Six String Giving 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 does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is an introduction through an existing connection.
- If an invitation comes, its typical grants run from $2,500 to $75,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 32 grants to organisations in that range and a median of $20,000, so a request near that size fits its record.
- Most of its grant dollars, 88% in the latest filing, went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so a new organisation should not expect a quick or easy route.
- Its grants cover general support, a transportation programme, re-entry support, health and medical research and community-service work; no geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows grants mainly in Massachusetts and New York, so judge fit by its grant record rather than a stated field.
- Organisations that need to apply on their own initiative, without an invitation, should look elsewhere.
Overview
Six String Giving Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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 grant record is dominated by general and unrestricted support, alongside grants for a transportation programme, re-entry support, and health and medical research. Recipients include a charitable gift fund, a university, community-service organisations and health-related charities. The foundation also reports a direct activity addressing food insecurity through volunteer-staffed food markets for residents in low-income communities. The record therefore shows support reaching a range of charitable organisations and activities rather than a stated field of grantmaking or a public application programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 88% 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 32 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 71% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations Six String Giving Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 72% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Six String Giving Fund$865,0002024 tax year
- Port Chester Carver Center · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- Cornell University · Tikkun Olam Transportation Program$75,0002024 tax year
- Bob Woodruff Family Foundation · General & Unrestricted$15,0002024 tax year
- Nassau County AHRC Foundation · General & Unrestricted$10,0002024 tax year
- Brooke Jackman Foundation · General & Unrestricted$10,0002024 tax year
- Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation · General & Unrestricted$5,0002024 tax year
- National Alopecia Areata Foundation · General & Unrestricted$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Nir Messafi — Secretary, Treasurer
- Michelle Kroin — Director, President
- David Kroin — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $823,803 | $775,000 | $10,623,976 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $879,863 | $794,500 | $18,762,536 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,207,398 | $1,070,000 | $22,558,737 | 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
- Wilmington, DE