Ember Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 13-3799925

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Ember Foundation has awarded 203 grants totaling $176,179 to organizations in New York, Colorado and 13 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $7,500, with a median award of $500.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$176,179
Total Assets
$470,995
Median Grant (all grants)
$500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
21
Median Grant
$600
% Median Grant Growth
+36% (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: 24%

5 of 21 recipients (24%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
New York

85% 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 (98%), Pawling (2%), Poughkeepsie (1%).

Funding Trajectory
+20%

Stable funding levels with 20% change over 6 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 (67%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Ember Foundation'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
Alsac St Jude Children's Research $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2023
American Folk Art Museum $250 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
American Indian College Fund $1,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2023
Anti Defamation League $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Aspca $500 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Central Synagogue $5,250 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Defenders Of Wildlife $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Dutchess Co Vol Firemens Associates $500 Poughkeepsie, NY, US General Support 2023
Gods Love We Deliver $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Jewish Museum $175 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $600 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Metropolitan Opera $2,750 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Morgan Library And Museum $250 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Museum Of Modern Art $600 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Native American Rights Fund $1,000 Boulder, CO, US General Support 2023
Neue Galerie $500 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
New York Historical Society $150 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $600 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2023
Whitney Museum Of American Art $600 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
American Folk Art Museum $165 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Central Synagogue $3,650 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Frick Collection $130 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Jewish Museum $160 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,078 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $346 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $345 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Neue Galerie $430 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Historical Society $135 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Theatre Workshop $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $453 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Whitney Museum Of American Art $464 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pawling Fire District $500 Pawling, NY, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Classic Stage Company $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
American Folk Art Museum $165 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Central Synagogue $3,650 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Frick Collection $130 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Jewish Museum $160 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,078 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $346 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $345 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Neue Galerie $430 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Historical Society $135 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Theatre Workshop $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $453 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Whitney Museum Of American Art $464 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pawling Fire District $500 Pawling, NY, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Classic Stage Company $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
American Folk Art Museum $165 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Central Synagogue $3,650 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Frick Collection $130 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Jewish Museum $160 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,078 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $346 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $345 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Neue Galerie $430 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Historical Society $135 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
New York Theatre Workshop $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $453 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Whitney Museum Of American Art $464 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pawling Fire District $500 Pawling, NY, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Classic Stage Company $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Adl $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
American Folk Art Museum $165 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
American Indian College Fund $500 Denver, CO, US Charitable 2021
Central Synagogue $3,150 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
City Harvest $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
City Meals On Wheels $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $1,234 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Feeding America $505 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Frick Collection $130 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Human Rights Watch $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Icahn School Of Medicine $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Jewish Museum $160 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Lgbt Community Center $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,148 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $352 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Metropolitan Opera $2,750 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Mount Sinai $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Museum Of Modern Art $425 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Neue Galerie $430 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
New York Historical Society $385 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Planned Parenthood $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Roundabout Theatre Company $2,960 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $490 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
The Public Theater $2,595 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
The Trevor Project $500 West Hollywood, CA, US Charitable 2021
Vineyard Theatre $1,140 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Whitney Museum Of American Art $464 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
World Central Kitchen $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Adl $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Alliance For Global Justice Ac $100 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2020
Alsac St Jude Children's Research $250 Memphis, TN, US Charitable 2020
American Folk Art Museum $150 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
American Indian College Fund $250 Denver, CO, US Charitable 2020
Center For Disaster Philanthropy $100 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Central Synagogue $1,750 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
City Harvest $250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
City Meals On Wheels $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Coalition For The Homeless $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $1,250 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Smithsonian Design Museum $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Covenant House $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Covid 19 Response Fund $100 Alexandria, VA, US Charitable 2020
Direct Relief $100 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2020
Doctors Without Borders $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Equal Justice Initiative $100 Montgomery, AL, US Charitable 2020
Feeding America $600 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
First Responders First $100 Harrisburg, NC, US Charitable 2020
Food Bank For New York City $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Food Finders $500 Lafayette, IN, US Charitable 2020
Frick Collection $140 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Jewish Museum $160 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,074 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Museum Of Modern Art $532 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Nyc Health & Hospitals $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
School Of Humanity & Awareness $100 Atlanta, GA, US Charitable 2020
Share Our Strength $600 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Shriners Hosp For Children $250 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2020
Signature Theatre Company $720 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $490 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Take Action Minnesota $100 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable 2020
The Actors Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
The Bail Project $100 Pasadena, CA, US Charitable 2020
The Center $600 Bend, OR, US Charitable 2020
The Loveland Foundation $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
The Trevor Project $500 West Hollywood, CA, US Charitable 2020
Trinity Place Shelter $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
World Central Kitchen $600 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
American Folk Art Museum $150 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Atlantic Theater Company $1,210 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Food Bank For New York City $700 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Frick Collection $140 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Human Rights Watch $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
International Rescue Committee $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Jewish Museum $105 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Kids In Need Of Defense $500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2018
Lgbt Community Center $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,008 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $474 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Metropolitan Opera $2,650 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Morgan Library And Museum $218 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Museum Of Modern Art $270 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Neue Galerie $410 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Native American Rights Fund $1,000 Boudler, CO, US Charitable 2018
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $375 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
New York Historical Society $135 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
New York Theatre Workshop $1,075 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Playwright's Horizon $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Roundabout Theatre Company $2,404 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Second Stage Theatre $1,850 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Signature Theatre Company $750 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $384 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US Charitable 2018
The New Group $440 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
The Public Theater $2,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Thirteen - Wnet New York Public Media $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Vineyard Theatre $990 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Whitney Museum Of American Art $322 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
American Folk Art Museum $150 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Atlantic Theater Company $1,210 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah $608 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Drama League Of New York Inc $2,340 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Frick Collection $120 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Jewish Museum $105 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Manhattan Theatre Club $2,230 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $474 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Metropolitan Opera $2,750 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Museum Of Modern Art $270 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Neue Galerie $410 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
New Museum Of Contemporary Art $110 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
New York Historical Society $125 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
New York Theatre Workshop $1,075 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Roundabout Theatre Company $2,404 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Second Stage Theatre $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Signature Theatre Company $750 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Solomon R Guggenheim Fdn $394 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
The New Group $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
The Public Theater $2,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Vineyard Theatre $890 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Whitney Museum Of American Art $322 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Ember Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 13-3799925
Website N/A
Address 760 W END AVE APT 16E New York, NY 10025-5524

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Ember Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Richard Ember
Trustee Max Ember
Trustee David Muller

Forms 990-PF

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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.