The Neil Barsky and Joan S Davidson Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 20-8113017 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Alson Foundation Fka the Neil Barsky
55grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$634Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 55 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,000 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
Barsky Ventures 156 W 56 St 3RD
New York, NY 10019-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | $70,000 |
| The World Around | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 |
| Marshall Project | New York, NY | $35,717 |
| Women Donor Network | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| The World Around | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 |
| Cuny School of Law Foundation | Long Island City, NY | $15,000 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Ola of Eastern Long Island | Sagaponack, NY | $15,000 |
| Alliance of Families for Justice | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Greater NY | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| New Roots Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| NY Historical Society | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Vital City | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $10,000 |
| Citizens Union | Staten Island, NY | $10,000 |
| Wdn | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| The Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Future Now Action | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Center at West Park | New York, NY | $6,505 |
| New Roots Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | $6,500 |
| African American Diabetes Association | Beltsville, MD | $5,000 |
| NY Health Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | $5,000 |
| Ballroom Marfa Ballroom | Marfa, TX | $5,000 |
| National Fund for Independent Journalism | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Reprieve US GERERAL | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| The Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Artyard | Frenchtown, NJ | $3,732 |
| Institute for Public Architecture | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Isamu Noguchi Foundation | Long Island City, NY | $3,000 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Auburn Seminary | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | $2,500 |
| Osborne Association | Bronx, NY | $2,500 |
| Samaritan Daytop Foundation | Briarwood, NY | $2,500 |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| Artyard | Frenchtown, NJ | $1,500 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Citizens Committee for Children | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Prison Book Program | Quincy, MA | $1,000 |
| The Met Cloisters | New York, NY | $210 |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | $200 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $200 |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | $200 |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | $130 |
| Solitude Heritage Association | High Bridge, NJ | $100 |
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