The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds only preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so small charities without an existing relationship should not plan to apply speculatively.
- Its grants are recorded as general support, mostly to art museums and arts organisations, synagogues and Jewish organisations, universities and schools, medical centres and research bodies, and civic or public-service organisations.
- A realistic request, if invited, would be modest: half of its grants are $25,000 or less, though amounts range from $2,500 up to $200,000 with occasional larger gifts.
- Three-quarters of its grant dollars go to organisations it had already funded the previous year, so this looks like a relationship-led funder that favours continuing support over new applicants.
- With no stated application process and giving by invitation only, the best approach is to build a connection with the foundation rather than send a cold proposal.
Overview
The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 grants are recorded as general support. Recipients include art museums and other arts organisations, synagogues and Jewish organisations, universities and schools, medical centres and research bodies, and civic or public-service organisations. The grant record therefore describes the kinds of organisations receiving support, rather than a stated set of funding priorities or named programmes. Most grant value went to organisations in New York, with Florida also accounting for a smaller share. The filing does not state a general thematic focus or a way for organisations to request consideration.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 140 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 44% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 62 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Museum of Modern Art · General support$2,000,0002023 tax year
- Nyu Langone Medical Center · General support$500,0002023 tax year
- Yale University · General support$400,0002023 tax year
- Fifth Avenue Synagogue · General support$264,2002023 tax year
- Partnership for Public Service · General support$250,0002023 tax year
- Museum of Modern Art · General support$150,0002023 tax year
- Ohr Torah - The Jewish Conversation · General support$135,0002023 tax year
- Palm Beach Synagogue · General support$125,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ronnie F Heyman — President, Secretary, & Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,679,676 | $8,141,080 | $110,043,637 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,229,610 | $5,392,238 | $115,956,872 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY