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The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3151548 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $21.4M
- Grants reported
- 95
- Median grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | $14.2M |
| 2024 | 51 | $7.3M |
Where The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | To endow, and support in perpetuity, the Herbert Singer award for collaborative innovation fund | 2025 | $10M |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | To benefit the Law School by establishing the Herbert & Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship Endowment fund | 2024 | $3M |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | Herbert Singer Award fund for collaborative innovation | 2025 | $1.5M |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY CORP | STAMFORD, CT | for the purchase of Building One Community's building | 2025 | $1M |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | To create an endowed fund to be named The Herbert M. Singer president's fund | 2024 | $1M |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | To add funds to an existing Endowment Fund entitled The Herbert & Nell Singer Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2024 | $1M |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | Improvement to Nell Singer Lilac Walk fund | 2025 | $350K |
| CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION INC | HARTFORD, CT | HNSF/CT Bar Foundation Fellowship Program | 2024 | $170.4K |
| CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION INC | HARTFORD, CT | Singer Public Service Fellowship fund | 2025 | $155.8K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | The Thomas Merton Center | 2024 | $150K |
| CENTER FOR CHILDRENS ADVOCACY INC | HARTFORD, CT | Youth Justice Project | 2024 | $150K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | SHELTON, CT | The Thomas Merton Center | 2025 | $150K |
| HOPE FOR HAITI INC | NAPLES, FL | Improving Educational Outcomes in Southern Haiti | 2024 | $150K |
| MOSES-WEITZMAN HEALTH SYSTEM INC | MIDDLETOWN, CT | Heal Our Youth Program | 2024 | $150K |
| ONEGOAL | CHICAGO, IL | OneGoal Massachusetts - State-Level Impact fund | 2024 | $150K |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC | FLORHAM PARK, NJ | The Singer Foundation Highly Confident Fund | 2024 | $150K |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | Herbert and Nell Singer Columbia Social Justice Fellowship Fund | 2024 | $150K |
| CLICC INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $107.5K |
| CLICC INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $102.5K |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY CORP | STAMFORD, CT | B1C's Immigration Legal Services (ILS) | 2024 | $100K |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY CORP | STAMFORD, CT | B1C's Immigration Legal Services (ILS) fund | 2025 | $100K |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel | 2024 | $100K |
| DUET INC | BOSTON, MA | Increasing Capacity for Career Services at Duet | 2024 | $100K |
| DOMUS KIDS INC | STAMFORD, CT | Domus' Juvenile Review Board (JRB) Program | 2024 | $100K |
| DOMUS KIDS INC | STAMFORD, CT | Domus' Juvenile Review Board (JRB) Program | 2025 | $100K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Herbert & Nell Singer 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 e-file archive.