Night Heron Foundation
EIN 273785123Total Given 2016–2024
$5.4M
48 grants · $601K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$68K
typical mid grants · $36K–$100K
grant size
56%
supporter · 9/16 multi-year
repeat
$19.9M
Assets (2024)
16
Distinct Recipients
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 | $514K | $12.3M | $696K | 2 |
| 2017 | $580K | $14.0M | $1.2M | 2 |
| 2018 | $663K | $12.9M | $749K | 4 |
| 2019 | N/A | $15.4M | $860K | N/A |
| 2020 | $597K | $16.4M | $656K | 7 |
| 2021 | $598K | $19.7M | $5.6M | 9 |
| 2022 | $785K | $16.1M | $429K | 12 |
| 2023 | $757K | $17.7M | $686K | 6 |
| 2024 | $912K | $19.9M | $1.7M | 6 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 48 grants on record
Minimum
$14K
25th Pctl
$36K
Median
$68K
Average
$113K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$500K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NG
Nancy Sarah Goroff
7 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NW
Nancy Goroff Whitney
2 yrs
President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
NW
Nancy Goroff Whitney
2 yrs
President / Dir / Sec
Leadership
Grants Awarded (48 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $500,000 | Joseph Lauher and Frank Fowler Endowed Chair in Materials Chemistry Program | 2018 |
| Gallery North Inc | Setauket, NY | $500,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $500,000 | Joseph Lauher and Frank Fowler Endowed Chair in Materials Chemistry Fund | 2016 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $500,000 | Joseph Lauher and Frank Fowler Endowed Chair in Materials Chemistry Fund | 2017 |
| Gallery North Inc | Setauket, NY | $252,000 | Terence Netter Creative Center Capital Campaign fund | 2023 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $250,000 | Lauterbur Frontier Research Endowment Fund in Chemistry | 2023 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $200,000 | Lauterbur Frontier Research Fund | 2020 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $150,000 | Center for Science and Democracy's training for scientist-activists to fight disinformation | 2021 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $150,000 | Center for Science and Democracy fund | 2022 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $150,000 | Science Network | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $136,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Pivotworks Inc | W Somerville, MA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Pivotworks Inc | Randolph, MA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Student Freedom Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Children and Screens-Institute of Digital Media an | Jericho, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Children and Screens-Institute of Digital Media an | Jericho, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Children and Screens-Institute of Digital Media an | Jericho, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | Melville, NY | $90,000 | Capital Campaign fund | 2022 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | Melville, NY | $90,000 | Capital Campaign | 2024 |
| Gallery North Inc | Setauket, NY | $83,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Oak Park and River Forest High Alumni Association | Oak Park, IL | $81,000 | Bobbie Raymond Summer Enrichment fund | 2022 |
| Oak Park and River Forest High Alumni Association | Oak Park, IL | $81,000 | Bobbie Raymond Summer Enrichment Program | 2023 |
| Gallery North Inc | Setauket, NY | $80,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $72,000 | Chemistry for Excellence fund | 2022 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | Melville, NY | $63,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |