The Penthesilea Fund concentrates its giving on a small number of sizeable gifts, primarily supporting a regional visual arts institution and Jewish civic/educational advocacy. Most dollars go to the Parrish Art Museum on Long Island, while a secondary but recurring commitment funds the J Street Education Fund, indicating an interest in both local cultural infrastructure and pro‑peace Jewish campus/community education.
Highly concentrated: few, relatively large grants with repeated payments to the same organizations rather than many small or one‑off gifts.
Penthesilea Fund Inc C/o Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC shows a clear preference for concentrated support, with its largest recent grants going to the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York. That pattern points to a funder that backs a small set of nonprofits rather than spreading dollars widely. The museum received $92,500 in 2024 and $62,000 in 2025 for general support, making it the anchor of the fund’s recent activity. A second recurring relationship is with J Street Education Fund in Washington, DC, which received $25,000 in 2025 and $24,000 in 2024 for general support. The grant list also includes support for Childrens Rights Inc and Birch Wathen Lenox School, suggesting some breadth beyond the main arts and Jewish civic-education commitments. As a pure DAF provider, the fund operates through charitable grants rather than program-related investments or individual giving. Recent awards are mostly general support, indicating flexible funding across the organizations it chooses to back.
A large share of the fund’s giving goes to visual arts infrastructure. The Parrish Art Museum received $92,500 in 2024 and $62,000 in 2025, both for general support, showing a sustained commitment to a regional arts institution on Long Island. Jewish civic education and pro-peace advocacy is the other clear strand: J Street Education Fund received $25,000 in 2025 and $24,000 in 2024, again as general support. The broader grant list also includes Childrens Rights Inc, with $15,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025, plus Birch Wathen Lenox School, which received $12,500 in 2025 and $3,500 in 2024. Those awards point to some support for child-focused advocacy and education-related purposes alongside the fund’s two main priorities.
Typical grant sizes are clustered in the mid-range, with a 25th percentile of $6,375, a median of $19,500, and a 75th percentile of $24,750. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially the Parrish Art Museum, J Street Education Fund, Childrens Rights Inc, and Birch Wathen Lenox School. That recurring pattern suggests an ongoing grantmaking relationship rather than one-off gifts. The fund is classified as a pure DAF provider, and the listed awards are mostly general support, which points to flexible, unrestricted giving.
$271K
$22K
$37K
$111K
Most grants fall between $6K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Notable grantees: The Parrish Art Museum, J Street Education Fund
The grants are entirely U.S.-based, with all 10 recent awards going to recipients in the United States. New York appears frequently among recipient locations, including Water Mill and New York City. Washington, DC is another recurring location and is the top state-by-count giving area in the dataset. Smaller awards also reached San Rafael, California. Although the fund is headquartered in Jericho, New York, its giving reaches beyond the HQ state while still leaning heavily toward New York recipients.
The recent grants point to a small set of interests: a regional visual arts institution, Jewish civic education and pro-peace advocacy, and some support for children’s rights and school-related charitable giving. The largest repeated recipient is the Parrish Art Museum, and J Street Education Fund is another recurring grantee.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including the Parrish Art Museum in 2023, 2024, and 2025; J Street Education Fund in 2024 and 2025; Childrens Rights Inc in 2024 and 2025; and Birch Wathen Lenox School in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $6,375, the median is $19,500, and the 75th percentile is $24,750. Recent awards also include larger individual grants, such as $92,500 and $62,000.
The top state by grant count is DC. The recipient-country distribution is entirely domestic, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S.-based organizations, while New York recipients also make up a large share of the list.
The recent awards are mostly listed as general support, with one listed as charitable contribution. That pattern suggests flexible funding rather than project-specific or restricted grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM | WATER MILL, NY | $62,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM | WATER MILL, NY | $92,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $24,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEYOND DIFFERENCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM | WATER MILL, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
$62,000GENERAL SUPPORT
J STREET EDUCATION FUND
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHOOL
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
$92,500GENERAL SUPPORT
J STREET EDUCATION FUND
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDRENS RIGHTS INC
GENERAL SUPPORT
BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHOOL
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BEYOND DIFFERENCE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION