Reed Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity without an invitation should not send a cold request.
- Where an invitation exists, a modest ask fits its pattern: about 8 in 10 of its 71 grants to organisations fall between $2,500 and $30,000, the median grant is $10,000, and half of its grants are $10,000 or less, though its largest grant was $150,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Its giving is described broadly across educational, scientific and charitable purposes, with education the theme drawn from its grants, so education-focused work is the clearest fit; no geographic focus is stated, and the filing's grants mainly in New York, New Jersey, Washington and Maryland describe past giving, not who may apply.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 64% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing going to recipients it had funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should weigh that relationship-led pattern.
- Any approach should include evidence of current tax-exempt status, a project description and a budget, and applications to the Landes Grants carry extra requirements set out on the Part XV schedule.
Overview
Reed 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 (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
The filings describe grants to various charitable organisations for educational, scientific and charitable purposes. Recorded recipients span educational institutions, arts and cultural organisations, libraries, humanitarian and health-related charities, and organisations addressing legal or social issues. Its grants therefore reach a varied range of nonprofit organisations rather than one single type. The filing does not state a narrower field of focus; its description of giving remains at the broad level of educational, scientific and charitable purposes, across recipient types.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey, Washington and Maryland.
How to apply
Applicants submit a letter including evidence of current tax-exempt status, a project description and budget; applications to the Landes Grants have additional requirements listed on the Part XV schedule.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% 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 71 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations Reed 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 26 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Merton College Charitable Corporation · Educational$150,0002024 tax year
- Magazzino Italian Art Foundation · Charitable$150,0002024 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders · Charitable$75,0002024 tax year
- Middlebury College · Educational$30,0002024 tax year
- Seattle Academy · Educational$20,0002024 tax year
- Treatment and Learning Center · Educational$15,0002024 tax year
- Diener School · Charitable$15,0002024 tax year
- Potomac School · Educational$15,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Peter Rubin — Secretary
- Lara R Constable — Vice-President
- Maia A Rubin — Treasurer
- Jane Gregory Rubin — Secretary
- Reed Rubin — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,038,314 | $368,100 | $12,821,053 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,002,677 | $358,000 | $14,955,438 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,234,182 | $574,000 | $14,894,557 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (212) 768-4996
- New York, NY