The 2A Foundation Inc concentrates its giving into a handful of large, often repeat grants that fund a mix of education capital projects, civil liberties advocacy, and local hunger relief. Grants include multi-million-dollar support for a public STEM residential school’s building projects, major unrestricted gifts to civil liberties work, and sizable contributions routed through a donor-advised/charitable gift fund. Their portfolio suggests capacity to make transformational single gifts rather than many small awards.
The 2a Foundation Inc has made some of its largest recent commitments to capital work at Ncssm Foundation, including $1.5 million in 2025 and $1 million in both 2024 and 2023 for academic commons and residential hall renovations projects. That pattern points to a funder willing to concentrate resources in a few high-value awards rather than spreading support broadly. Alongside that school infrastructure giving, the foundation has also backed national civil liberties work and urban anti-hunger efforts, with repeated grants to Aclu, City Harvest Inc, and Robin Hood Foundation. The portfolio combines institutional building projects, unrestricted support, and charitable-gift-fund pass-throughs, showing a mix of targeted and flexible philanthropy. Several grants recur across multiple years, including support for Ncssm Foundation, Aclu, and Project on Middle East Democracy, suggesting continuity in priority relationships. The recent record also includes gifts to Doctors Without Borders, Stone Barn Center for Food & Agriculture, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Central Park Conservancy, and Greensboro Day School, but the dominant signal is still concentrated, high-dollar funding for education facilities and civic causes.
A major theme in the portfolio is education infrastructure. The foundation gave $1.5 million in 2025 to Ncssm Foundation for academic commons and residential hall renovations projects, following $1 million grants in 2024 and 2023 for the same purpose. Another education-related grant went to Greensboro Day School for $150,000 in 2025. Civil liberties is another clear focus: Aclu received $500,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general fund support, and Electronic Frontier Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 for general fund support. On the food-security side, City Harvest Inc received $350,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025 for general fund support, while Robin Hood Foundation received $300,000 in 2024 and 2025 and $250,000 in 2023.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $178,125 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record includes much larger concentrated awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ncssm Foundation, Aclu, Project on Middle East Democracy, City Harvest Inc, Robin Hood Foundation, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. That repeated giving indicates an ongoing relationship model rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recent grants include both targeted project support and general fund grants, including pass-through giving through Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund.
$5M
$120M
$23.8M
$6M
Most grants fall between $25K and $178K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$178K
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Highly concentrated: few, very large grants make up most giving; repeated multi-grant relationships with the same recipients; mix of one-off capital gifts and unrestricted/general fund support, often channeled through a charitable gift fund.
Notable grantees: NCSSM Foundation, ACLU, City Harvest Inc, Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Grant recipients are entirely in the US, and the foundation gives most often in DC, even though 56% of grants go to recipients in New York, the HQ state. Recent awards reached Durham, New York, Brooklyn, Washington, Boston, Pocatello Hills, Cambridge, San Francisco, Greensboro, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. The pattern is regional rather than national in scope, with a heavy concentration in New York-based organizations and a smaller set of grantees in North Carolina, Massachusetts, California, and Washington, DC.
Its recent grants center on education facilities, civil liberties advocacy, and food-security work. Examples include Ncssm Foundation for academic commons and residential hall renovations, Aclu for general fund support, and City Harvest Inc for general fund support.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Ncssm Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Aclu in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Project on Middle East Democracy in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $25,000, a median of $75,000, and a 75th percentile of $178,125. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $1.5 million and $1 million grants.
By grant count, DC is the top state in the grant data. New York is also prominent: 56% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and several recent grantees are based in New York City or Brooklyn.
Yes. Recent examples include general fund grants to Aclu, City Harvest Inc, Robin Hood Foundation, Project on Middle East Democracy, Doctors Without Borders, and Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSSM FOUNDATION | DURHAM, NC | $1,500,000 | 2025 | ACADEMIC COMMONS & RESIDENTIAL HALL RENOVATIONS PROJECTS |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ACLU | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| STONE BARN CENTER FOR FOOD & AGRICULTURE | POCANTICO HILLS, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL | GREENSBORO, NC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CITY HARVEST INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CARE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE BOWERY MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMALS SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOTHAM GIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WMC FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SHARING SHELF INC | PORT CHESTER, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NY MATH CIRCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MATHCOUNTS FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BARNARD CENTER FOR TODDLER DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NCSSM FOUNDATION | DURHAM, NC | $1,000,000 | 2024 | ACADEMIC COMMONS & RESIDENTIAL HALL RENOVATIONS PROJECTS |
| ACLU | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CITY HARVEST INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| STONE BARN CENTER FOR FOOD & AGRICULTURE | POCANTICO HILLS, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CARE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE BOWERY MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMALS SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOTHAM GIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WMC FOUNDATION | MADISON, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BARNARD CENTER FOR TODDLER DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE HOLLINGWORTH PRESCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NY MATH CIRCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MATHCOUNTS FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $1,160,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY
$200,000GENERAL FUND
GREENSBORO DAY SCHOOL
$150,000GENERAL FUND
CITY HARVEST INC
$150,000GENERAL FUND
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$150,000GENERAL FUND
THE BOWERY MISSION
$75,000GENERAL FUND
BEST FRIENDS ANIMALS SOCIETY
$75,000GENERAL FUND
WMC FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUND
ASPCA
$25,000GENERAL FUND
THE SHARING SHELF INC
$15,000GENERAL FUND
NY MATH CIRCLE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
BARNARD CENTER FOR TODDLER DEVELOPMENT
$10,000GENERAL FUND
PROJECT ON MIDDLE EAST DEMOCRACY
$200,000GENERAL FUND
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$150,000GENERAL FUND
WMC FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUND
BARNARD CENTER FOR TODDLER DEVELOPMENT
$15,000GENERAL FUND
NY MATH CIRCLE
$10,000GENERAL FUND
FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL FUND