultural institutions.
No. Florida is important, but the giving is national and the recipient country distribution is entirely US-based. Recent grants reached New York, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, and North Carolina as well as multiple Florida cities.
The recent grant-size distribution is small: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,000, and p75 is $5,000. That indicates many awards are in the low thousands, with a smaller set of larger grants such as $25,000, $50,000, and $150,000.
Yes. The recent record shows support across multiple years for some of the same local public-safety and education-related organizations, along with recurring general support in the same cause areas. That points to ongoing relationships rather than a one-time-only pattern.
General support is common in the recent grants list, and the foundation also uses flexible, unrestricted-style funding in its broader profile. It is a private foundation, and the data show no individual giving and no program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Michael & Annie Falk Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations working at the intersection of ecological regeneration, soul-centered healing, and spiritual growth. Specific eligibility details are not stated on the page.
Who can apply: Grant requests must be submitted by 501(c)(3) public charities. Projects must relate to the foundation’s focus areas and geographic areas of focus.
Deadline: 1st month of each quarter (January, April, July, October)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bch Police and Firefighter Fnd | Palm Beach, FL | $85,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Ellis Island Honors Society | Franklin Square, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General support |
| The Ecology Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $42,550 | 2025 | General support |
| American Heart Assn | West Palm Beach, FL | $38,375 | 2025 | General support |
| The Fund WPB | West Palm Beach, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | General support |
| ARF Hamptons | East Hampton, NY | $25,500 | 2025 | General support |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Cleveland Clinic | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Hope Depression | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General support |
| IBG Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Crossroads Gospel Association | Miami, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | General support |
| West Palm Golf Community Tr | West Palm Beach, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | General support |
| MSK Giving | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Fnd | San Simeon, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General support |
| NCGA Foundation-Youth on Course | Monterey, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Global Lyme Alliance | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Florida Oceangraphic Society | Stuart, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Hamptons Film Festival | East Hampton, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Three Jewels | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Well Beings | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Huya Aniwa Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Peconic Baykeeper | Hampton Bays, NY | $1,100 | 2025 | General support |
| Dharma Treasure | Pearce, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Zen Mountain Monastery | Mount Tremper, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| SF Zen Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Dalai Lama Center for Ethics | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| NY Women in Films | Kings Park, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Global Wild | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| The Work that Reconnects | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Solutions Jounalism | San Clemente, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Animal Valley Institute | Durango, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Unthinkable | Lakeside, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Regnerationn | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Dharma Gates | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | General support |
| Metropolitan Club Charitable Fnd | New York, NY | $650 | 2025 | General support |
| Salvation Army | West Palm Beach, FL | $600 | 2025 | General support |
| Gentle Barn | Santa Clarita, CA | $500 | 2025 | General support |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $500 | 2025 | General support |
| Historical Society PB | West Palm Beach, FL | $400 | 2025 | General support |
| The PB DAR Chapter | West Palm Beach, FL | $180 | 2025 | General support |
| Junior League of the PB | West Palm Beach, FL | $165 | 2025 | General support |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $150,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| PBPFF | Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Ecology Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $42,550 | 2024 | General Support |
| American Heart Assn | West Palm Beach, FL | $35,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| The Fund West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $35,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Boys and Girls Club of PBC | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | General Support |
Palm Bch Police and Firefighter Fnd
$85,000General support
American Heart Assn
$38,375General support
The Fund WPB
$35,000General support
ARF Hamptons
$25,500General support
Johns Hopkins University
$25,000General support
Cleveland Clinic
$25,000General support
IBG Foundation
$10,000General support
Crossroads Gospel Association
$6,000General support
West Palm Golf Community Tr
$6,000General support
MSK Giving
$5,000General support
Hearst Castle Preservation Fnd
$5,000General support
NCGA Foundation-Youth on Course
$5,000General support
Global Lyme Alliance
$5,000General support
Hamptons Film Festival
$4,000General support
Three Jewels
$2,000General support
Huya Aniwa Foundation
$2,000General support
Peconic Baykeeper
$1,100General support
Dharma Treasure
$1,000General support
Zen Mountain Monastery
$1,000General support
SF Zen Center
$1,000General support
Dalai Lama Center for Ethics
$1,000General support
NY Women in Films
$1,000General support
Global Wild
$1,000General support
The Work that Reconnects
$1,000General support
Solutions Jounalism
$1,000General support
Animal Valley Institute
$1,000General support
Unthinkable
$1,000General support
Regnerationn
$1,000General support
Dharma Gates
$1,000General support
Metropolitan Club Charitable Fnd
$650General support
Salvation Army
$600General support
Gentle Barn
$500General support
Surfrider Foundation
$500General support
Historical Society PB
$400General support
The PB DAR Chapter
$180General support
Junior League of the PB
$165General support
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
$100,000General Support
PBPFF
$100,000General Support
American Heart Assn
$35,000General Support
The Fund West Palm Beach
$35,000General Support
John Hopkins University
$25,000General Support
