Knott Family Foundation
EIN 200495479Total Given 2016–2024
$4.4M
122 grants · $484K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$16K
typical small grants · $5K–$50K
grant size
22%
balanced · 18/82 multi-year
repeat
$5.5M
Assets (2024)
82
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(516) 364-0303
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $202K | $2.1M | $52K | 10 |
| 2017 | $340K | $2.0M | $76K | 11 |
| 2018 | $754K | $1.6M | $311K | 12 |
| 2019 | N/A | $1.9M | $1.3M | N/A |
| 2020 | $382K | $1.8M | $26K | 18 |
| 2021 | $358K | $4.6M | $3.1M | 13 |
| 2022 | $876K | $3.7M | $80K | 15 |
| 2023 | $794K | $3.9M | $1.0M | 16 |
| 2024 | $651K | $5.5M | $2.1M | 27 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 122 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$16K
Average
$36K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$410K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
VK
Virginia C Knott
3 yrs
Vice President and Director
Leadership
VL
Virginia K Leachman
3 yrs
Co-President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Co-President Treasurer and Director
Leadership
VL
Virginia K Leachman
3 yrs
Co-President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Co-President Treasurer and Director
Leadership
VK
Virginia C Knott
3 yrs
Vice President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Co-President Treasurer and Director
Leadership
VK
Virginia C Knott
3 yrs
Vice President and Director
Leadership
VL
Virginia K Leachman
3 yrs
Co-President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
President and Director
Leadership
VK
Virginia Knott
2 yrs
Treasurer and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
President and Director
Leadership
VK
Virginia Knott
2 yrs
Treasurer and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott
4 yrs
President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Secretary and Treasurer
Leadership
DK
David M Knott
4 yrs
President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Secretary and Treasurer
Leadership
DK
David M Knott
4 yrs
President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Secretary and Treasurer
Leadership
DK
David M Knott
4 yrs
President and Director
Leadership
DK
David M Knott Jr
9+ yrs
Secretary and Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (122 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unc-Arts & Sciences Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $410,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2022 |
| Unc at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $252,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Unc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $200,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Harbor | New York, NY | $200,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Unc at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $111,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2017 |
| Oloisukut Conservancy Empowers Africa | New York, NY | $100,634 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2024 |
| Oloisukut Wild Partnership Ltd Via Empowers Africa | New York, NY | $100,047 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Nyame | Manhasset, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Nyame | Manhasset, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Scan-Harbor | New York, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| St Andrews School - William Speers Endowed Scholarship Fund | Middletown, DE | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $100,000 | ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH | 2024 |
| The Taft School | Watertown, CT | $100,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| St Andrews School | Middletown, DE | $96,848 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $73,750 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Univ of Penn | Philadelphia, PA | $70,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2017 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Lab | Cold Spring Harbo, NY | $53,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Scan-Harbor | New York, NY | $51,300 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2024 |
| St Andrews School | Middletown, DE | $50,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Nyame | Manhasset, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2022 |
| University of Pennsylvania- Pen Vet | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 2022 |