Rather Family Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 84-1996035 · reported 2023–2025
60grants reported
$5,000median award
$660lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$5.2Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 60 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $510K 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
599 Lexington Ave 1800
New York, NY 10022-6030
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $967,500 |
| Boston College TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Chestnut Hill, MA | $885,500 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $860,000 |
| Domus Foundation TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Stamford, CT | $325,400 |
| Domus Foundation | Stamford, CT | $305,500 |
| Domus Foundation | Stamford, CT | $264,000 |
| New York Prysbyterian TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Bps Foundation | Los Vegas, NV | $105,000 |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $78,200 |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Saint Joseph Parenting Center | Stamford, CT | $57,450 |
| Foundations in Education | Bridgeport, CT | $56,100 |
| Foundations in Education | Bridgeport, CT | $55,100 |
| Foundations in Education TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Bridgeport, CT | $55,000 |
| Kolbe Cathedral TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Bridgeport, CT | $38,650 |
| Inner City Foundation TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $32,800 |
| St Joseph Parenting Center TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Stamford, CT | $28,425 |
| Kolbe Cathedral High School | Bridgeport, CT | $27,000 |
| St Joseph High School TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Trumbull, CT | $26,000 |
| Wings for Life | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 |
| Partnership for Quality Education | New York, NY | $24,255 |
| Saint Joseph Parenting Center | Stamford, CT | $22,500 |
| Kabuki Syndrome Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $21,000 |
| Flynn Foundation | Stamford, CT | $11,000 |
| St Lukes Episcopal Church TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 |
| Pan Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $6,000 |
| Friends of the Heights-Bc TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Los Vegas, NV | $5,000 |
| Leadership Roundtable TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Flynn Foundation TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Westerly, RI | $5,000 |
| Flynn Foundation | Stamford, CT | $5,000 |
| Shippan Point Associates | Stamford, CT | $5,000 |
| New York Community Fridge Corp | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Jesuits USA East Province | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Bishop's Appeal | Bridgeport, CT | $2,750 |
| Grassroots Grocery TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Pan Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $2,000 |
| Pan AM Challenge TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $1,750 |
| Robin Hood Foundation TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Expendionary School TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Ludlow, VT | $1,000 |
| Expeditionary School at Black River | Ludlow, VT | $1,000 |
| New York Community Fridge Corp | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Nick Tierney Foundation - Vanderbilt Health | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| World Vision TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Federal Way, WA | $660 |
| Ken Daly Scholarship TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Sparkill, NY | $500 |
| Bishops Appeal TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Uniontown, OH | $500 |
| Saint Catherine Church | Broad Brook, CT | $500 |
| Special Olympics | Washington, DC | $500 |
| The Cape May Fund | Baltimore, MD | $450 |
| Special Olympics TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $350 |
| World Vision | South Federal Way, WA | $270 |
| Alpha Sigma NU TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Milwaukee, WI | $250 |
| Mashpee Scholarship Foundation TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Mashpee, MA | $250 |
| Cape May Fund TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Baltimore, MD | $250 |
| The Food Bank | Stamford, CT | $250 |
| Woodway Schoolarship Fund | Darien, CT | $250 |
| The Cape May Fund | Baltimore, MD | $250 |
| American Cancer Society TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Atlanta, GA | $100 |
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