Armand G Erpf Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing shows the foundation's grants go mainly to education and humanitarian work, with some environmental and social-service giving, so an organisation working in those areas has the clearest fit.
- A modest request suits it: half of its 52 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $15,000, though its largest grant was $25,000, so these are typical bands rather than limits.
- No geographic area is stated, no deadline is given, and the filing says it accepts applications and does not require an application form, so a brief written approach is a reasonable first step.
- Its giving leans heavily on repeat grantees, with 70% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in the earlier year, so a new applicant should not assume a first request will be routine.
Overview
Armand G Erpf Fund is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 Fund's recorded grants support educational and humanitarian purposes, which account for the largest shares of its grantmaking. Its giving also reaches environmental work and social services, with a smaller amount recorded for membership. Recipients include schools, colleges and universities; organisations undertaking humanitarian work; environmental conservation groups; and social-service bodies. The filings describe support across these purposes and types of organisation, but do not set out a narrower programme or eligibility framework. The available information therefore shows the kinds of purposes and recipients supported, without establishing additional applicant conditions or a more specific public-facing approach.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
- Humanitarian work
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Massachusetts and Georgia.
How to apply
The filing says an application form is not required.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 52 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Armand G Erpf Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New School · Educational$20,0002023 tax year
- Mustique Charitable Foundation · Humanitarian$20,0002023 tax year
- Catskill Center Conservation and Development · Environmental$15,0002023 tax year
- Many Hopes · Humanitarian$13,0002023 tax year
- Change a Life · Humanitarian$10,0002023 tax year
- Columbia University · Educational$10,0002023 tax year
- University of Saint Andrews American Foundation · Educational$10,0002023 tax year
- School of the American Ballet · Educational$9,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jamie A Halegoua — Treasurer
- Cornelia Erpf Forsman — Executive Vice President & Trustee
- Armand B Erpf — President & Trustee
- Scott Soltas — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $344,738 | $154,315 | $7,015,072 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $357,588 | $162,759 | $8,603,980 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
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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) 535-6678
- New York, NY