The Adam Gaynes Foundation Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that funds projects and programs at hospitals and schools to help make life easier for children affected by brain tumors and to support care, comfort and eventual cures in honor of Adam Gaynes.
Chillin With Adam the Adam Gaynes Founda centers its giving on projects at hospitals and schools that support children affected by brain tumors and other serious pediatric illnesses. The foundation’s recent awards show a consistent emphasis on direct services that make treatment and recovery easier for children and families, including family programs, therapy, educational support, and school re-entry. In 2024, it gave $80,000 to Children's Hospital at Montefiore for programs and activity to enhance the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses, including family fun day, art, education kits and books to understand diagnosis, reaction workshops, and school re-entry programming. It also awarded $80,000 to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center for the same type of child- and family-centered support. A third 2024 grant of $80,000 to NYU Langone Medical Center funded physical therapy, a medical librarian, and family education programs. The foundation’s stated purpose is to support care, comfort, and eventual cures in honor of Adam Gaynes, and its grantmaking is built around hospital-based and school-based program delivery rather than individual aid.
A clear thread in the foundation’s giving is supportive care for children facing serious illness. Children’s Hospital at Montefiore received $80,000 in 2024 for family fun day activities, art, education kits and books, reaction workshops, and school re-entry programming. Brookdale Hospital Medical Center received the same amount for a parallel package of programs and activity for children with life-threatening illnesses. Another major theme is educational continuity. The grants above include school re-entry work, and NYU Langone Medical Center received $80,000 for family education programs alongside physical therapy and medical librarian support. The pattern shows a focus on helping children and families understand diagnosis, stay connected to school, and manage treatment with practical supports. Physical and rehabilitative services also appear in the funding, through the NYU Langone award for physical therapy.
The foundation’s listed grant size distribution is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $80,000. In the latest year on file, its three reported grants were each $80,000, suggesting a standardized award approach rather than widely varying check sizes. The foundation funds organizations, not individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Grantmaking appears program-specific and direct-service oriented, with awards directed to hospitals and schools. The recent data shows repeated support for similar program types across separate recipients in the same year, but only 2024 grants are provided here.
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Most grants fall between $80K and $80K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$80K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$80K
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Grantmaking is local and entirely within New York. All three reported grants went to recipients in NY, giving the state 100% of the recent grant count. Two awards landed in Brooklyn: Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. Another grant went to NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. The pattern points to a New York-centered giving footprint rather than a broad regional or national spread.
The foundation supports hospital and school programs for children with brain tumors and other life-threatening illnesses. Recent grants funded family fun day activities, art, education kits and books, reaction workshops, school re-entry programming, physical therapy, a medical librarian, and family education programs.
In 2024, the foundation gave $80,000 each to Children's Hospital at Montefiore in Brooklyn, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, and NYU Langone Medical Center in New York. Those awards were all for child- and family-centered hospital programs.
The foundation’s grant size distribution is flat at $80,000, with p25, median, and p75 all equal to $80,000. The three most recent grants on file also each came in at $80,000.
It does not fund individuals, and its active grant program says it does not accept unsolicited applications. The giving is structured as direct funding to hospitals and schools for specific programs.
Its recent grantmaking is local and entirely in New York. All three listed grants went to NY recipients, including two in Brooklyn and one in New York City.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN |
| BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $80,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE | BROOKLYN, NY | $80,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN |
| NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $80,000 | 2024 | FUND FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY, MEDICAL LIBRARIAN AND FAMILY EDUCTION PROGRAMS |
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY TO ENHANCE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH LIFETHREATENING ILLNESESS SUCH AS FAMILY FUN DAY, ART. EDUCATIONKITS AND BOOKS TO UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSIS,REACTWORKSHOPS AND SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PROGRAM FORCHILDREN
NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER
$80,000FUND FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY, MEDICAL LIBRARIAN AND FAMILY EDUCTION PROGRAMS