The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation makes a small number of high-value, cross-sector gifts focused on place-based cultural institutions, racial justice and civic engagement, and targeted medical research. Grants are typically sizable and often general/unrestricted, indicating flexible support for organizational capacity and strategic initiatives rather than many small project-specific awards.
A $716,667 unrestricted grant to Friends of the High Line is the clearest marker of how The Sarah Min and Matt Pincus Foundation gives: few grants, large checks, and support that often leaves room for the recipient to decide how to use it. The foundation’s recent record shows a mix of place-based cultural work, civic and racial-justice intermediaries, and targeted medical research, with awards reaching institutions in New York, Washington, DC, California, Maryland, and Michigan. It also supports initiatives that are tied to specific programs or capacity needs, such as teen stewardship at the High Line and immunotherapy research for pancreatic cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Other recent gifts show the same pattern of flexible backing, including general and unrestricted support for Color Of Change Education Fund, Friends Seminary, and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. The foundation’s grantmaking is national in scope, but it concentrates heavily in New York recipients and includes repeated support for several organizations across more than one year. That combination points to a funder that backs cultural institutions, civic infrastructure, and research organizations with substantial, often unrestricted, awards.
The foundation’s cultural and civic giving is anchored in New York institutions and intermediaries. In 2023, it gave $100,000 to Friends of the High Line for community engagement, stewardship of teens, and unrestricted general operating support, then followed with a larger unrestricted gift in 2024. It also supported Friends Seminary with $100,000 for general and unrestricted purposes and gave $25,000 to New York Shakespeare Festival for general and unrestricted support. On the civic side, it made a $150,000 grant to New Venture Fund for Voting Rights Lab, and a $125,000 grant to Michigan Civic Education Fund for projects put forth with Progress Michigan. Its arts and public-space support also includes $25,000 to The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc for general and unrestricted use.
Typical grant size sits at $37,500 at the 25th percentile, $70,000 at the median, and $112,500 at the 75th percentile, which fits a pattern of relatively concentrated giving. The foundation also returns to some recipients across multiple years: Friends of the High Line, Surfrider Foundation, Vice Presidents Residence Foundation, and The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc each appear in more than one grant year. The grant list is dominated by general and unrestricted awards, with some purpose-specific support layered on top. The foundation is not a program-related-investment funder, and it also funds individuals, including a fellowship award through the Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships.
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Most grants fall between $38K and $113K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$113K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of organizations across diverse sectors; prefers large, often unrestricted gifts and uses intermediaries for civic/voting work.
Notable grantees: Friends of the High Line, Color Of Change Education Fund, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New Venture Fund (Voting Rights Lab)
Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the data went to a US recipient. New York, NY appears most often, with grants to Friends of the High Line, Friends Seminary, National Domestic Workers Alliance, The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc, New York Shakespeare Festival, Korean-American Community Foundation, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Other repeated locations include Washington, DC and San Clemente, CA, while Baltimore, MD and Madison Hts, MI each appear through civic-intermediary grants. The foundation gives 0% of grants to recipients in its HQ state of Delaware.
Its recent grants support cultural institutions and public space, racial justice and civic engagement groups, voting rights work, and pancreatic cancer research. The named recipients include Friends of the High Line, Color Of Change Education Fund, New Venture Fund for Voting Rights Lab, Michigan Civic Education Fund, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Yes. Many of the recent awards are labeled general and unrestricted, including grants to Friends of the High Line, Friends Seminary, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Surfrider Foundation, The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc, and New York Shakespeare Festival. Purpose-specific grants are present too, but unrestricted support is the dominant pattern in the recent list.
Yes. The foundation’s data says it funds individuals, and one recent example is the $70,000 fellowship grant through the Fund for the Guggenheim Fellowships for a woman or a person of color in fiction, general nonfiction, or biography.
Its grant-size profile centers on mid-to-large awards: the 25th percentile is $37,500, the median is $70,000, and the 75th percentile is $112,500. Recent grants also include much larger awards, such as $716,667 to Friends of the High Line and $250,000 to Color Of Change Education Fund.
Yes. Friends of the High Line appears in both 2023 and 2024, Surfrider Foundation appears in both years, Vice Presidents Residence Foundation appears in both years, and The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc appears in both years. That suggests repeat support rather than one-off giving only.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $791,667 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $666,667 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $650,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $225,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ | NEW YORK, NY | $166,667 | 2026 | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ | NEW YORK, NY | $166,667 | 2026 | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | BOONE, IA | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LEE INITIATIVE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SD FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACCELERATE CHANGE INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | the Teen Program |
| FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color |
| KOREAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color |
| KOREAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ELDER ABUSE SOLUTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $666,667 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ | NEW YORK, NY | $166,667 | 2025 | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACCELERATE CHANGE INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SD FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | the Teen Program |
| FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color |
| ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| KOREAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATION FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $716,667 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| COLOROFCHANGEORG EDUCATION FUND INC | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ | NEW YORK, NY | $166,667 | 2024 | Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program |
| KOREAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2024 | Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color |
| VICE PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE APOLLO THEATER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHRISTIAN HERALD ASSN INC - THE BOWERY MISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2023 | Voting Rights Lab |
| MICHIGAN CIVIC EDUCATION FUND | MADISON HTS, MI | $125,000 | 2023 | Support for the projects put forth with Progress Michigan |
| NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$650,000General & Unrestricted
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$200,000General & Unrestricted
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ
Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ
$166,667Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$150,000General & Unrestricted
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$100,000General & Unrestricted
FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS
$70,000Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color
FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS
$70,000Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ELDER ABUSE SOLUTIONS INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ
$166,667Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the merit program
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$150,000General & Unrestricted
FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS
$70,000Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The Societ
$166,667Immunotherapy research for pancreas cancer and the MERIT program
FUND FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS
$70,000Fellowship in either Fiction, General Nonfiction, or Biography for a woman or a person of color
VICE PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
ACE FOUNDATION
$10,000General & Unrestricted
Support for the projects put forth with Progress Michigan