Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so do not send a cold proposal; look first for a route to an introduction or an invitation.
- Its stated areas are medicine, with an emphasis on healthcare for women, and the arts, including visual and performing arts programmes and work centred on Auguste Rodin and his contemporaries, so your project should clearly sit in one of these.
- Its priority is the United States, though it also gives internationally.
- Typical grants in the filing sit between $5,000 and $35,000, with a median of $10,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a modest request in that range fits best.
- In its most recent filing, 83% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before, so this is a relationship-led foundation, and a new organisation should focus on building a connection before asking.
Overview
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation is a US private foundation based in Palm Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation provides philanthropic leadership in medicine and the arts, awarding grants for programmes, facilities and endowments at distinguished medical, educational and cultural institutions in the United States and internationally. In medicine, it supports institutions at the forefront of biomedical research and clinical care, with an emphasis on healthcare for women. In the arts, it supports exhibitions and other programmes that encourage recognition and appreciation of the visual and performing arts, promote scholarship and otherwise enhance cultural life. Its activities in the visual arts focus on the work of sculptor Auguste Rodin and his contemporaries.
Themes
- Medicine
- Arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: United States; internationally.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% 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 17 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 39% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 7% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (France).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Media Cares Foundation · General contribution$35,0002024 tax year
- Ny Presbyterian Hospital · General contribution$20,0002024 tax year
- American Federation of Arts · General contribution$15,0002024 tax year
- Hospice of Westchester · General contribution$10,0002024 tax year
- Ucla Women's Health Center · General contribution$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
- Kimberly Fetridge — Director
- Ryan Fisher — Vice President
- Judith Sobol — Executive Director
- Monica Muhart — Director
- Michele Geller — Director
- Suzanne Fisher — Director
- Randi Ross Aitken — Secretary
- Joel Rothstein — Treasurer
- Iris Cantor — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $610,462 | $110,000 | $47,771,476 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $696,073 | $70,000 | $48,537,424 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $723,593 | $90,000 | $49,052,106 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Palm Beach, FL
- cantorfoundation.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Palm Beach, FL
- cantorfoundation.org