The Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to get a hearing; a warm introduction is the sensible first step.
• Its stated interest is health improvement and curing disease, with support for scientific and clinical work, although its grants have also gone to arts and theatre education organisations, so a health or clinical programme is the clearest fit.
• Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 18 grants fall between $70,000 and $1,200,000, and half were $300,000 or less, so a request in that region is typical rather than a ceiling, given that its largest grant was about $3,050,000.
• Repeat giving is strong, with 79% of its grant dollars in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so newcomers should expect to meet an established group of grantees.
• No geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in New York; that is worth knowing but is not a stated requirement.

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

• Friedman Diabetes Institute · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $1,200,0002025 tax year
• Actors Fund of America · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $1,000,0002025 tax year
• HOWL Arts · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $881,2232025 tax year
• Northwell Health Foundation—Dr Mark Smith · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose
  $300,0002025 tax year
• Rosie's Theater Kids · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Northwell Health Foundation—Dara Major · An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose.
  $70,0002025 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.