The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application falls outside how it works, and the realistic route is an introduction or an existing link before any approach.
- The filing shows 98% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the earlier filings, which points to a relationship-led funder.
- Half of its 175 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $2,000 and $54,000, so a modest, well-costed request sits within the typical band, though this band is not a ceiling because its largest grant was $2,050,000.
- The filing names no specific funding field and no geographic focus, and while grants lean towards New York, that is not a rule about who may apply.
- Organisations that cannot be introduced to the foundation and would need to submit an unsolicited request should not expect to be considered.
Overview
The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family 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 (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 do not name a specific funding field. Grants went to hospitals and medical research bodies, arts and cultural institutions, religious organisations, libraries and museums, youth and community organisations, environmental groups, and public safety and emergency services. The record includes sizeable awards for medical and research institutions alongside smaller local grants, especially in New York and Colorado, as well as contributions to recipients elsewhere. All stated grant purposes are simply charitable contributions. The filings therefore show a broad pattern of charitable giving to organisations, but do not set out further programme priorities, eligibility conditions or a more specific approach to funding.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no public application route is described.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 175 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 55% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 58 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- NewYork-Presbyterian Fund · Charitable contribution$2,050,0002025 tax year
- New York Stem Cell Foundation · Charitable contribution$250,0002025 tax year
- Hanover Charities · Charitable contribution$130,0002025 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering-Ralph Lauren Center · Charitable contribution$75,0002025 tax year
- Park Avenue Synagogue · Charitable contribution$54,0002025 tax year
- National Film Preservation Foundation · Charitable contribution$50,0002025 tax year
- Ali Forney Center · Charitable contribution$50,0002025 tax year
- American Friends of Jamaica · Charitable contribution$35,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kenneth R Nolan — Treasury
- Craig Smith — Secretary
- Ricky Lauren — Treasurer, Director
- Ralph Lauren — President, Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,829,189 | $4,598,100 | $41,588,114 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,725,486 | $3,433,500 | $42,515,108 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,307,422 | $3,084,000 | $45,133,854 | Filing for 2025 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.
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Contact
- New York, NY