Melinda & William J Vanden Heuvel Foundation Inc
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-3980534 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Melinda & William J Vanden Heuvel
50grants reported
$2,500median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$254Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $42K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
812 Park Ave
New York, NY 10021-2759
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Opera Foundation | Watermill, NY | $47,000 |
| French Institute Alliance Francaise | New York, NY | $22,500 |
| Opera Foundation | Watermill, NY | $16,000 |
| Opera Foundation | Watermill, NY | $16,000 |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Brick Church School | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Browning School | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $9,000 |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Grace Church School | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Church of St Ignatius Loyola | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Group for the East End | Southold, NY | $5,000 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $5,000 |
| Group for the East End | Southold, NY | $5,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Group for the East End | Southold, NY | $5,000 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $5,000 |
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The Carnegie Hall Corp | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $2,500 |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Sciences PO American Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Church of St Ignatius Loyola | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Marymount School | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Davids School | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| 13 WNET | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Schomburg Center Nypl | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Hunter College Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum | New York, NY | $600 |
| The Society of the Cincinnati | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Freedom Institute | New York, NY | $500 |
| Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter | New York, NY | $500 |
| New York Landmarks Conservancy | New York, NY | $500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $500 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $500 |
| The Society of the Cincinnati | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Clarion Society | New York, NY | $250 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $250 |
| The Fund for Park Avenue | New York, NY | $250 |
| Vnsny | New York, NY | $250 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $250 |
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