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.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$14,476,062
Total Assets
$20,645,482
Median Grant (all grants)
$6,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
18
Median Grant
$10,000
% Median Grant Growth
+700% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 22%

4 of 18 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
New York

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
+20%

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
General Purposes + Community Projects

Dual focus on general purposes (83%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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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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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.