The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation Inc
EIN 133151548 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$31.2M
498 grants · $3.5M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$75K
grant size
58%
supporter · 98/168 multi-year
repeat
$75.6M
Assets (2024)
168
Distinct Recipients
About
Investment Management Services
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3.5M | $67.1M | $1.9M | 61 |
| 2017 | $3.2M | $71.9M | $3.3M | 56 |
| 2018 | $2.9M | $65.5M | $4.2M | 53 |
| 2019 | N/A | $74.4M | $2.5M | N/A |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $78.3M | $3.1M | 69 |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $84.9M | $5.6M | 70 |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $69.5M | $2.6M | 78 |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $74.7M | $3.4M | 60 |
| 2024 | $7.3M | $75.6M | $11.6M | 51 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 498 grants on record
Minimum
$204
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$63K
75th Pctl
$75K
Maximum
$3.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.6% of US grants
· Rank #14 of 21 states
$20K across
3 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Collin
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (498 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | To benefit the Law School by establishing the Herbert & Nell Singer Social Justice Fellowship Endowment fund | 2024 |
| TAUB Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel | Jerusalem, None | $2,000,000 | To provide ongoing support for the annual charitable and educational conference currently known as the Herbert M.... | 2023 |
| Chordoma Foundation | Durham, NC | $1,050,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | To create an endowed fund to be named The Herbert M. Singer president's fund | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | To add funds to an existing Endowment Fund entitled The Herbert & Nell Singer Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2024 |
| Chordoma Foundation | Durham, NC | $925,000 | Xenograft Model Development, Drug Screening Pipeline, clinical trials and therapeutic discovery programs | 2016 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | $500,601 | Transforming Prosecutorial Culture | 2021 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | $488,700 | expansion of the Connecticut Prosecutorial Pilot by the Center for Court Innovation Project | 2017 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | New York, NY | $345,000 | Connecticut States Attorney Pilot Project | 2016 |
| Domus Kids Inc | Stamford, CT | $300,000 | Prison Re-Entry Pilot Program | 2018 |
| Harlem RBI Incorporated | New York, NY | $300,000 | Expanding and deepening Legends' postsecondary programming | 2022 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $250,000 | Morency, Haiti Sustainability Project | 2018 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $250,000 | Morency, Haiti Sustainability Project | 2020 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $250,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $250,000 | Hurricane Mathew Disaster Relief Fund | 2016 |
| Open Door Shelter Inc | Norwalk, CT | $250,000 | property acquisition fund | 2016 |
| Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Inc | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Hope for Haiti Inc | Naples, FL | $250,000 | Morency, Haiti Sustainability Project | 2017 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $245,396 | HNSF/CT Bar Foundation Fellowship Program | 2023 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $225,000 | 2019 Singer Connecticut Public Service Fellowships fund | 2018 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $225,000 | Singer Connecticut Public Service Fellowship Fund | 2017 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $206,658 | CT Bar Foundation Singer Fellowship Program | 2022 |
| Stamford Hospital Health Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Harlem RBI Incorporated | New York, NY | $200,000 | DREAM Legends Alumni Program | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $200,000 | The Thomas Merton Center | 2023 |
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