The Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research directs sizable, unrestricted gifts to a small set of repeat grantees that reflect two primary commitments: health/medical research and clinical programs (notably diabetes and transgender health) and nonprofit performing arts and artist-support organizations in New York City. Grants are large and discretionary, suggesting trust in institutional leadership to allocate funds toward core operations and program continuity. The foundation mixes traditional hospital/ research support with sustained backing for arts organizations that serve artists and youth.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat grantees; mostly unrestricted grants that fund core operations and program support rather than many small, project-specific awards.
THE GERALD J AND DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH is based in New York, NY and reported $14,585,855 in annual grants given, with total assets of $41,311,161 on its latest 990 year on file, 2025. Its grantmaking centers on hospital-based medical research and clinical support, diabetes research and program development, transgender health and wellness clinical programs, and support for performing arts organizations and artist-serving nonprofits, especially in New York City. Recent grants show a pattern of large, unrestricted awards to repeat recipients. Examples include $3,035,000 to NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION in 2024, $1,200,000 to FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE in 2025, and $1,105,000 to THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA in 2023. Other sizable grants in the recent record include $780,855 to HOWL ARTS INC in 2025 and $514,000 to LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB in 2023. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its typical grant size, based on recent distribution, ranges from $50,000 at the 25th percentile to $260,000 at the median and $900,000 at the 75th percentile. The geographic scope of giving is regional, and most grants go to recipients in New York.
Recent grantmaking spans hospital-based medical research, diabetes research and program development, transgender health and wellness, and support for performing arts and artist services. Notable grants include $3,035,000 to NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION for unrestricted support, $1,200,000 to FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE, and $370,000 and $300,000 grants to FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL. The record also shows arts-related support such as $1,105,000 to THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA, $514,000 to LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB, and $450,000 to ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS. Several grants were described as unrestricted and furthering the organization’s exempt purpose.
THE GERALD J AND DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH gives large grants, often unrestricted, to a relatively small set of repeat recipients. The recent distribution suggests a typical grant size of $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $260,000 at the median, and $900,000 at the 75th percentile. Grants frequently support institutional health systems, medical programs, and arts organizations rather than individuals. The foundation’s recent grants are recorded across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating recurring support for some recipients.
$4.1M
$39.6M
$3M
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Most grants fall between $50K and $900K, with a median of $260K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$260K
75th Percentile
$900K
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Notable grantees: Northwell Health Foundation, The Actors Fund of America, Friedman Diabetes Institute / The Gerald J Friedman Diabetes Institute, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Rosie's Theater Kids
THE GERALD J AND DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH is headquartered in New York, NY, and 79% of its grants go to recipients in New York. Its top state by grant count is NM, reflecting where it gives most often. Recent grants also went to MA recipients, including TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE and DIXON PLACE. All recorded recipient-country grants are in the US, with 35 grants total and 100.0% in one country.
The provided data does not list an application process or indicate whether THE GERALD J AND DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH accepts unsolicited applications. The recent record instead shows direct grants to repeat recipients, usually as unrestricted support.
It has funded hospital-based medical research and clinical support, diabetes research and program development, transgender health and wellness clinical programs, and arts organizations and artist-serving nonprofits. Recent grants include NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION, FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE, THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA, and LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB.
Recent grant sizes show a 25th percentile of $50,000, a median of $260,000, and a 75th percentile of $900,000. Individual grants in the record range from $1,000 to $3,035,000.
The foundation is based in New York, NY, and its grantmaking is regional. Most grants go to recipients in New York, but the top state by grant count is NM. The recipient-country distribution is entirely in the US.
Recent grants went to NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION, FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE, THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA, HOWL ARTS INC, LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB, ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS, FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL, SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS, TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE, and DIXON PLACE.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,200,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HOWL ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $881,223 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION-DR MARK SMITH | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION-DARA MAJOR | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,200,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HOWL ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $780,855 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $260,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GERALD J & DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $3,035,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE GERALD J FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $900,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL | NEW YORK, NY | $370,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS | ABIQUIU, NM | $100,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS | ABIQUIU, NM | $100,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CALLEN-LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DIXON PLACE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $1,590,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE ACTORS FUND OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,105,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB | NEW YORK, NY | $514,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ROSIE'S THEATER KIDS | NEW YORK, NY | $450,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS | ABIQUIU, NM | $120,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| TWEED THEATERWORKS | NEW YORK, NY | $80,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DIXON PLACE | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| LOISAIDA UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS | NEW YORK, NY | $4,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE VANGELINE THEATER | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE
$1,200,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HOWL ARTS INC
$881,223AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM
$300,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE
$1,200,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HOWL ARTS INC
$780,855AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL
$300,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GERALD J & DOROTHY R FRIEDMAN FOUNDATION INC
$20,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE GERALD J FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE
$900,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL
$370,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIEDMAN TRANSGENDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AT LENOX HILL
$300,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS
$100,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS
$100,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
DIXON PLACE
$50,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS
$120,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TWEED THEATERWORKS
$80,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
DIXON PLACE
$30,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE KRISTEN ANN CARR FUND
$6,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LOISAIDA UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS
$4,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE VANGELINE THEATER
$1,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.