The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Foundation appears to make a small number of high-dollar grants to institutional recipients rather than many small community grants. Recent gifts favor elite higher-education institutions and philanthropic intermediaries, suggesting a focus on institutional impact and flexible/charitable support rather than narrowly targeted program funding. Grants are large, likely one-off or occasional, and directed at organizations with broad reach and capacity.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with very few grants per cycle; supports institutional recipients and intermediaries rather than many grassroots organizations or small projects.
The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fd made its largest recent grant to Drumcliff Foundation, awarding $511,500 in 2025 for charitable purposes. That single gift sets the tone for a portfolio built around sizable institutional support rather than many small awards. In the same year, the foundation also gave $425,000 to Harvard Business School-President & Fellows of Harvard College, showing a clear comfort with major higher-education recipients and flexible charitable support. Its recent record also reaches into medicine, education, and civic institutions, with grants to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MyFaceNational Foundation for Facial ReconstructioM, and Roundabout Theatre Company. The mix suggests a funder that backs established organizations with broad public reach, often through grants that appear designed to support general charitable purposes rather than tightly defined projects. The foundation’s gifts are concentrated enough to read as selective, but varied enough to include both educational and community-serving institutions in New York and beyond.
Higher education is a visible part of the foundation’s giving. It awarded $425,000 to Harvard Business School-President & Fellows of Harvard College for charitable purposes, and also gave $50,000 to Harvard Law School. A related $20,000 grant went to Friends of Harvard Soccer, extending support within the Harvard ecosystem. Health-related institutions also appear in the record. The foundation gave $102,500 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and $30,000 to Prostate Cancer Foundation, both as charitable-purpose grants. In the arts and culture category, it provided $24,816 to Roundabout Theatre Company and $5,000 to Metropolitan Opera. The portfolio also includes civic and educational nonprofits such as Manhattan Institute, Partnership Schools, and Inner City Scholarship Fund.
The largest recent grants are heavily skewed toward the top end: $511,500 at the 75th percentile, $65,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 25th percentile. That spread points to a small number of very large awards alongside a longer tail of much smaller gifts. The foundation is a private foundation, and the recent grants list shows repeated support within the same year to several established institutions, including Harvard-related recipients and multiple New York organizations. Its grants are made as charitable-purpose awards, and the pattern looks selective rather than broad-based.
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Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fd.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 226 | $10.8M | 99.1% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Notable grantees: Drumcliff Foundation, Harvard Business School — President & Fellows of Harvard College
Grantmaking is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants file, and 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of New York. New York City is the most frequent recipient city, with grants to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MyFaceNational Foundation for Facial ReconstructioM, Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Institute, Park Avenue Armory, Partnership Schools, International Friends of the London Library, Church of the Heavenly Rest, Common Good, Light House Work, Metropolitan Opera, and Inner City Scholarship Fund. Outside New York, the foundation also gave to Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, and Westport among others.
The recent grants are concentrated in institutional charitable support, especially higher education and established nonprofits. Harvard Business School-President & Fellows of Harvard College received $425,000, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received $102,500, and Roundabout Theatre Company received $24,816. The file also includes cultural, health, and civic organizations.
The grant-size distribution is top-heavy: the 75th percentile is $511,500, the median is $65,000, and the 25th percentile is $10,000. That means the foundation often makes a few very large awards, while many other grants are much smaller.
Yes. The recent grants file shows 100% of grants to recipients in New York state, even though the headquarters is in New York, NY. New York City recipients appear frequently, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Institute, and Park Avenue Armory.
The recent list suggests occasional, selective repeat support rather than a large recurring portfolio. Harvard Business School appears in two separate grants in 2025, and several New York institutions receive multiple awards across the list, but the overall pattern is still a small number of sizable gifts to established organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $67K |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcliff Foundation | Philadephia, PA | $511,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Harvard Business School-President & Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $425,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $102,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| 1162 Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| MyFaceNational Foundation for Facial ReconstructioM | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Harvard Business School | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Abilis | Greenwich, CT | $35,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Mountain ways Inc | Sevierville, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Pine Ridge Girls School | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Historic Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $24,816 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Friends of Harvard Soccer | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Partnership Schools | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Manhattan Institute | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Saint Andrews Episcopal Church | Rogers, AR | $15,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| International Friends of the London Library | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Church of the Heavenly Rest | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| No Barriers | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Future Generations University | Franklin, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| H L Ferguson Museum | fishers Island, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Light House Work | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| St Johns Episcopal Church - Cold Spring | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Common Good | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Independent Womens Forum | Winchester, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Gallim Dance Company | Brooklynq, NY | $4,576 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts | New York, NY | $4,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Central Park Track Club | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| American Associates of the National Theatre | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| PathNorth | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Carl Schurz Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Band of Veterans & Friends | Massapequa, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Catholic League | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Walsh Park Benevolent Corp | Fishers Island, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Bread and Roses | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| 564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Parson Dance | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Fund for Park Avenue | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Public Theatre | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Banner Lake Club Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $100 | 2025 | Charitable Purposes |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $625,000 | 2024 | Charitable Purposes |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $525,000 | 2024 | Charitable Purposes |
| The Drumcliff Foundation | Philadephia, PA | $511,500 | 2024 | Charitable Purposes |
Drumcliff Foundation
$511,500Charitable Purposes
Harvard Business School-President & Fellows of Harvard College
$425,000Charitable Purposes
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
$102,500Charitable Purposes
1162 Foundation Inc
$100,000Charitable Purposes
Harvard Law School
$50,000Charitable Purposes
Harvard Business School
$50,000Charitable Purposes
Mountain ways Inc
$25,000Charitable Purposes
Pine Ridge Girls School
$25,000Charitable Purposes
Historic Saranac Lake
$25,000Charitable Purposes
Friends of Harvard Soccer
$20,000Charitable Purposes
Park Avenue Armory
$20,000Charitable Purposes
Saint Andrews Episcopal Church
$15,000Charitable Purposes
International Friends of the London Library
$15,000Charitable Purposes
Church of the Heavenly Rest
$10,000Charitable Purposes
No Barriers
$10,000Charitable Purposes
Future Generations University
$10,000Charitable Purposes
H L Ferguson Museum
$5,000Charitable Purposes
Light House Work
$5,000Charitable Purposes
Metropolitan Opera
$5,000Charitable Purposes
St Johns Episcopal Church - Cold Spring
$5,000Charitable Purposes
Common Good
$5,000Charitable Purposes
Chanticleer
$5,000Charitable Purposes
Gallim Dance Company
$4,576Charitable Purposes
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
$4,500Charitable Purposes
Central Park Track Club
$2,500Charitable Purposes
American Associates of the National Theatre
$2,500Charitable Purposes
PathNorth
$2,000Charitable Purposes
Band of Veterans & Friends
$2,000Charitable Purposes
Catholic League
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Bread and Roses
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Parson Dance
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Fund for Park Avenue
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Public Theatre
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Thirty Six East Sixty Second Street Foundation
$1,000Charitable Purposes
Harvard College
$625,000Charitable Purposes
Harvard College
$525,000Charitable Purposes
The Drumcliff Foundation
$511,500Charitable Purposes