Paulson Family Foundation

• Paulson Family Foundation funds education, science, the arts, health care and conservation, including universities and schools, museums and cultural organisations, scientific and medical research, Jewish institutions, public-policy organisations and conservation bodies, as well as meals and essential goods for people in need, youth programmes and preservation of local heritage; check that your work matches one of these areas before approaching.
• No geographic focus is stated, though its grant record is concentrated in Massachusetts and New York while also reaching other states.
• For sizing a request, about 8 in 10 of its 138 grants fall between $10,000 and $750,000, with a median grant of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic for most applicants, though it has made grants as large as about $50,000,000 in exceptional cases.
• Its paid giving in its most recent filing was $6,596,528, a notable fall from earlier years, which is worth bearing in mind when judging how much capacity it may have.
• The foundation looks relationship-led rather than open-door: 88% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, so newcomers may find it competitive; its application method is not known, so you will need to research how to make contact.

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

• Manhattan Institute · To support the development of new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream · To support people with a dream, the drive to achieve it, by providing the opportunity to make it come true through good health, good education and an economic system that works for all
  $750,0002024 tax year
• Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach · To protect and celebrate the architectural, botanical, and cultural heritage of palm beach
  $700,0002024 tax year
• The UJA Federation · To feed the hungry, enhance mental health services, and sustain Jewish institutions
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Success Academy Charter Schools · To provide students of all background with high quality education.
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Princess Grace Foundation–USA · To elevate extraordinary emerging artists in theater, dance, and film via awards in the form of grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
  $242,2002024 tax year
• Harvard University Business School · To support the mission of harvard to educate the citizens and citizen-leaders for our society.
  $200,0002024 tax year
• John Paulson Campus for Jewish Life · To provide the education and means to promote Jewish awareness, knowledge and practice.
  $185,0002024 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.