October Mountain Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an introduction or invitation should not send a cold application.
- Its grants are recorded as general support across health, housing, youth, education, arts, community and refugee work, so whether your work fits is best judged against those broad areas.
- A typical grant falls between $5,000 and $100,000, about 8 in 10 of its 122 grants fall in that band, half are $25,000 or less, and the median is $25,000, so a request near that level is in line with its giving; the largest grant was $500,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat recipients received 86% of its grant dollars to organisations, which makes it relationship-led, and the filing states no geographic focus, so the states where most of its grants go are a pattern rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
October Mountain Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lynbrook, 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
Its filings record grants as general support to a varied set of organisations. Recipients include groups working in reproductive rights and health, homelessness and food support, youth services and education, arts and culture, and community support. They also include health-care organisations and organisations supporting refugees and migrants. The grants shown reach service-providing charities as well as educational, cultural and advocacy organisations. General support, rather than a particular project purpose, is recorded for these grants. The filing does not state a narrower funding programme or eligibility profile.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Michigan, California, Massachusetts and Washington.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 86% 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 122 grants to organisations were $25,000 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: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations October Mountain Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 42 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $27,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hawkins Project · General support$500,0002024 tax year
- Center for Reproductive Rights · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Fistula Foundation · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- HNRNP Family Foundation · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Care for the Homeless · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Chess in the Schools · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Find Your Light Foundation · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Wharton School for the Performing Arts · General support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Joel I Marcus — Trustee And Treasurer
- Carol Davis — Trustee And President
- Michael Mcginnis — Trustee
- Katherine Malone — Trustee
- Leila Margolis — Trustee
- Jacob Margolis — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,328,516 | $2,307,500 | $22,008,991 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,341,340 | $2,185,500 | $22,841,981 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,554,533 | $2,304,500 | $33,224,447 | 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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Contact
- Lynbrook, NY