St. Giles Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- St. Giles Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the first task is getting onto its radar.
- Its stated focus is serving disabled children, across juvenile diseases and disabilities, through research, facilities, equipment, therapy and educational and social programmes, so a request should fall clearly within those areas.
- Most of its grants fall between $40,000 and $600,000, with a median of $200,000 and half of its grants at $200,000 or less, so a request towards the lower end of that range is a realistic size; the band is typical rather than a limit.
- Nearly all of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it appears relationship-led, and the filing gives no deadlines.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, though the filings show grants mainly in New York; that is a pattern in its giving, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
St. Giles Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
St. Giles Foundation describes its mission as serving disabled children, with work spanning a broad range of juvenile diseases and disabilities. It says its grants have supported research projects, facilities, equipment, therapy programmes, and educational and social programmes benefiting disabled children. Its filing records grants for paediatric disease research, hospital-based research, and services and education for children with disabilities. The foundation describes itself as using specialist knowledge and contacts in the disciplines it supports to identify opportunities. It also provides start-up funding for projects able to attract funding later from conventional sources.
Themes
- Juvenile diseases and disabilities
- Research for disabled children
- Therapy programmes
- Educational and social programmes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no further application stages are described.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 18 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It provides start-up funding for projects that can later attract funding from conventional sources.
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 39% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations St. Giles 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 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · To fund the st. giles young investigator fund for pediatric disease$600,0002024 tax year
- Columbia University · To fund an outreach program that will conduct research for pediatric immunological and rare diseases$375,0002024 tax year
- Hospital for Special Surgery · To fund the st. giles pediatric orthopedic research endowment$250,0002024 tax year
- Hospital for Special Surgery · To fund the st giles research fellowship$200,0002024 tax year
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society · For presentation of awards as selected by the society awards committee$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jill Arkwright Harvey — Trustee
- James Hamerschlag — Secretary
- Henry A Braun — Treasurer
- Robert Mackay — Vice President
- Richard Arkwright — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,687,816 | $1,715,000 | $35,177,951 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,396,908 | $1,400,000 | $38,672,871 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,980,398 | $1,465,000 | $37,860,454 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- New York, NY
- stgilesfoundation.org
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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
- stgilesfoundation.org