The Elzbieta & David Grove Private Foundation concentrates its giving on cultural and community institutions, favoring museum and arts organizations as well as local youth services. Grants are large and directed to a small number of organizations, including an ethnic cultural foundation with international ties (Poland), specialty museums, a prominent botanical garden, and a local Boys & Girls Club. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining cultural heritage and community enrichment in the New York–Connecticut region, with at least one grant explicitly supporting cultural ties to Poland.
The Elzbieta & David Grove Private Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant went to the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, with support for general purposes and a gallery in Poland. That single award points to a foundation that links local philanthropy with Polish cultural work abroad. In the latest grants list, the pattern repeats through support for the Stained Glass Museum in Poland and the Josef Pilsudski Institute of America, showing a sustained interest in Polish heritage institutions and related cultural preservation. Alongside that international thread, the foundation also backs community institutions in Westchester County and nearby areas. A Boys and Girls Club chapter in Mt. Kisco received six-figure support, while a botanical garden in Brooklyn also received a major general-purpose grant. The mix suggests a private foundation that gives to a small number of organizations, often with unrestricted or broad-purpose support, while balancing cultural heritage with local community life. Its portfolio also includes arts presenters, libraries, religious institutions, food assistance, and emergency services, indicating a wide but still selective grantmaking approach centered on organizations with clear civic or cultural roles.
Polish cultural heritage is a clear thread. The foundation gave $206,150 to the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut for general purposes and a gallery in Poland, and $123,000 to the Stained Glass Museum for general purposes. A further $5,000 went to the Josef Pilsudski Institute of America, reinforcing support for Polish-related institutions and archival or educational work. Arts and performance also appear in the 2025 grants. Arts Alive received $50,000 for the Viva Bach Festival, and Connecticut College received $5,000 for the Avery Ensemble. The Joyce Theater also received general-purpose support, showing attention to arts presentation as well as specific performances. The foundation also supports living collections and horticulture. Brooklyn Botanical Garden received $100,000 for general purposes, and The Orchid Digest received $10,000. Those awards point to interest in plant-focused public education and conservation-oriented cultural institutions.
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Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Elzbieta & David Grove Private Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 21 | $697K | 91.3% |
| 2 | Poland |
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Concentrated, high-dollar gifts to a small set of grantees; primarily one-off/general support awards to cultural institutions and a regional youth organization rather than many small grants or broad program-specific funding.
Notable grantees: Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Stained Glass Museum, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Boys & Girls Club of Mt Kisco
This is a large-grant, small-recipient foundation: the 2025 grant list includes awards from $5,000 up to $206,150, with several six-figure gifts. The median recent grant is $10,000, while the upper end reaches well above that, indicating a portfolio shaped by a few sizable commitments rather than many small awards. The foundation is a private foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Its recent list shows repeated general-purpose support, suggesting flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project-only grants. The same core organizations do not appear multiple times in the provided recent-grants table, which points to a mostly one-off pattern in the available data.
Grantmaking is concentrated in the United States, with 21 of 23 recent grants going to U.S. recipients and 2 to Poland. New York dominates the recipient map, with grants to Mt Kisco, Brooklyn, New York City, Armonk, Ossining, Elmsford, Chappaqua, Cortlandt, Rhinecliff, and other localities. Connecticut also appears through New Britain, New London, and the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut. Outside the U.S., the grants tied to Poland include support for a gallery in Poland and the Stained Glass Museum in Poland.
The recent grants show support for Polish heritage institutions, museums, arts presenters, a botanical garden, youth services, libraries, food assistance, and emergency services. Examples include the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Boys and Girls Club of Mt Kisco, and Arts Alive.
The median recent grant is $10,000. Recent awards range from $5,000 to $206,150, with several grants at $10,000 and multiple larger awards at $100,000 or more.
Yes. The recent grants include 2 awards to recipients in Poland, alongside 21 grants to U.S.-based recipients. One award supported a gallery in Poland, and another went to the Stained Glass Museum in Poland.
Yes. The Elzbieta & David Grove Private Foundation Inc is listed as a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
The recent grants are heavily U.S.-based, with 91.3% going to U.S. recipients. New York is especially prominent among recipient locations, including Mt Kisco, Brooklyn, New York City, Armonk, Ossining, Elmsford, Chappaqua, Cortlandt, and Rhinecliff.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLISH AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT | NEW BRITAIN, CT | $206,150 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSESAND FOR GALLERYIN POLAND |
| STAINED GLASS MUSEUM | — | $123,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MT KISCO | MT KISCO, NY | $121,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ARTS ALIVE | KEENE, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | VIVA BACH FESTIVAL |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL | MT KISCO, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COPLAND HOUSE INC | CORTLANDT, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| THE JOYCE THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY INC | ARMONK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE ORCHID DIGEST | LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TOWN OF NEW CASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT | CHAPPAQUA, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | ARMONK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | OSSINING, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER FOOD BANK | ELMSFORD, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ARMONK FIRE DEPARTMENT | ARMONK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JOSEF PILSUDSKI INSTITUTE OF AMERICA | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| AACDP | RHINECLIFF, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | AVERY ENSEMBLE |
POLISH AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF CONNECTICUT
$206,150GENERAL PURPOSESAND FOR GALLERYIN POLAND
STAINED GLASS MUSEUM
$123,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ARTS ALIVE
$50,000VIVA BACH FESTIVAL
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSES
COPLAND HOUSE INC
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSES
THE JOYCE THEATER
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CASTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE ORCHID DIGEST
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TOWN OF NEW CASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES
OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ARMONK FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JOSEF PILSUDSKI INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
AACDP
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE