The Thompson Family Foundation makes a small number of very large, targeted gifts to a handful of institutions, primarily in New York City with a secondary interest in Israeli scientific philanthropy. Their giving favors established, high-capacity organizations—public park stewardship, major medical/research hospitals, hunger relief, and Israel-focused science fundraising—often through repeat grants. The foundation appears to prioritize visible civic assets and elite research institutions over numerous small community awards.
Concentrated giving: very large, infrequent grants (6 total) with repeat funding to a few core grantees; primarily institutional support rather than many small awards.
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc. makes a small number of very large, targeted grants, with repeated support for a few institutions rather than broad, dispersed giving. In the recent grants list, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received multiple awards, including $2,075,665 in 2024 and $2,048,241 in 2025, while Central Park Conservancy also received repeated seven-figure support across both years. That pattern suggests a funder focused on institutional durability and long-running relationships. Their portfolio includes New York civic and cultural anchors, major medical and research organizations, and Israel-linked scientific philanthropy through the American Committee for Weizmann Institute. The foundation also backs food rescue through City Harvest Inc and arts institutions such as Studio Museum in Harlem and The Joyce Theater Foundation Inc. Several grants are described as support to help the donee organization carry out its exempt functions, which is consistent with unrestricted or institutional support. The overall picture is of a foundation that concentrates on a limited set of high-capacity organizations, often at substantial scale, with New York City as the core setting and a secondary thread of science-oriented giving connected to Israel.
In health and research, the foundation gave $948,160 to Brigham & Women’s Hospital Inc in 2025 and another $651,021 in 2024, showing continued support for major medical institutions. For civic and environmental stewardship, it granted $500,000 to City Parks Foundation and $1,100,000 to Mystic Seaport, connecting public-facing cultural and conservation work in New York and Connecticut. Arts and culture also appear prominently. The Thompson Family Foundation Inc. gave $1,000,000 to The Joyce Theater Foundation Inc, $600,000 to the Museum of the City of New York, and $500,000 to The Morgan Library & Museum. In the social sector, it supported Recidiviz with $500,000 and Vera Institute of Justice with $400,000, indicating interest in criminal justice reform and related systems work.
Typical grant size clusters at $15,000 for the 25th percentile, $45,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grants list shows that the foundation also makes many seven-figure awards. The pattern is not one-off philanthropy: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Central Park Conservancy, City Harvest Inc, and American Committee for Weizmann Institute. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant descriptions most often say the gift is to aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions, which points to institutional support rather than project-specific contracting.
$18.6M
$533.6M
$109.2M
$24.9M
Most grants fall between $15K and $125K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$125K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Thompson Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 365 | $54.9M | 97.9% |
| 2 | New Zealand |
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Notable grantees: Central Park Conservancy, American Committee for Weizmann Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, City Harvest Inc.
Grant activity is heavily concentrated in New York, with 79% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state of New York. New York City dominates the recipient map, including multiple awards to organizations in New York, Brooklyn, and Harlem. Outside New York, grants in the recent list reach Boston, Mystic, and Kelburn, and the recipient country distribution also includes New Zealand, reflecting a small non-U.S. thread in an otherwise U.S.-centered portfolio.
Its recent grants support hospitals and research centers, New York civic and cultural institutions, food rescue, justice reform, and Israel-linked science fundraising. Examples in the data include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Central Park Conservancy, City Harvest Inc, American Committee for Weizmann Institute, and Vera Institute of Justice.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years and multiple awards. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Central Park Conservancy, City Harvest Inc, and American Committee for Weizmann Institute all show repeated support across 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $45,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include many much larger awards, including several in the $500,000 to $2 million range.
Many recent grants are described as support “to aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt functions.” That wording appears across institutions in health, culture, parks, hunger relief, and science philanthropy, which indicates broad institutional or unrestricted support.
New York is the main recipient state, with 79% of grants going to recipients there. The recent list also includes recipients in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Zealand, but the portfolio is centered on New York City.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $1.3M |
2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,048,241 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| PIONEER WORKS CENTER FOR ART & INNOVATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,100,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MYSTIC SEAPORT | MYSTIC, CT | $1,100,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC | BOSTON, MA | $948,160 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR WEIZMANN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $720,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | KELBURN | $600,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $600,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CITY HARVEST INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| RECIDIVIZ | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CITY PARKS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| PARK AVENUE ARMORY | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| WORTH RISES | NEW YORK, NY | $325,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $310,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| JOBSFIRST NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MIND-BUILDERS | COLUMBUS, OH | $300,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALE ON HUDSON, NY | $275,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| EAST SIDE HOUSE | BRONX, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| PRO DEMOCRACY | FOXBORO, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CENTER FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MEASURES FOR JUSTICE | ROCHESTER, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CREATIVE CAPITAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| EXALT | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CYPRESS HILLS LDC | BROOKLYN, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| COLD SPRING HARBOR LABS | COLD SPRINGS HARBOR, NY | $225,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| AVENUES FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| HUDSON LINK | OSSINING, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| COMMON JUSTICE | BROOKLYN, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| BRONX DEFENDERS | BRONX, NY | $175,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| CASES | BROOKLYN, NY | $170,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| TENEMENT MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $168,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| NYC CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| STUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| ALVIN ALLEY DANCE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| SAFE HORIZON | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| MOUNT SINAI ADOLESCENT HEALTH CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
| GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2026 | TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. |
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$2,048,241TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MYSTIC SEAPORT
$1,100,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
THE JOYCE THEATER FOUNDATION INC
$1,000,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC
$948,160TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
$600,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$600,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE
$600,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
CITY HARVEST INC
$500,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
RECIDIVIZ
$500,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM
$500,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
$400,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MIND-BUILDERS
$300,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
PRO DEMOCRACY
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
CENTER FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MEASURES FOR JUSTICE
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
EXALT
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
CYPRESS HILLS LDC
$250,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABS
$225,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
$200,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$200,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TENEMENT MUSEUM
$168,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
NYC CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY
$150,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NY
$150,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$150,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
MOUNT SINAI ADOLESCENT HEALTH CENTER
$125,000TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.