The Jaffe Family Foundation focuses its giving narrowly on education initiatives that build climate literacy, concentrating support on a single specialized organization that trains and equips educators. Their funding appears mission-driven toward integrating climate change content into K–12 teaching and related professional development. The foundation is distinctive for making large, targeted gifts to one core partner rather than distributing smaller awards across many groups.
Highly concentrated: very few grants, large dollar amounts, repeated support to a single grantee rather than broad or distributed giving.
The Jaffe Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is its repeated backing of Climate Change for All Educators Inc, including a $1,370,000 grant in 2025 and an $800,000 grant in 2023. That relationship points to a focused strategy: climate literacy for K–12 teachers, paired with educator training and curriculum support. The foundation also extends that theme through other institutions that touch climate education, science communication, and environmental instruction. Recent awards show a grantmaker that concentrates meaningful support in a small set of organizations rather than spreading funds broadly across many recipients. Alongside its core climate-education partner, the foundation has also funded American Museum of Natural History, WGBH, Yale University School of Architecture, and National Audubon Society. Those grants suggest interest in public-facing education, research, and content that can reach teachers, students, and broader audiences. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, but its recent recipient list is anchored heavily in New York organizations and institutions, with repeated awards to universities, museums, and cultural groups. The scale ranges from five-figure awards to seven-figure commitments, indicating both program support and larger charitable-purpose grants across a relatively narrow mission area.
Climate education is the center of the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $1,370,000 to Climate Change for All Educators Inc for support charitable purpose, following an $800,000 grant in 2023 to the same organization. Those repeated gifts align with the foundation’s emphasis on K–12 teacher training and climate literacy. Its support also reaches museums and media organizations that can translate science and environmental topics for wider audiences. The foundation gave $325,000 in 2025 to American Museum of Natural History and $150,000 in 2025 to WGBH, both for support charitable purpose. It has also funded National Audubon Society, including a $152,500 grant in 2025, which fits its environmental education pattern. Architecture and design education appear as another thread. Grants to Yale University School of Architecture, Cornell University - Dept of Architecture, and Architectural League show interest in institutions that can shape how climate and environmental ideas are taught and discussed.
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$57.5M
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$5.6M
Most grants fall between $1K and $30K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$30K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Jaffe Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 344 | $13.5M | 98.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Notable grantees: Climate Change for All Educators Inc
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent list also includes much larger awards, showing that the foundation uses a mixed pattern of small grants and major commitments. The same organizations appear across multiple years, especially one core climate-education grantee and several universities and cultural institutions, which points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation appears to use both general charitable-purpose and program-oriented support. One recent grant explicitly supports a mentorship program, while many others are described as support charitable purpose. No application process is shown in the data.
Giving is national, but New York dominates the recipient list: 54% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. New York City appears repeatedly, including awards to American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, the Architectural League, and Paul Taylor Dance Foundation. Outside New York, recent grants also reach New Canaan, Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven, and Arlington. The country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with only a small number of grants going to the UK and Israel.
Its grantmaking centers on climate change education for K–12 teachers, professional development for classroom educators on climate literacy, and curriculum development for teacher-led climate instruction. Recent grants also show support for museums, universities, and environmental organizations tied to those themes.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $5,000, and p75 $30,000. It also makes much larger awards in some years, including seven-figure support to a climate-education organization.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support to several recipients across multiple years, including a core climate-education organization, American Museum of Natural History, WGBH, National Audubon Society, Architectural League, Columbia University, and Yale University School of Architecture.
Most grants go to recipients in New York, which accounts for 54% of grants in the foundation’s home state. Recent New York recipients include institutions in New York City, Ithaca, and other parts of the state.
Yes. Recent grants include support for a mentorship program at the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, along with charitable-purpose support for museums, universities, and arts organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 4 |
| $28K |
1.1% |
| 3 | Israel | 1 | $5K | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIMATE CHANGE FOR ALL EDUCATORS INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $1,370,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW YORK, NY | $325,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FARE | MCLEAN, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $164,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $152,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WGBH | BOSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $125,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PAUL TAYLOR DANCE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $105,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $101,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OUTSET | JACKSON, WY | $100,160 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDACINE MT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ASHOKA | ARLINGTON, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| LANDING SCHOOL BB&D | ARUNDEL, ME | $65,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FOOD ALLERGY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ELMSFORD, NY | $51,513 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ICSC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MARATIME AQUARIUM | NORWALK, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF BIRD LIFE INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| STEM TEACHERS NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY - DEPT OF ARCHITECTURE | ITHACA, NY | $37,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT | BERKELEY, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BELMONT CHAPEL | NEWPORT, RI | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COOPER UNION | NEW YORK, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BILLION OYSTER PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SUNY IMPACT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BANG ON A CAN | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FIT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ILAN LAEL FOUNDATION | JULIAN, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| STEVEN MYRON HOLL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BROOKLYN BOATWORDS | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS | NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| A PROJECT 83 | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$200,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FARE
$200,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE
$164,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$152,500SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WGBH
$150,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
$125,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SUPPORTS THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$101,500SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OUTSET
$100,160SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
$100,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
LANDING SCHOOL BB&D
$65,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WNET
$55,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$51,513SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ICSC FOUNDATION
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MARATIME AQUARIUM
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF BIRD LIFE INTERNATIONAL
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TEACHERS COLLEGE
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
STEM TEACHERS NYC
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$50,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
COOPER UNION
$25,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BANG ON A CAN
$20,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FIT FOUNDATION
$20,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPP
$20,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ILAN LAEL FOUNDATION
$15,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$15,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
STEVEN MYRON HOLL FOUNDATION
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BARD COLLEGE
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BROOKLYN BOATWORDS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE
A PROJECT 83
$10,000SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSE