The Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. Foundation concentrates support on a small set of high-profile institutions across global entrepreneurship, major medical centers/research, and arts & architecture. Grants are typically unrestricted/general support and directed to flagship organizations rather than many small community groups. The foundation shows a preference for repeat, sizable gifts to organizations that have international reach or cultural prominence.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a few flagship institutions with multiple repeat grants; mostly general/unrestricted support rather than project-specific or small community grants.
A defining feature of The Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr Foundation is its repeated support for a small cluster of major institutions in New York, especially Endeavor Global, NYU Langone Hospitals, and the Museum of Modern Art. The grants are mostly listed as general charitable support with no designation, which points to flexible funding rather than project-tied awards. Across the recent grants, the foundation’s giving reaches into entrepreneurship and leadership development, major medical institutions, and arts organizations with national or international visibility. It also includes support for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, showing a mix of cultural, medical, and civic priorities. The pattern is not broad-based community grantmaking; instead, it centers on a limited number of recipients that appear multiple times, often in different years. That repeat-giving structure suggests ongoing relationships with organizations the foundation has chosen to back over time. The largest recent grant is $300,000 to NYU Langone Hospitals, followed by other significant awards to MoMA and Endeavor Global.
In entrepreneurship and leadership development, the foundation gave Endeavor Global $98,750 in 2024, $98,250 in 2025, and $94,000 in 2023, along with additional grants of $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025 and $50,000 in 2023. In health care, NYU Langone Hospitals received $300,000 in 2025, plus $100,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, reflecting repeated support for the same medical institution. Arts and cultural institutions also receive recurring backing: the Museum of Modern Art was awarded $140,000 in 2025, $65,000 in 2024, and several smaller grants in 2023 and 2024. The foundation also funded the American Friends of the Canadian Centre for Architecture Inc. with $40,000 in 2023, linking its giving to architecture as well as museum and research institutions.
The grant-size distribution is centered on mid-sized awards, with a p25 of $3,750, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $50,000. Recent giving shows repeat grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Endeavor Global, NYU Langone Hospitals, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Grants are listed as general charitable support with no designation, indicating flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding. The foundation appears to operate as a private family foundation rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$612K
$4M
$112K
$651K
Most grants fall between $4K and $50K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: Endeavor Global, NYU Langone Hospitals, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Breast Cancer Research Foundation, American Friends of the Canadian Centre for Architecture
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York. The top state by grant count is NY, and 90% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipients are mostly in New York City, including NYU Langone Hospitals, the Museum of Modern Art, Endeavor Global, Aperture, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Outside New York, the foundation also gave to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and to Peconic Land Trust in Southampton, New York.
Endeavor Global, the Museum of Modern Art, NYU Langone Hospitals, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum recur across the recent grants. Endeavor Global appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; MoMA appears in multiple grants across 2023 to 2025; and NYU Langone Hospitals received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The recent grant distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $3,750, median grant size is $15,000, and p75 is $50,000. Larger awards also appear, including $300,000 to NYU Langone Hospitals and $140,000 to the Museum of Modern Art.
The foundation supports entrepreneurship and leadership development, hospitals and medical research, and arts institutions. Recent recipients include Endeavor Global, NYU Langone Hospitals, the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Very concentrated: 90% of grants go to recipients in New York, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Recent grants are mostly to organizations in New York City, with smaller numbers going to Philadelphia and Southampton.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $140,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $98,250 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $9,192 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $98,750 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $9,408 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE NICK LOEB FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $2,480 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $94,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| ENDEAVOR GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| APERTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $8,953 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| PECONIC LAND TRUST | SOUNTHAMPTON, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| HERMANOS DE LA CALLE | KEY BISCAYNE, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR | QUEENS VILLAGE, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| THE NEW GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
| TREES 78 FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION |
THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$9,192GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$9,408GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
$2,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
THE NICK LOEB FOUNDATION
$2,480GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE INC
$40,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
APERTURE
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
THE SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$8,953GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
$2,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
HERMANOS DE LA CALLE
$2,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
$1,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
$1,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION
TREES 78 FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT - NO DESIGNATION