This foundation concentrates almost all of its funding on tertiary medical institutions in New York City, providing large institutional support for clinical care, medical education, and research at Weill Cornell and NewYork–Presbyterian. Grants are directed toward program services and operational needs of these flagship hospital and medical school partners, indicating a focus on strengthening academic medicine and hospital-based patient care locally.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (multi-million dollar) to a small number of repeat institutional grantees, primarily for program services/operational support rather than many small community grants.
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund Inc directs large program-services grants to two New York City institutions: Weill Medical College of Cornell University and The Society of the New York Presbyterian Hospital. The recent record shows a steady institutional pattern, with the largest grant at $5,402,191 in 2025 to Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ and another $2,638,380 in the same year to The Society of the NY Presbyterian Hospital. The funder’s support is aimed at academic medicine and hospital operations rather than individual awards, with all recent grants going to recipients in New York. That local concentration makes the foundation especially relevant for researchers tracking support for tertiary medical care, clinical education, and research infrastructure within the city’s medical center ecosystem. Across the latest grants on file, the recipients repeat across consecutive years, showing that the funder’s activity is not limited to one-time awards. The pattern points to sustained institutional backing for affiliated medical school and hospital partners in New York City, with grant purposes consistently described as program services expenses.
In medical education and research, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund Inc gave $5,402,191 to Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ for program services expenses in 2025, following similar awards in 2024 and 2023. For hospital-based operations, it awarded $2,638,380 to The Society of the NY Presbyterian Hospital in 2025, again for program services expenses. The foundation’s giving is centered on institutional support rather than individuals, and the grant descriptions repeatedly emphasize program services. The recipient set points to a narrow operating footprint: one medical college and one hospital society, both in New York City. That makes the funder most relevant to academic medical center and hospital support rather than broader community grantmaking.
The grant-size profile is substantial: p25 is $2,567,226, median is $3,757,701, and p75 is $5,143,460. The recent grants show a repeating pattern across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with the same institutional recipients appearing in consecutive years. All recent grants were made to organizations in New York, and the funder’s scope is local. The foundation is an institutional grantmaker rather than an individual-funding body, and the available grant descriptions indicate program-restricted support tied to expenses for services. There is no indication of program-related investments.
$8.3M
$271M
$21.8M
$8.9M
Most grants fall between $2.6M and $5.1M, with a median of $3.8M.
25th Percentile
$2.6M
Median
$3.8M
75th Percentile
$5.1M
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Notable grantees: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The Society of the New York Presbyterian Hospital
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York City, with all recent grants going to recipients in New York and 100% of grants to the HQ state of New York. The recipient list is confined to two New York City institutions: Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ in New York, NY, and The Society of the NY Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 6 grants in the United States. The pattern is local and city-centered rather than multi-state or international.
It supports institutional partners in New York City, especially Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ and The Society of the NY Presbyterian Hospital. The grant descriptions point to program services expenses, indicating support for medical education, research, and hospital operations rather than individuals.
The typical grant size is large: p25 is $2,567,226, median is $3,757,701, and p75 is $5,143,460. Recent awards include multi-million-dollar grants to the same institutional recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
No. The geographic scope of giving is local, the top state by grant count is New York, and 100% of grants to recipients are in the HQ state of New York. The recent grant list also shows only New York, NY recipients.
They suggest recurring support. The same recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with repeated program-services-expense grants to Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ and The Society of the NY Presbyterian Hospital.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV | NEW YORK, NY | $5,565,299 | 2026 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,710,160 | 2026 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV | NEW YORK, NY | $5,402,191 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,638,380 | 2025 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV | NEW YORK, NY | $5,232,272 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,543,508 | 2024 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV | NEW YORK, NY | $4,877,022 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
| THE SOCIETY OF THE NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,339,770 | 2023 | PROGRAM SERVICES EXP |
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV
$5,565,299PROGRAM SERVICES EXP
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV
$5,402,191PROGRAM SERVICES EXP
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV
$5,232,272PROGRAM SERVICES EXP
PROGRAM SERVICES EXP
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV
$4,877,022PROGRAM SERVICES EXP