About Taft Foundation
The Taft Foundation has a primary mission to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives. The Taft Foundation also aims to enhance the well-being of children facing serious illness.
Focus Areas
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)Medical Enrichment (pediatric hospital enrichment, art & music therapies)Transition to employment and job readiness for people with I/DDInclusion and community integration for people with I/DDChildren's health and wellbeing
Who They Fund
youth with disabilities transitioning to adulthoodadults with developmental and intellectual disabilitiesautistic children and adultsfamilies and caregivers of people with disabilitieschildren receiving hospital-based specialty services
About Taft Foundation
The Taft Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored in two clear priorities: supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and improving the well-being of children facing serious illness. In the recent grants list, that shows up in long-running commitments to disability transition, advocacy, and adult services, alongside hospital-based enrichment and family support for pediatric patients. The foundation funded The Arc Westchester multiple times for its Transition Academy and later general operating support, and it also made repeated awards to The Center for Discovery for its Healing Arts program and an earlier training initiative. Those grants point to a funder that combines direct-service support with capacity-building and program development. Other awards reach legal advocacy, community inclusion, and medical enrichment, giving the portfolio a practical mix of service delivery, staffing, and infrastructure support. Across the recent list, the pattern is not limited to one geography or one kind of organization, but the underlying throughline is consistent: helping children and people with disabilities access services, transition through life stages, and participate more fully in community settings.
What Taft Foundation Funds
Within intellectual and developmental disabilities, the foundation supports transition planning, workforce readiness, legal advocacy, and adult services. It gave $450,000 to Arc Broward Inc for transition and employment programs, infrastructure improvements, and staff retention efforts, and $385,000 to Els for Autism Foundation for adult services. The portfolio also includes disability rights and legal clinics, such as $482,200 to Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad College of Law for the Disability & Advocacy Law (DIAL) Clinic. On the children’s health side, the foundation backed hospital-based enrichment: Healthy Humor Inc received $379,167 for Red Nose Docs in Harlem, Jacobi, and BronxCare Hospitals. It also supported family navigation and developmental services, including $348,600 to University of Miami - Mailman Center for Child Development for the Family Navigator Program.
How Taft Foundation Gives
Typical awards sit at a $7,500 25th percentile, a $70,000 median, and a $175,416 75th percentile, with several grants well above that range. The recent record shows repeat support across multiple years for organizations such as The Arc Westchester, The Center for Discovery, Children’s Aid, Arc Broward Inc, Brooklyn Law School, Healthy Humor Inc, and Cooke School and Institute, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation funds both institutions and direct-service nonprofits, and it also funds individuals. Its support includes general operating support, program-specific grants, capacity building, and staff retention or recruitment help. It does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.2M
Total Assets
$240M
Total Revenue
$15.3M
Total Expenses
$14.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $175K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$175K
Geographic Reach
Regional12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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