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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136085929Est. 1951-04

WILLIAM S PALEY FOUNDATION INC

JEFFERSON VALLEY, NY 10535

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$178.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

33

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$250K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$3.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$11.4M

Total Expenses

$9.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.6M

Distributable Amount

$7.9M

Min. Investment Return

$8.1M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

33 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $20K to maximum $3.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $38.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

155 grants

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$33.4M
6 grants
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA
$24.0M
19 grants
THE GREENPARK FOUNDATION
$3.4M
4 grants
GREENPARK FOUNDATION
$1.3M
1 grant
THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION
$1.2M
8 grants
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$250K
4 grants
REACH PREP
$195K
4 grants
MADISON SQ BOYS GIRLS CLUB FOUNDATI
$150K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

155 grants

<$10K
62
grants
$10–50K
54
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
10
grants
$1–5M
10
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$64.2M
98% of total
District of Columbia
$610K
1% of total
Connecticut
$370K
1% of total
California
$80K
0% of total
Maryland
$65K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$50K
0% of total
New Jersey
$25K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$10K
0% of total
Oklahoma
$10K
0% of total

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