Six String Giving Foundation acts primarily as a vehicle for philanthropic capital rather than an operating or program-focused funder. All documented grants were directed to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund as general, unrestricted gifts, suggesting the donor uses a donor-advised/charitable gift fund intermediary to manage and deploy charitable dollars. There is no evidence of direct support for service organizations, geographic or issue-specific programs in the available data.
Six String Giving Foundation’s documented giving is organized around a donor-advised style intermediary: the largest recent grant was $865,000 in 2025 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for the Six String Giving Fund, followed by $600,000 in 2024 and $410,000 in 2023 to the same recipient. That pattern frames the foundation as a vehicle for moving charitable capital through a charitable gift fund rather than a direct-service grantmaker. Beyond that intermediary relationship, the record shows a set of grants that touch health, re-entry, transportation, food access, youth support, and arts-related philanthropy. Examples include $75,000 to Cornell University for the Tikkun Olam Transportation Program, $25,000 to Dana Farber Cancer Institute for its Multiple Myeloma Program, and $25,000 to Domus Kids for the Invictus re-entry program. The foundation also made unrestricted support available to community organizations such as Port Chester Carver Center Inc, NY Community Fridge Corp, and Minds Matter. Most documented grants are in the five-figure range, with a mix of larger intermediary gifts and smaller direct awards. The grant record points to a foundation using flexible support across several mission areas rather than a single-issue strategy.
Health-related grants are a visible part of the portfolio. In 2023, Six String Giving Foundation gave $25,000 to Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc for its Multiple Myeloma Program, and it also gave $25,000 to Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundati for a Molecular Medicine division led by Dr. Von Hoff. Later awards continued that pattern of health support, including $65,000 to Cancer Support Team Inc in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024 to the same organization. The foundation also funded re-entry and community support. Domus Kids Inc received $25,000 for the Invictus re-entry program, while Neighbor to Neighbor Inc received $20,000 as general support. In youth and family services, The Sharing Shelf Inc received $25,000, and Experience Camps received $10,000. Transportation and food access appear as separate program themes. Cornell University received $75,000 for the Tikkun Olam Transportation Program, and NY Community Fridge Corp received $65,000 in 2023 plus $50,000 in 2024 as unrestricted support.
$1.1M
$20.2M
$4M
$1.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $65K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$65K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Highly concentrated: all giving went to a single intermediary (Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund) in three grants totaling $1.875M; repeat, large unrestricted gifts indicate use of a donor-advised model rather than direct, program-specific giving.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
The typical grant size is centered in the middle of the five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $65,000. The distribution includes a small number of very large intermediary gifts and many smaller direct grants. The recent record also shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Port Chester Carver Center Inc, NY Community Fridge Corp, and Cancer Support Team Inc. The foundation’s documented structure points to donor-advised fund use through a charitable gift fund intermediary, and the available data does not show a public application process.
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based, with 32 grants in the United States and no documented grants outside the country. Massachusetts appears in the record through Boston and Brookline, while New York is especially prominent with recipients in Port Chester, New York City, Bronx, Long Island City, North Hills, Brookville, and Brooklyn. Other recipient locations include Purchase and Greenwich in Connecticut, plus Phoenix, Arizona and Hagerstown, Maryland. Although the foundation is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, no documented grants go to Delaware recipients.
The record shows support for health and biomedical research, re-entry services, transportation, food access, youth support, and arts-related philanthropy. Named recipients include Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc for Multiple Myeloma, Domus Kids Inc for re-entry, Cornell University for transportation, and NY Community Fridge Corp for general support.
The grant-size pattern centers on five-figure awards. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $65,000. The record also includes larger intermediary gifts to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeated awards to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeat recipients include Port Chester Carver Center Inc, NY Community Fridge Corp, and Cancer Support Team Inc.
All documented grants are to U.S. recipients. New York shows the broadest spread of recipient cities, including Port Chester, New York City, Bronx, Long Island City, North Hills, Brookville, and Brooklyn. Massachusetts also appears through Boston and Brookline.
The pattern points to donor-advised or intermediary-based giving. The largest grants in the record are payments to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for the Six String Giving Fund and for general and unrestricted support, alongside direct grants to operating nonprofits and institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $865,000 | 2025 | Six String Giving Fund |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | Tikkun Olam Transportation Program |
| PORT CHESTER CARVER CENTER INC | PORT CHESTER, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NASSAU COUNTY AHRC FOUNDATION INC | BROOKVILLE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE BROOKE JACKMAN FOUNDATION INC | NORTH HILLS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL ALOPECIA AREATA FOUNDATION | NOVATO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| URBAN PATHWAYS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PRIMARY STAGES COMPANY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $600,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PORT CHESTER CARVER CENTER INC | PORT CHESTER, NY | $65,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NY COMMUNITY FRIDGE CORP | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CANCER SUPPORT TEAM INC | PURCHASE, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE SHARING SHELF INC | PORT CHESTER, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PART OF THE SOLUTION INC | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAGNIFY AUTISM INC | BRONX, NY | $8,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| KIDS ENJOY EXERCISE NOW | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIVFREE INC | HUNTINGTON, CT | $1,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $410,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NY COMMUNITY FRIDGE CORP | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PORT CHESTER CARVER CENTER INC | PORT CHESTER, NY | $65,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CANCER SUPPORT TEAM INC | PURCHASE, NY | $65,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MINDS MATTER | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC | BROOKLINE, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | Multiple Myeloma Program |
| TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATI | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | Molecular Medicine division currently led by Dr. Von Hoff |
| DOMUS KIDS INC | STAMFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | Invictus re-entry program |
| NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR INC | GREENWICH, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| EXPERIENCE CAMPS | WESTPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
NASSAU COUNTY AHRC FOUNDATION INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
THE BROOKE JACKMAN FOUNDATION INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
NY COMMUNITY FRIDGE CORP
$50,000General & Unrestricted
THE SHARING SHELF INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
MAGNIFY AUTISM INC
$8,000General & Unrestricted
THE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND
$7,500General & Unrestricted
KIDS ENJOY EXERCISE NOW
$2,500General & Unrestricted
LIVFREE INC
$1,500General & Unrestricted
NY COMMUNITY FRIDGE CORP
$65,000General & Unrestricted
Molecular Medicine division currently led by Dr. Von Hoff
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted