Finistere Charitable Foundation
EIN 822856772Total Given 2020–2024
$6.3M
36 grants · $1.3M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $20K–$320K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 11/15 multi-year
repeat
$31.4M
Assets (2024)
15
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 756-2351
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $665K | $29.2M | $13.7M | 3 |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $31.7M | $1.6M | 8 |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $27.3M | $2.2M | 8 |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $29.6M | $1.7M | 8 |
| 2024 | $1.8M | $31.4M | $4.1M | 9 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 36 grants on record
Minimum
$10K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$100K
Average
$175K
75th Pctl
$320K
Maximum
$600K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
HS
Howard V Sontag
5+ yrs
President & Treasurer
Leadership
WJ
Weslie R Janeway
5+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
LA
Laura Angel-Lalanne
Director
WZ
William D Zabel
4 yrs
Director & President
Leadership
HS
Howard V Sontag
5+ yrs
Director, Treasurer & Secr
Leadership
WJ
Weslie R Janeway
5+ yrs
Director
WZ
William D Zabel
4 yrs
Director & President
Leadership
HS
Howard V Sontag
5+ yrs
Director, Treasurer & Secr
Leadership
WJ
Weslie R Janeway
5+ yrs
Director
WZ
William D Zabel
4 yrs
Director & President
Leadership
HS
Howard V Sontag
5+ yrs
Director, Treasurer & Secr
Leadership
WJ
Weslie R Janeway
5+ yrs
Director
WZ
William D Zabel
4 yrs
Director & President
Leadership
HS
Howard V Sontag
5+ yrs
Director, Treasurer & Secr
Leadership
WJ
Weslie R Janeway
5+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (36 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Genome Center | New York, NY | $600,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $550,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $550,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $550,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $500,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $500,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| New York Genome Center | New York, NY | $325,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2022 |
| New York Genome Center | New York, NY | $325,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | $321,096 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | $320,211 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | $282,398 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Cambridge in America | New York, NY | $240,375 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Charities Aid Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $200,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Association of Marshall Scholars Inc | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Association of Marshall Scholars | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc Development | New York, NY | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Association of Marshall Scholars | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Association of Marshall Scholars | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Association of Marshall Scholars | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | $65,183 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Everyorg | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc Development | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Everyorg | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Everyorg | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2021 |