Borrego Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Borrego Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and contributes only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- Its filing states no geographic focus, so its New York grants should not be read as a rule about who may apply, and its stated programme is limited to general-use grants in reproductive rights, brain and behaviour research, food assistance, counselling and religious life.
- Where a route to the foundation already exists, a modest request fits: half of its grants to organisations were $500,000 or less, though its typical band runs from $30,000 to $2,000,000 and its largest grant was $3,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars (92%) went to organisations it had funded in an earlier filing, so the relationship is likely to matter more than the proposal itself.
Overview
Borrego Foundation is a US private foundation based in Larchmont, 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 available filings record grants for general use to charitable organisations concerned with reproductive rights, brain and behaviour research, food assistance, counselling and religious life. The grantees reflect several different fields, while the filings do not set out a broader programme of stated thematic priorities. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filings do not describe wider eligibility criteria, how organisations are selected, or preferences among the types of requests. Grant purposes are recorded simply as general use.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 10 grants to organisations were $500,000 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 47% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Borrego Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Center for Reproductive Rights · General use$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation · General use$500,0002024 tax year
- Larchmont and Mamaroneck Counseling Center · General use$300,0002024 tax year
- Larchmont Temple · General use$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David Lieber — Trustee
- Mary E 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 | $2,537,461 | $2,099,784 | $49,871,968 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,993,945 | $3,630,000 | $47,871,997 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,282,284 | $3,830,000 | $52,194,423 | 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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- Larchmont, NY