FUNDER
MERLE S CAHN FOUNDATION
15recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 83% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 83% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, DC, MA, MD, NJ, NY.
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Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $625,000 |
| NPR FOUNDATION | DC | 5 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| FRIENDS OF ROOTS | CA | 5 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| GOOD PEOPLE FUND INC | NJ | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INCORPORATED | NY | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC | NY | 4 | 2023 | $500,000 |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC | NY | 4 | 2023 | $330,000 |
| VALLEY OF THE SUN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC | AZ | 3 | 2023 | $150,000 |
| HIAS INC | MD | 4 | 2023 | $80,000 |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC | NY | 4 | 2023 | $80,000 |
| P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NY | 4 | 2023 | $40,000 |
| PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC | CA | 3 | 2023 | $15,000 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM | NY | 2 | 2022 | $30,000 |
| AMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION FOUNDATION INC | MA | 2 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC | NY | 2 | 2021 | $10,000 |