The Meyer Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- The only route described is by invitation, so the sensible first step is a warm introduction through someone who already knows the foundation.
- Its stated purpose centres on arts and culture, knowledge and training young people through scholarships, so work in those areas is the closest fit, though its filings also show grants to research, civil-liberties, human-rights and reproductive-rights organisations.
- Its grants have typically fallen between $100,000 and $600,000, with a median of $400,000, and every grant dollar it paid to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had already funded, which suggests a relationship-led funder that favours established grantees.
- The filings give no deadlines or cycle and state no geographic focus, though grants appear mainly in New York, so ask about timing and reach when you make contact.
Overview
The Meyer 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 web pages about the foundation (ecoledulouvre.fr), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its purpose as supporting projects in the arts, culture and, more generally, knowledge. It says its donations are directed in particular towards training young people through scholarships. Its stated approach is therefore to support cultural and educational activity and to help young people gain training. The grant record also shows support to research institutions, civil-liberties and human-rights organisations, reproductive-rights advocacy, an Israel-related endowment fund and a law school; the filed purposes are recorded only as charitable. The available description does not state who may apply, set out application requirements, or define a wider geographic remit.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Knowledge
- Youth training
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
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 23 grants to organisations were $400,000 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 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Meyer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $400k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Innocence Project · Charitable$600,0002024 tax year
- Rockefeller University · Charitable$600,0002024 tax year
- Center for Constitutional Rights · Charitable$500,0002024 tax year
- Aclu · Charitable$450,0002024 tax year
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · Charitable$350,0002024 tax year
- Human Rights First · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- Center for Reproductive Rights · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- Cardoza School Of Law · Charitable$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Francois Voss — Secretary
- Elizabeth Meyer — Vice Preside
- Vincent Meyer — President / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,752,706 | $2,850,000 | $61,158,689 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,574,049 | $2,975,000 | $62,211,728 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,628,131 | $3,000,000 | $63,957,353 | 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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- New York, NY
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Contact
- New York, NY