The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Because the foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, a small nonprofit should not send a cold application, and the filing states no further application steps.
- Its typical grant band is about $10,000 to $315,000, with a median of about $33,500, so a modest request sits closest to what it usually gives, though its largest grant was about $1,250,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows that 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation's giving is largely repeat giving.
- Its recorded grants mainly support museums, galleries, performing arts and cultural heritage, with smaller shares for universities and schools, cancer research, environmental conservation, disability sport and food relief, and most of its grant descriptions call the payments general-purpose contributions.
- Organisations that have not been preselected should not apply.
Overview
The Deborah Loeb Brice 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 foundation’s recorded grants went mainly to organisations supporting museums, galleries, performing arts and cultural heritage. They also went to universities and schools, cancer research, environmental conservation, disability sport and food relief. Its grant descriptions overwhelmingly call payments general-purpose contributions, rather than specifying a narrower funding field. The recipients are concentrated in New York, with a smaller share in Massachusetts and grants reaching several other states. The filings do not set out general eligibility criteria or explain how organisations are selected beyond the preselected-only condition.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. No further application steps are stated.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 113 grants to organisations were about $33,500 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 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 90% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $37,025 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute of Art · General purpose contribution$435,7502024 tax year
- Chapel & York Foundation · General purpose contribution$380,2502024 tax year
- Prince's Trust America · General purpose contribution$325,7152024 tax year
- Chapel & York Foundation · General purpose contribution$321,3002024 tax year
- American Friends of Cancer Research · General purpose contribution$320,5082024 tax year
- American Friends of the National Gallery, London · General purpose contribution$318,7502024 tax year
- International Friends Of London Library · General purpose contribution$318,7252024 tax year
- American Friends of Cancer Research · General purpose contribution$312,1502024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Alexa Model — Trustee
- Frederick S Koontz — Trustee
- Jonathan Byer — Trustee
- Deborah L Brice — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,886,858 | $2,298,886 | $48,452,714 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,278,488 | $4,805,620 | $50,358,135 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,622,887 | $5,163,794 | $50,961,641 | 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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- New York, NY