The Charles H. Revson Foundation

• The Foundation supports biomedical research, education, Jewish life and urban affairs across North America, with New York City and Israel named as priorities, so your project should sit within one of those themes and places to fit.
• Its typical grant runs from $7,500 to $150,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $82,500 or less, so a modest, well-costed request suits it best, though its largest grant was $500,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
• Begin with a short inquiry through its grants portal, giving basic information about the project, your organisation and a budget, and read its Our Work and Our Approach sections first; a full application is by invitation only.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but 87% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships carry real weight, though a clear, well-prepared inquiry is still worth making.
• Do not apply for funding for individuals, endowments, capital or building campaigns, fundraising dinners, films or local health appeals.

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

• American Friends of Hebrew University · Scholarships and opportunities for professional enrichment
  $250,0002024 tax year
• City Report · To support THE CITY and its local journalism
  $200,0002024 tax year
• YMCA of Greater New York · Addressing New York Citys lifeguard shortage
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Arab Center for Alternative Planning · Support planning capacity of Arab municipalities
  $195,5002024 tax year
• Edmond de Rothschild Partnerships · Affordable Housing and urban renewal
  $170,0582024 tax year
• FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds · To support the New York City Youth Journalism Coalition
  $150,0002024 tax year
• William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice · To support election reform efforts in New York
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation · To support the Center for Community Medias Advertising Boost Initiative
  $150,0002024 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.