MJS Foundation focuses its giving on a small number of large, institutional gifts that support urban anti-poverty work, STEM cultural institutions, major medical research/cancer care, and university-led climate and research initiatives. Grants skew toward capital and general operating support for established nonprofits and higher-education affiliates, often delivered as multi-part pledges or repeat awards. The foundation appears geographically rooted in New York City but will fund prominent national institutions for large strategic initiatives.
Mjs Foundation Inc makes large, repeat commitments to a small set of institutions, with especially visible support for New York anti-poverty work, medical research, and university and cultural capital campaigns. The clearest example is its recurring support for Robin Hood Foundation, which received $5.5 million in both 2024 and 2025 after a $5.2 million gift in 2023 for general operating support for RHF’s grantmaking programs. That same multi-year pattern appears in other parts of the portfolio: the National Museum of Mathematics received $5 million pledges in 2024 and 2025 for its capital campaign, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received repeated pledged and program gifts tied to the Tisch Cancer Hospital and Lung Cancer Center of Excellence and pulmonary education. The foundation also backs higher-education affiliates and community-serving organizations through major gifts, including support for Stony Brook Foundation’s gala, The Center for Discovery’s endowment campaign, and Felicity House’s general operating support. Overall, the giving pattern points to established institutions, often with named campaigns, endowments, or operating programs already underway.
Urban anti-poverty work is a core theme: Robin Hood Foundation received $5.5 million in 2025 for general operating support for its grantmaking programs, matching a $5.5 million award in 2024. In science and public engagement, the National Museum of Mathematics received $5 million pledged gifts in both 2024 and 2025 to support its capital campaign. Medical and hospital support is another major thread. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received $2 million pledged gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Tisch Cancer Hospital and Lung Cancer Center of Excellence, plus $1 million gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Dr. Martin Feuer Pulmonary Educational Fund. Higher education also appears through New York University, which received $600,000 gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Dr. Alison Estabrook Professorship at NYU.
Typical awards are large: the 25th percentile is $43,100, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $328,561, but the recent grant list shows repeated seven-figure commitments at the top end. The same organizations recur across multiple years, including Robin Hood Foundation, the National Museum of Mathematics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Stony Brook Foundation, The Center for Discovery, Felicity House, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities New York Metro, and New York University. That repeat pattern, along with pledges and campaign-linked gifts, suggests relationship-based funding rather than one-off checks. Mjs Foundation Inc is classified as a regular funder and is also noted as funding individuals.
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$73.9M
$79.2M
$23.3M
Most grants fall between $43K and $329K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$329K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Mjs Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 206 | $87.5M | 97.2% |
| 2 | India | 5 |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small set of institutional grantees — often multi-year pledges or repeat grants for capital campaigns and general operating support rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Robin Hood Foundation, National Museum of Mathematics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of California Berkeley Foundation, Stony Brook Foundation
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York: 90% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. New York City appears most often, with grants to Robin Hood Foundation, the National Museum of Mathematics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Felicity House, and New York University. Other New York recipients include Stony Brook Foundation in Stony Brook, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities New York Metro in New Hyde Park, and The Center for Discovery in Harris. Outside New York, the foundation has made fewer grants to Berkeley, California through the University of California Berkeley Foundation.
Its recent grants favor established nonprofits, medical institutions, universities, and cultural organizations. Examples in the data include general operating support for Robin Hood Foundation, capital campaign support for the National Museum of Mathematics, pledged gifts to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and campaign or professorship support at New York University and Stony Brook Foundation.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $43,100, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $328,561. At the top end, the foundation also makes multi-million-dollar awards, including several $5 million and $5.5 million commitments in the recent grants list.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Robin Hood Foundation, the National Museum of Mathematics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Stony Brook Foundation, The Center for Discovery, Felicity House, Ronald Mcdonald House Charities New York Metro, and New York University. The repeated awards include both operating support and pledged campaign gifts.
Its grantmaking is overwhelmingly New York-centered: 90% of grants go to recipients in New York state, and the top recipient locations include New York City, Stony Brook, New Hyde Park, and Harris. The data also shows a smaller set of grants outside New York, including Berkeley, California.
It is classified as a regular funder. The foundation also reports that it funds individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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2.4% |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | $50K | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR RHF'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $3,400,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATENGINUITY HUB PILOT PROGRAM |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $2,290,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE TISCH CANCER HOSPITAL AND LUNG CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | $1,500,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE STARS OF STONY BROOK GALA |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE DR. MARTIN FEUER PULMONARY EDUCATIONAL FUND |
| FELICITY HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES NEW YORK METRO | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT IHO NIKI CROCE TO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY | HARRIS, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE DR. ALISON ESTABROOK PROFESSORSHIP AT NYU |
| PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ROBIN HOOD RESPONDS EVENT |
| JTM HEALTH FACILITIES FOUNDATION | PORT JEFFERSON, NY | $333,333 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAM'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | STONY BROOK, NY | $333,333 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WALTER J. HAWRYS RECREATIONAL CENTER |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC | MENANDS, NY | $326,970 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WHITAKER FELLOWSHIP AT THE NYS PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WHITAKER ADVANCES FELLOWSHIP IN DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHIATRY |
| PACE UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $275,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP FUND |
| EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MAJOR DONORS CAMPAIGN |
| CHILDREN & SCREENS INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | JERICHO, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GIFT IN HONOR OF MICHAEL BLOOMBERG |
| MILKEN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS FORUM |
| EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND/ANNUAL FRIENDS APPEAL |
| HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE LEWIS BURKE FRUMKES CENTER FOR WRITING AND CULTURE |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MYRA J. BIBLOWIT FUND FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH |
| LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LAST WHISPERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $220,830 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT - REVERSAL/ODE TO JOY (PART 3) |
| EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA |
| MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WELLNESS PROGRAMMING |
| FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,800 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,063 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MOMATH 2023 GALA |
| ALL STAR CODE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PIVOT WORKS INC | RANDOLPH, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | GIFT IN HONOR OF JIM AND ROBIN HERRNSTEIN (MADAGASCAR) |
| AUTISM SPEAKS | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CELEBRITY CHEF GALA |
| QUAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE EVERGREEN FUND |
| MENORAH FOUNDATION INC | AVENTURA, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION |
| BARD PRISON INITIATIVE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT FOR THE BARD PRISON INITIATIVE'S COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE NEVER FORGET FUND |
| NORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER | ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GIFT IN MEMORY OF MARIE RAUTENBERG |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN | NEW YORK, NY | $94,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT CANCER CARE AT THE JCC |
| AUTISM SCIENCE FOUNDATION | SCARSDALE, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT FOR THE DAY OF LEARNING EVENT |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,021 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MOMATH MASTERS |
| HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FRIEND OF THE CHILDREN AWARD CELEBRATION |
| STONY BROOK SCHOOL | STONY BROOK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN | NEW YORK, NY | $31,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF DR. ALISON ESTABROOK AND JO-ANN FOX-WEINGARTEN |
| CHANGING TIMES TAP | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GIFT TO HELP FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW TAP DANCING |
| CHANGING TIMES TAP | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | PLEDGED GIFT TO HELP FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW TAP DANCING |
| PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $26,750 | 2025 | GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
$5,500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR RHF'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAMS
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS
$5,000,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$3,400,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATENGINUITY HUB PILOT PROGRAM
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$2,290,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
$2,000,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE TISCH CANCER HOSPITAL AND LUNG CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
STONY BROOK FOUNDATION
$1,500,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE STARS OF STONY BROOK GALA
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
$1,000,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE DR. MARTIN FEUER PULMONARY EDUCATIONAL FUND
FELICITY HOUSE
$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES NEW YORK METRO
$1,000,000PLEDGED GIFT IHO NIKI CROCE TO SUPPORT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY
$1,000,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
$600,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$600,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE DR. ALISON ESTABROOK PROFESSORSHIP AT NYU
PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS
$500,000PLEDGED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
$400,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ROBIN HOOD RESPONDS EVENT
JTM HEALTH FACILITIES FOUNDATION
$333,333PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAM'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
STONY BROOK FOUNDATION
$333,333PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WALTER J. HAWRYS RECREATIONAL CENTER
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC
$326,970PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WHITAKER FELLOWSHIP AT THE NYS PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$300,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WHITAKER ADVANCES FELLOWSHIP IN DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHIATRY
PACE UNIVERSITY
$275,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP FUND
EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM
$250,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MAJOR DONORS CAMPAIGN
CHILDREN & SCREENS INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
$250,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC
$250,000GIFT IN HONOR OF MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
MILKEN INSTITUTE
$250,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS FORUM
EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM
$250,000GIFT TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND/ANNUAL FRIENDS APPEAL
HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$250,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE LEWIS BURKE FRUMKES CENTER FOR WRITING AND CULTURE
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$250,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MYRA J. BIBLOWIT FUND FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LAST WHISPERS
$220,830GIFT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT - REVERSAL/ODE TO JOY (PART 3)
EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM
$200,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA
MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN
$200,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE WELLNESS PROGRAMMING
FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
$150,800PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE BARKIN/SELISSEN PROJECT
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS
$150,063GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MOMATH 2023 GALA
ALL STAR CODE
$150,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
PIVOT WORKS INC
$150,000GIFT IN HONOR OF JIM AND ROBIN HERRNSTEIN (MADAGASCAR)
AUTISM SPEAKS
$150,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CELEBRITY CHEF GALA
QUAD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$100,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE EVERGREEN FUND
MENORAH FOUNDATION INC
$100,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION
BARD PRISON INITIATIVE
$100,000PLEDGED GIFT FOR THE BARD PRISON INITIATIVE'S COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAM
NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
$100,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE NEVER FORGET FUND
NORTH SHORE CHILD & FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER
$100,000GIFT IN MEMORY OF MARIE RAUTENBERG
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$100,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN
$94,000GIFT TO SUPPORT CANCER CARE AT THE JCC
AUTISM SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$55,000GIFT TO SUPPORT FOR THE DAY OF LEARNING EVENT
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS
$50,021GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MOMATH MASTERS
HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE
$50,000GIFT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FRIEND OF THE CHILDREN AWARD CELEBRATION
STONY BROOK SCHOOL
$50,000PLEDGED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN
$31,000PLEDGED GIFT TO SUPPORT THE CONSULTING SERVICES OF DR. ALISON ESTABROOK AND JO-ANN FOX-WEINGARTEN
CHANGING TIMES TAP
$30,000GIFT TO HELP FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW TAP DANCING
CHANGING TIMES TAP
$30,000PLEDGED GIFT TO HELP FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW TAP DANCING
PHILANTHROPY NEW YORK
$26,750GIFT TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION