Cheryl C & Blair Effron Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so the sensible first step is to find an introduction through someone who already knows it rather than sending a cold application.
- Its record supports arts and education institutions, higher education and research, and a public-space organisation, so work in those fields is the closest fit, though many grants carry only a general exempt purpose.
- Most grants are small: half of its 28 grants to organisations were $81 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $2 and $250,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $650,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 73% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in the filings for the two earlier years, so an organisation it has not funded before should note that existing grantees take most of its grant dollars.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and District of Columbia, which describes past giving rather than a rule, so organisations elsewhere should not rule themselves out on that basis.
Overview
Cheryl C & Blair Effron Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Garden City, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its grant record supports institutions and their programmes in arts and education, including artistic programming, campus management, a museum and art library, and fine-arts study. It also records support for higher education and research, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics and physics, as well as in-depth research addressing social problems. Other stated purposes include maintaining and operating a public space. The recipient types represented in the records include cultural institutions, a university, research institutions and a public-space organisation. Many rows carry only a general exempt purpose, so they do not specify a further programme or beneficiary group. The filings do not state broader eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 73% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 28 grants to organisations were $81 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 56% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 73% of grant dollars went to organisations Cheryl C & Blair Effron Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Lincoln Center · To support artistic programming, education, and management of the lincoln center campus.$650,0002024 tax year
- Brrookings Institution · To conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.$240,0002024 tax year
- New Jemico · General exempt purpose$1482024 tax year
- Long Island Custom Windows · General exempt purpose$1132024 tax year
- Midwest Custom Windows · General exempt purpose$862024 tax year
- Garden State Custom Windows · General exempt purpose$802024 tax year
- Atlanta Custom Windows · General exempt purpose$402024 tax year
- EP Hedged Equity Strategies · General exempt purpose$22024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Cheryl Cohen Effron — Vice President & Secretary
- Blair Effron — President & Treasurer
- Cathy Lasry — Director
- Drew Effron — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,171,571 | $550,258 | $19,467,245 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,127,306 | $1,000,268 | $21,582,904 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,152,699 | $890,469 | $23,022,220 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Garden City, NY