The Viola Fund | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-3398045
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The Viola Fund has awarded 187 grants totaling $14,476,062 to organizations in New York, Illinois and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $2,000,000, with a median award of $6,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 18 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
70% of all grants are concentrated in New York, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (88%), Brooklyn (8%), Albany (2%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 20% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (83%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Viola Fund's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artolution Inc | $1,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Boffo Art | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Citizen Union Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Columbia University | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $6,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $2,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery Fund Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Magazzino Italian Art Foundation | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Museum Of Chinese In The America | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Open Stage Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $650 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| We Act For Environmental Justice | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Boffo Art | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Feeding America | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Open Stage Project | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2023 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $1,000 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Columbia University | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Stony Brook Foundation | $1,000 | Stony Brook, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Marlene Myerson Jcc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Sgi Usa | $20,000 | Long Island, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Citizens Commitment For Children | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Humane Society | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Caringbridge | $50 | Alberta Lea, MN, US | General | 2023 |
| The International Fund For Animal Welfare | $100 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| Sunday In The Park | $322 | Sherman Oaks, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Ascpa | $720 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| Citizen Union Foundation | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,010,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Open Stage Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Plan A Health | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Ggeneral | 2022 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2022 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $4,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Yale University | $1,000,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Sunflower Of Peace | $10,000 | Newton, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $1,692 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Dorot Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Boffo Art | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| We Act For Environmental Justice | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Citizen Union Foundation | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,010,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Open Stage Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Plan A Health | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Ggeneral | 2022 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2022 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $4,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Yale University | $1,000,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Sunflower Of Peace | $10,000 | Newton, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $1,692 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Dorot Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Boffo Art | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| We Act For Environmental Justice | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Citizen Union Foundation | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,010,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Open Stage Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Plan A Health | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Ggeneral | 2022 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2022 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $4,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Yale University | $1,000,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Sunflower Of Peace | $10,000 | Newton, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust | $1,692 | Laguna Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Dorot Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Boffo Art | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| We Act For Environmental Justice | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Environmental Advocates Of New York | $2,000 | Albany, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Feeding America | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2021 |
| Free Alas | $2,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | General | 2021 |
| Human Rights Watch | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Open Stage Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2021 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| The Feminist Institute Tgi Digital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Plan A Health | $26,000 | New York, NY, US | Ggeneral | 2021 |
| Amalgamated Charity | $16,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Maimonides Medical Center | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Trust Bridge Hospice | $5,000 | West Palm Beach, FL, US | General | 2021 |
| I Kada Dance Company | $500 | Fort Lee, NJ, US | General | 2021 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Environmental Advocates Of New York | $1,000 | Albany, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Feeding America | $28,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2020 |
| Human Rights Watch | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| The Feminist Institute | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Whitney Museum Of American Art | $51,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Lcv Education Fund | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Nyc Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Public Health Solutions | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| City Harvest Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Rail Inc | $5,000 | Brookyln, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Citizen Union Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Chapel & York Us Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Central Park Convervancy Inc | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Melanoma Research Alliance | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2020 |
| Free Alas | $2,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | General | 2020 |
| House Of Tulip | $2,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | General | 2020 |
| New Orleans Abortion Fund | $2,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | General | 2020 |
| Stanley Isaac Center | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Open Stage Project | $7,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Yale University | $1,000,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General | 2020 |
| Daughters Beyond Incarceration | $2,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | General | 2020 |
| Rising Treetops At Oakhurst | $5,000 | Oakhurst, NJ, US | General | 2020 |
| Cornell-weill Hospital | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $15,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Human Rights Watch | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $400,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $66,667 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Malanoma Research Alliance | $37,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Ny Service For The Handicapped (camp Oakhurst) | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Brooklyn Rail | $21,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Institute Of Fine Arts (nyu) | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Year Up New York | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Interfaith Power & Light | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Environmental Advocates Of New York | $1,500 | Albany, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor Conservancy | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| The Hunter College Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $2,500 | Montgomery, AL, US | General | 2017 |
| Children's National Race For Every Child | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2017 |
| Fault Line Theatre | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Soka Gakkai International | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Museum Of Jewish Heritage | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Human Rights Watch | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $400,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Hammer Museum | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Metropolitan Opera | $66,666 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Malanoma Research Alliance | $37,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Ny Service For The Handicapped (camp Oakhurst) | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Brooklyn Rail | $540 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Institute Of Fine Arts (nyu) | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Bottomless Closet | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Yale University School Of Music | $1,020,171 | New Haven, CT, US | General | 2016 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Dieu Donne Papermill | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Miami New Drama | $1,000 | Miami Beach, FL, US | General | 2016 |
| Visiting Nurse Service Of Ny | $100 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Ecoamerica | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2016 |
| The Drawing Center | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| League Of Conservative Voters Education Fund | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2016 |
| Year Up New York | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| National Parks Of Ny Harbor | $4,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Interfaith Power & Light | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Women Infants & Development Foundation | $500 | Providence, RI, US | General | 2016 |
| Museum Of Eldridge Street | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Whitney Museum | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Hetrick Martin Institute | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Planned Parenthood | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 13-3398045 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | CITRIN COOPERMAN50 ROCKEFELLER PL New York, NY 10020-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Viola Fund's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee, As Required | Abby Leigh |
|---|---|
| Trustee, As Required | Rebecca Leigh |
| Trustee, As Required | David Leigh |
Forms 990-PF
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