Knott Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-0495479
Foundation Overview
Based in Syosset, NY, Knott Family Foundation has awarded 152 grants totaling $6,109,175 to organizations in Pennsylvania, New York and 13 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $410,000, with a median award of $18,125.
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New Applicant Friendliness
21 of 27 recipients (78%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
64% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 14 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (47%), Locust Valley (12%), Manhasset (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 223% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (58%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Knott Family 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beit Ruth Gala | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Caron Treatment Center | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | Alzheimer's Research | 2024 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $10,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | Women's Partnership For Science Lecture & Luncheon | 2024 |
| Oloisukut Conservancy Empowers Africa | $100,634 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Project Nyame Nsa | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Scan-harbor | $51,300 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Unc Arts & Sciences | $25,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | The Arts & Science Foundation | 2024 |
| Yai - Katies Fan Club | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown Fall Fair | $2,500 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| National Geographic Society | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Ref Joanne Gong And Azu Nwaybogu | 2024 |
| Arts And Science Foundation - Unc | $10,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | In Honor Of Chancellor Guskiewicz | 2024 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $40,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | Annual Giving | 2024 |
| National Geographic Society Co Advancement Office | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| The Pangolin Project Account | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Wildlife Conservation Network Inc. | 2024 |
| The Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| For Others Collective | $50,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Wine To Water - Boone Nc | $25,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Read Ahead | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Planting Fields Foundation | $5,000 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Taft Fund | $5,000 | Watertown, CT, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Pennvet | $25,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Cancer Imaging Gift Fund | 2024 |
| Northwell Hospital At Glen Cove | $25,000 | Glen Cove, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Locust Valley Library | $500 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation | $500 | Palm Beach, FL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Northshore Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | $500 | Mill Neck, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Mill Neck Foundation | $500 | Mill Neck, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| The Morgan Library & Museum | $24,150 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Beit Ruth | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc - Imagine Benefit | $17,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Clubhouse International | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | $10,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Ny Presbyterian | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Oloisukut Wild Partnership Ltd Via Empowers Africa | $100,047 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Project Nyame Nsa | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Scan-harbor | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| St Andrews School - William Speers Endowed Scholarship Fund | $100,000 | Middletown, DE, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial | $5,000 | Crazy Horse, SD, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | $200,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| University Of Pennsylvania- Penn Vet | $30,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Yai - Katies Fan Club | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Clubhouse International | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| First Presbyerian Church | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Nyame | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $96,848 | Middletown, DE, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Convent Of The Sacred Heart | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Unc-arts & Sciences Foundation | $410,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mill Neck Family Of Organizations | $5,000 | Mill Neck, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| University Of Pennsylvania- Pen Vet | $50,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $15,000 | Bronx, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Scan-harbor | $49,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Clubhouse International | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| First Presbyerian Church | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Nyame | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $96,848 | Middletown, DE, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Convent Of The Sacred Heart | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Unc-arts & Sciences Foundation | $410,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mill Neck Family Of Organizations | $5,000 | Mill Neck, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| University Of Pennsylvania- Pen Vet | $50,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $15,000 | Bronx, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Scan-harbor | $49,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Clubhouse International | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| First Presbyerian Church | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Nyame | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St Andrews School | $96,848 | Middletown, DE, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Convent Of The Sacred Heart | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Unc-arts & Sciences Foundation | $410,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mill Neck Family Of Organizations | $5,000 | Mill Neck, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| University Of Pennsylvania- Pen Vet | $50,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $15,000 | Bronx, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Scan-harbor | $49,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Nyame | $100,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Power Up Scholarship | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| New Braunfels Food Bank | $1,000 | New Braunfels, TX, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Clubhouse International | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| St Andrews School | $50,000 | Middletown, DE, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Msk Cancer Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Hospice Health Care Network | $10,000 | Woodbury, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| First Presbyerian Church | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| The Taft School | $2,000 | Watertown, CT, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Fountain House | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Scan Harbor | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Caron Treatment Centers | $25,000 | Wernersville, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | $25,000 | New Hyde Park, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Nyame | $100,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| North Shore Land Alliancee | $10,000 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Convent Of The Sacred Heart | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Nyu Salant Schlorship Fund | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $14,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| The Taft School | $500 | Watertown, CT, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Unc At Chapel Hill | $20,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Frieds Of Locust Valley Library | $500 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Buckley School | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Red Sneakers For Oakley | $250 | Palm Beach, FL, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Planting Fields Arboretum | $250 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| U Of Penn Veterinary School | $25,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Colorado State Vet Teaching Hospital | $10,000 | Ft Collins, CO, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| The Taft School | $100,000 | Watertown, CT, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Boys And Girls Harbor | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| North Shore Land Alliance | $5,000 | Oyser Bay, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Fountain House | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Nyame | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Unc At Chapel Hill | $252,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Med Share | $5,000 | Secaucus, NJ, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $53,000 | Cold Spring Harbo, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Adakum Educational Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Human Rights First | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| University Of Pennsylvania | $25,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $14,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Unc At Chapel Hill | $111,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $50,000 | Cold Spring Harbor, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Emory University | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Fountain House | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Yai | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Medshare | $5,000 | Secaucus, NJ, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Univ Of Penn | $70,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Nyame | $50,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Old Westbury Garden | $5,000 | Old Westbury, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Convent Of Sacred Heart | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Boy's And Girl's Harbor | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | $73,750 | Cold Spring Harbor, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Fountain House | $18,750 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Emory University | $2,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| North Shore Land Alliance | $20,000 | Old Westbury, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Nyame | $20,000 | Manhasset, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Medshare | $27,500 | Secaucus, NJ, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Garden House School | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| St John's Of Lattingtown | $15,000 | Locust Valley, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Old Brookville Pba | $500 | Glen Head, NY, US | General Charitable Purposesgeneral Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-0495479 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 485 UNDERHILL BLVD STE 205 Syosset, NY 11791-3434 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Knott Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Co-president Treas And Director | David M Knott Jr |
|---|---|
| Vice President And Director | Virginia C Knott |
| Co-president And Director | Virginia K Leachman |
Forms 990-PF
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