The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an existing introduction to it should not apply directly; a connection through someone already known to the foundation is the only route the filings support.
- Its grants go to a varied mix of universities and schools, health charities, arts organisations, churches, a historic site and a conservation organisation, and no more specific field is stated, so fit is hard to judge from the filing alone.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 117 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $75,000, with a median of $5,000, so a request near that size is realistic, though the largest grant was $625,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 85% of its grant dollars in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so a first approach should be judged as a relationship rather than a cold request.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filing shows grants mainly in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York, but that describes past grants rather than a limit on who may apply.
Overview
The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon 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 show charitable-purpose grants to a varied mix of recipients, including universities and schools, health charities, arts organisations, churches, a historic site and a conservation organisation. They do not state a more specific field of giving. The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% 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 117 grants to organisations were $5,000 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: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 30% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Drumcliff Foundation · Charitable Purposes$511,5002024 tax year
- Harvard Business School · Charitable Purposes$425,0002024 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Charitable Purposes$102,5002024 tax year
- 1162 Foundation · Charitable Purposes$100,0002024 tax year
- MyFaceNational Foundation for Facial ReconstructioM · Charitable Purposes$65,0002024 tax year
- Harvard Business School · Charitable Purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- Harvard Law School · Charitable Purposes$50,0002024 tax year
- Abilis · Charitable Purposes$35,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kiendl D Gordon — Trustee
- John R Gordon — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,774,299 | $1,738,564 | $230,194 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,650,188 | $1,628,884 | $199,527 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,704,439 | $1,679,492 | $184,125 | 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