Josiah Macy Jr Foundation Grants

Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-5596895 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Josiah Macy Jr Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY (EIN 13-5596895). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $6.1M paid in 96 grants, with a median grant of $55K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $152.6M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · macyfoundation.org

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Total grants paid: $6.1M
Grants reported: 96
Typical grant: $55K
Future commitments: Not reported
Total assets: $152.6M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact: Peter Goodwin
Address: 44 East 64Th Street New York, NY, 10065
Phone: (212) 486-2424
Application materials: All applications must be completed and submitted online at www.macyfoundation.org. All applications start with a letter of inquiry which contains: -names and qualifications of those who would carry out the project -brief description of the project goals and design, and how it fits within your organization -estimated project budget letters of inquiry are evaluated on these key dimensions: -relevance to our priorities; -importance and originality. -significance and generalizability; and sustainability.
Restrictions: The josiah macy jr. Foundation is a private foundation which provides grants to colleges, universities, and other professional associations. The foundation's grants have supported projects that broaden and improve health professional education. Currently, it is totally devoted to improving health by advancing the education and training of health professionals, and it is the only national foundation solely dedicated to this mission.

The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.

Original filing text

Contact: PETER GOODWIN
Address: 44 EAST 64TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10065
Phone: 2124862424
Deadlines: NONE
Application materials: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.MACYFOUNDATION.ORG. ALL APPLICATIONS START WITH A LETTER OF INQUIRY WHICH CONTAINS: -NAMES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THOSE WHO WOULD CARRY OUT THE PROJECT -BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT GOALS AND DESIGN, AND HOW IT FITS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION -ESTIMATED PROJECT BUDGET LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE EVALUATED ON THESE KEY DIMENSIONS: -RELEVANCE TO OUR PRIORITIES; -IMPORTANCE AND ORIGINALITY. -SIGNIFICANCE AND GENERALIZABILITY; AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Restrictions: THE JOSIAH MACY JR. FOUNDATION IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDES GRANTS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS HAVE SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT BROADEN AND IMPROVE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. CURRENTLY, IT IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO IMPROVING HEALTH BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND IT IS THE ONLY NATIONAL FOUNDATION SOLELY DEDICATED TO THIS MISSION.

Reported organization name: JOSIAH MACY JR FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax year	Grants paid	Amount
2024	47	$3.2M
2023	49	$2.9M

Where Josiah Macy Jr Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

New York$1.1M Massachusetts$671.1K Pennsylvania$510K Illinois$455K Wisconsin$399.9K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/josiah-macy-jr-foundation-135596895

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	Location	Purpose
Icahn Scool of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	To support a project entitled, an anti-racist future: transformational change in medical education.	Tax year 20232023	$132.3K
Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians	Rye Brook, NY	To support a project entitled, building the next generation of academic physicians (bngap): designing, implementing, and evaluating pre-faculty development teaching and assessment materials.	Tax year 20232023	$131K
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
Emory University	Atlanta, GA	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20232023	$125K
Northwell Health Inc	New Hyde Park, NY	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20232023	$125K
Michigan University	Ann Arbor, MI	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
The Board Trustees of the University of Illinois	Chicago, IL	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
University of California La	Los Angeles, CA	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
The George Washington University	Washington, DC	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation Pc	Birmingham, AL	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
Brown University	Providence, RI	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$125K
Duke University	Durham, NC	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20232023	$124.8K
University of Hawaii	Honolulu, HI	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20232023	$110.8K
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$109.8K
The Board Trustees of the University of Illinois	Chicago, IL	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$105.6K
Duke University	Durham, NC	To support the work as a josiah macy jr. Foundation, macy faculty scholar	Tax year 20242024	$105K
Brandeis University	Waltham, MA	To support a project entitled, relating across difference - an improvement process for clinical units.	Tax year 20232023	$100.9K
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	To support a project entitled, an antiracism curriculum to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare education: an online module with workshops for learners, faculty and staff.	Tax year 20232023	$100K
Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School	Houston, TX	To support a project entitled, improving care access and realizing equity (icare) with teamwork and telehealth: interprofessional teams address social determinants and provide healthcare at the texas-mexico border.: interprofessional teams address social determinants and provide healthcare at the texas-mexico border.	Tax year 20232023	$100K
Brown University	Providence, RI	To support a project entitled, the brown advocates for social change & equity mentor champions	Tax year 20242024	$100K
Pennsylvania State University	Hershey, PA	To support a project entitled, building the unit (united non-hierarchical interprofessional team): a collaborative intervention to enhance resident, fellow, and advanced practice provider teamwork in the micu	Tax year 20242024	$100K
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	To support a project entitled, eliminating structural racism in nursing academia: a systems change approach to anti-racist nursing education.	Tax year 20232023	$100K
Regents of the University of California San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	To support a project entitled, peer support ambassadors: a program to advance a supportive and inclusive clinical learning environment.	Tax year 20232023	$100K
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	To support a project entitled, designing for equity in medical education: an innovative application of design thinking to co-create equitable assessment systems	Tax year 20242024	$100K
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	To support a project entitled, designing for equity in medical education: an innovative application of design thinking to co-create equitable assessment systems.	Tax year 20232023	$100K

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Figures are aggregated from Josiah Macy Jr Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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