The Masinter Family Foundation focuses its giving narrowly, directing most of its funds to family-directed donor-advised vehicles and to higher education. The foundation’s largest grant moved funds into the Masinter Family Fund (a donor-advised account), while the only external institutional grant in this data supported Princeton University, indicating a priority on supporting universities or university-related programs.
Highly concentrated giving with very few, large grants: a dominant transfer to a donor-advised fund plus a single sizable university grant, suggesting family-controlled philanthropy and selective support for higher education rather than broad, distributed grantmaking.
Notable grantees: Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. - Masinter Family Fund, Princeton University
The Masinter Family Foundation’s giving is shaped by a large transfer into the Masinter Family Fund, a donor-advised vehicle that received $482,670 in securities in 2025 and $13,509 in cash the same year. That pattern signals a foundation that channels substantial resources through family-directed charitable accounts alongside direct grants. Outside that internal vehicle, the foundation’s recent external funding includes higher education and select cultural, medical, and community organizations. Princeton University stands out as a repeated institutional recipient, with grants of $92,550 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023. The foundation also made a $20,000 grant to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2023 and a $15,000 grant in 2024, showing continued support for museums and academic institutions. Smaller awards are frequent and often sit in the $1,000 to $3,500 range, which points to a mix of larger directed transfers and many modest charitable gifts. Across the recent record, the foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated, recurring, and tied closely to a small set of named organizations rather than a broad open portfolio.
Higher education is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s external giving. Princeton University received $92,550 in 2024 and another $15,000 in 2023, while Connecticut College received $2,500 in 2023, $2,500 in 2024, and $2,500 in 2025. The foundation also supported Mercersburg Academy with $10,000 in 2023. Arts and culture appear through several repeated grants. The Smithsonian American Art Museum received $20,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2024, the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts received $3,000 in 2025, and the Grand Teton Music Festival received $3,500 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health and human services show up in smaller gifts as well. White Plains Hospital received $24,450 in 2023 and $1,000 in 2025, while Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Doctors Without Borders each received $1,000 in 2025.
The foundation’s typical grant size is modest: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,500, and p75 is $3,500. That distribution matches a pattern of many small awards with a few larger transfers, including the 2025 move into the Masinter Family Fund. Recipients recur across multiple years, especially Princeton University, Connecticut College, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, White Plains Hospital, National Philanthropic Trust, and Doctors Without Borders. The giving record also includes donor-advised charitable vehicles, suggesting a family-directed structure rather than an open application process. No individual grants are shown.
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$549K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 42% of grants go to recipients in WY.
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Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent record, and 42% of grants go to recipients in New York, the foundation’s headquarters state. Beyond New York, repeated recipients appear in Wyoming, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. City-level concentration is visible in White Plains, New York, Washington, DC, New York City, New London, and Princeton. The top state by grant count is Wyoming, driven by repeated support for Wilson-based grantees.
Its recent giving centers on higher education, arts and culture, and a smaller set of health and community organizations. Princeton University, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Connecticut College, and the Grand Teton Music Festival recur in the record, alongside grants to White Plains Hospital and Doctors Without Borders.
Most awards are small. The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $3,500 at the 75th percentile. The record also includes a much larger internal transfer into the Masinter Family Fund, which sits outside the usual external grant pattern.
Yes. Princeton University appears in both 2023 and 2024, Connecticut College in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Grand Teton Music Festival in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Smithsonian American Art Museum, White Plains Hospital, National Philanthropic Trust, and Doctors Without Borders also recur.
The foundation gives most often in Wyoming by grant count, while 42% of grants go to recipients in New York, where the foundation is headquartered. Recent recipient locations include Wilson, White Plains, New York City, New London, Princeton, and Washington, DC.
Yes. The largest recent grant moved $482,670 in securities to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc - Masinter Family Fund, and another $13,509 cash grant went to the same vehicle in 2025. That structure is a defining feature of the recent record.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC - MASINTER FAMILY FUND (SECURITIES) | ORLANDO, FL | $482,670 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC - MASINTER FAMILY FUND (CASH) | ORLANDO, FL | $13,509 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL | WILSON, WY | $3,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS | KATONAH, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE SOCIETY OF MSK | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $92,550 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL | WILSON, WY | $3,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE SOCIETY OF MSK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WNET NY PUBLIC MEDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $24,450 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $15,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MERCERSBURG ACADEMY | MERCERSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL | WILSON, WY | $3,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC - MASINTER FAMILY FUND (SECURITIES)
$482,670CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC - MASINTER FAMILY FUND (CASH)
$13,509CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL
$3,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS
$3,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE SOCIETY OF MSK
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$92,550CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL
$3,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE SOCIETY OF MSK
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$1,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WNET NY PUBLIC MEDIA
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
HARVARD COLLEGE
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL
$24,450CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
$20,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$15,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MERCERSBURG ACADEMY
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL
$3,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$2,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE