New York Historical Society
New York, NY
$1.5MTax year 2024
2024 grant award
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Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3354308 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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
- Kathryn Curran
- Phone
- (631) 594-3990
- Deadlines
- Grants are reviewed twice per year. Applications are due the second friday in March, by 5p.m. And th
- Application materials
- All applicants must complete the main application form, proposal checklist and parts a - e, plus attachments, as well as any additional forms that are applicable to the project. The application forms can be found on the foundation's website.
- Restrictions
- The foundation gives grants up to 500,000. Award amounts, as well as matching levels, vary depending on the type of project. The different categories and funding limits can be found on the foundation's website.
Original filing text
- Contact
- KATHRYN CURRAN
- Address
- 30 WEST MAIN ST SUITE 309 RIVERHEAD, NY, 11901
- Phone
- 6315943990
- Deadlines
- GRANTS ARE REVIEWED TWICE PER YEAR. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THE SECOND FRIDAY IN MARCH, BY 5P.M. AND TH
- Application materials
- ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE MAIN APPLICATION FORM, PROPOSAL CHECKLIST AND PARTS A - E, PLUS ATTACHMENTS, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL FORMS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT. THE APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION GIVES GRANTS UP TO 500,000. AWARD AMOUNTS, AS WELL AS MATCHING LEVELS, VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROJECT. THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND FUNDING LIMITS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE.
Reported organization name: ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | $4.3M |
| 2024 | 91 | $6.4M |
Where Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$500KTax year 2024
2024 grant award
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
$500KTax year 2025
2023 grant payment 2 of 6
Cooper Union for the Adv of Science
New York, NY
$392KTax year 2024
2022 grant award
Pbs Foundation
Arlington, VA
$333.3KTax year 2024
2023 grant award
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (176 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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