David B Kriser Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; your best route is a warm introduction through an existing connection.
• Its recorded recipients include arts and cultural organisations, museums, schools, congregations, community bodies, and environmental and health organisations, so a group working outside these areas should expect little evidence of fit.
• Its filings show that 92% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so this is a foundation that gives mostly to a familiar set of recipients and is relationship-led.
• About 8 in 10 of its 98 grants fall between $300 and $15,000, with a median of $2,500, so a modest request near that figure is most in line with its giving, although its largest grant was about $145,000.
• The filings show most grant dollars in New York, but no geographic focus is stated, and they give no timing for invitations or decisions, so do not plan your calendar around a date.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Jewish Board · General contribution
  $144,2002025 tax year
• Guild Hall · General contribution
  $60,0002025 tax year
• WFUV · General contribution
  $25,0002025 tax year
• International Studio & Curatorial P · General contribution
  $10,0002025 tax year
• Bronx Letters Foundations · General contribution
  $10,0002025 tax year
• Lincoln Center For The Performing A · General contribution
  $7,5002025 tax year
• Plan A Health · General contribution
  $7,0002025 tax year
• Sun Valley Culinary Institute · General contribution
  $6,6002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.