Secunda Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated interests are parks and public lands, museums and cultural institutions, medical research, and Jewish causes, particularly programmes to fight antisemitism, so check whether your work sits within one of these.
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation that has not been invited should not send an application.
- In the filing, 82% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations the foundation had also funded in earlier filings, so this looks relationship-led rather than competitive.
- About 8 in 10 grants fall between $10,000 and $1,000,000 and the median grant is $75,000, so a request near that figure is a sensible reference point, though the largest grant was $1,800,000.
Overview
Secunda Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (gendermed.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says that its giving is focused on improving community life through support for the development and improvement of public lands and national parks, and through enhancing the reach and depth of museums and cultural institutions. It also awards gifts for medical research and for Jewish causes, particularly programmes designed to fight antisemitism. Its stated interests therefore include parks and public lands, cultural institutions, medical research and Jewish causes. The filings confirm that it makes contributions to charitable organisations, and the application information restricts contributions to preselected charitable organisations rather than accepting unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Parks and public lands
- Museums and cultural institutions
- Medical research
- Jewish causes and antisemitism
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and U.S. Virgin Islands.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% 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 125 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Secunda Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (British Virgin Islands).
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 50 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- WhyHunger · General purpose contribution$1,750,0002024 tax year
- Love City Strong · General purpose contribution$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Fund for the City of New York · General purpose contribution$1,200,0002024 tax year
- Manhattan Theatre Club · General purpose contribution$1,000,0002024 tax year
- National Museum of Mathematics · General purpose contribution$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Target ALS Foundation · General purpose contribution$700,0002024 tax year
- University of California San Francisco Foundation · General purpose contribution$500,0002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins University · General purpose contribution$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Cynthia Secunda — Vice President & Secretary
- Thomas F Secunda — President & Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $13,235,672 | $11,450,395 | $220,749,002 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $14,849,808 | $13,058,334 | $260,814,793 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,407,573 | $11,530,089 | $314,551,569 | 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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Contact
- New York, NY