The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family 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 and contributes only to organisations it has preselected, so an unsolicited application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is a introduction through someone already connected to it.
- Where that connection exists, a modest request fits its record: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $500 and $20,000, and half of its 167 grants were $1,500 or less.
- That band is typical rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $1,150,000, to New York City Community Trust.
- Its grants are weighted towards New York, Canada and Louisiana, but the filing states no geographic focus, so that pattern should not be read as a limit on who may apply.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 94% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship that leads to continued support is likely to matter more than a single request.
Overview
The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, 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 filings say its primary purpose is to support, by contributions, other organisations exempt under section 501(c)(3). Its recorded grants are described as general or unrestricted support, rather than grants tied to named purposes. Recipients span museums and performing-arts organisations, libraries and educational institutions, health-care and medical-research bodies, youth and family services, environmental and public-space groups, and religious organisations. The grant record is weighted strongly towards New York, while also reaching other states and organisations outside the United States. The foundation does not invite unsolicited requests; its filing indicates that it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Canada and Louisiana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% 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 167 grants to organisations were $1,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 59% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations The Robert and Joyce Menschel Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 6% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 59% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New York City Community Trust · General/unrestricted support$1,150,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · General/unrestricted support$124,5002024 tax year
- MakeWay Foundation · General/unrestricted support$95,0002024 tax year
- Highline (Friends Of The Highline) · General/unrestricted support$25,0002024 tax year
- Publicolor · General/unrestricted support$25,0002024 tax year
- Art Omi Pavillion At Chatham Alice Aycock Fund · General/unrestricted support$20,0002024 tax year
- Bridgehampton Chamber Music · General/unrestricted support$19,0002024 tax year
- Dominican Friars of Irving Texas · General/unrestricted support$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David F Menschel — President / Treasurer / Director
- Lauren E Menschel — Secretary / Director
- Joyce F Menschel — Vice-President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,196,161 | $1,141,550 | $32,703,918 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,519,300 | $1,241,050 | $39,202,768 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,738,645 | $1,571,650 | $37,984,213 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY