The Chutorian-Semler Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on a small number of large institutional gifts, favoring major cultural and medical institutions. Its recent giving shows a strong interest in supporting world-class medical research/care and performing arts organizations, with occasional support for higher education. The foundation typically makes transformational, high-dollar grants rather than many small awards.
Highly concentrated: very few grants overall, dominated by one multi-million dollar gift with additional substantial gifts; tendency to fund prominent, institutionally established beneficiaries and to repeat support for favored cultural organizations.
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund, Carnegie Hall Corporation, Stetson University
A $3,000,000 unrestricted grant to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund anchors the Chutorian-semler Family Foundation’s recent giving and points to its preference for large institutional awards. The foundation’s grants are generally flexible, with unrestricted support across medical, cultural, educational, and community organizations. Its pattern is defined less by broad small-grant activity than by a few significant commitments to established institutions. That approach is visible in the repeated support for Carnegie Hall Corporation, which received $473,780 in 2023 and another $200,000 in 2024, both unrestricted. The foundation also backed Stetson University with a $120,000 unrestricted grant in 2024, showing that higher education sits alongside healthcare and the arts in its portfolio. Smaller awards in the recent record extend to community-serving groups, but the overall profile remains centered on sizable gifts to organizations with existing institutional scale. The grants are predominantly unrestricted, which suggests a preference for general operating support rather than tightly specified project funding. Across the recent list, the foundation’s giving reflects a concentrated, high-dollar style with a small number of grants accounting for most of the dollars awarded.
In healthcare, the foundation made its largest recent award with $3,000,000 to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund in 2023, an unrestricted grant that signals major support for medical research and patient care. The arts are another clear priority. Carnegie Hall Corporation received $473,780 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024, both unrestricted, placing performing arts institutions among the foundation’s most heavily supported recipients. Higher education also appears in the recent record. Stetson University received $120,000 in 2024 on an unrestricted basis, showing that the foundation extends beyond New York institutions when it supports university-level work. Smaller community grants round out the picture. Association to Benefit Children was funded in both 2023 and 2024, and City Harvest received $10,000 in 2024, indicating some support for family and food-security organizations alongside the larger institutional gifts.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $24K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$24K
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Typical grants cluster at a modest-to-midrange level even though a few awards are very large: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $9,200, and the 75th percentile is $24,000. The recent record shows both one-time gifts and repeat support, with Carnegie Hall Corporation and Association to Benefit Children appearing in multiple years. The foundation’s grants are described as unrestricted, which points to flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants. It is a private family foundation with regional giving and no program-related investments.
Most grants in the recent record go to recipients in New York, accounting for 76% of grants and concentrated in New York City neighborhoods such as Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Outside New York, the foundation gave to organizations in Deland, Florida; Marion and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Los Angeles, California; and Kennesaw, Georgia. By grant count, Georgia is the top state where the foundation gives most often, even though most recipients are in New York.
Its recent grants center on major hospitals and medical centers, performing arts institutions, and higher education. The largest award went to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund, while Carnegie Hall Corporation and Stetson University also received unrestricted support.
The recent grants are listed as unrestricted. That includes the $3,000,000 award to New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund, the $473,780 and $200,000 grants to Carnegie Hall Corporation, and the $120,000 grant to Stetson University.
Yes. Recent grants went to organizations in Florida, Iowa, California, and Georgia, including Stetson University in Deland, Rise 2 Greatness Foundation in Marion, Team Rubicon in Los Angeles, and American Cancer Society in Kennesaw.
The grant-size distribution is $1,500 at the 25th percentile, $9,200 at the median, and $24,000 at the 75th percentile. That sits alongside a much larger set of institutional awards at the top of the recent list.
Yes. Carnegie Hall Corporation received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Association to Benefit Children also appears in both years. That indicates some recurring support rather than entirely one-off giving.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $350,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $297,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $200,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STETSON UNIVERSITY | DELAND, FL | $60,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE YOUNG MENS AND YOUNG WOMENS HEBREW ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $190,100 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STETSON UNIVERSITY | DELAND, FL | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RIVERDALE SENIOR SERVICES | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PECONIC LAND TRUST INC | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PECONIC BAYKEEPER INC | HAMPTON BAYS, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STETSON UNIVERSITY | DELAND, FL | $120,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RISE 2 GREATNESS FOUNDATION (FKA PG FOUNDATION) | MARION, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $11,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PUBLIC THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RIVERDALE SENIOR SERVICES | BRONX, NY | $250 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW YORK WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION | NEW YORK, NY | $473,780 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PG FOUNDATION | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $24,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $9,200 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LISMORE ROAD | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROSCHOLAR ATHLETICS | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE JED FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| VAN CORTLANDT PARK ALLIANCE | BRONX, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TEAM RUBICON | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FIRELIGHT MEDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | KENNESAW, GA | $500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$350,000UNRESTRICTED
THE YOUNG MENS AND YOUNG WOMENS HEBREW ASSOCIATION
UNRESTRICTED
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$250,000UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
RIVERDALE SENIOR SERVICES
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
PECONIC BAYKEEPER INC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
RISE 2 GREATNESS FOUNDATION (FKA PG FOUNDATION)
$30,000UNRESTRICTED
PUBLIC THEATER
$3,000UNRESTRICTED
RIVERDALE SENIOR SERVICES
$250UNRESTRICTED
PG FOUNDATION
$24,000UNRESTRICTED
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
$9,200UNRESTRICTED
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
PROSCHOLAR ATHLETICS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED