Funder directory → New York → AMERICAN CHAI TRUST
Private foundation · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 136130992AMERICAN CHAI TRUST
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$3,000–$15,000
median $5,000
Giving (latest FY)
$91,000
11 grants · FY2025
Assets
$2,422,219
gives in NY, IL
Application form & materials: 1. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDING A BUDGET, PROOF CONCERNING THE NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND THE PROJECT TIME THAT IT WILL REQUIRE TO COMPLETE SAID PROJECT. 2. A COPY OF THE IRS RULING THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS TAX EXEMPT AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. 3. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Deadlines: OPEN FOR SUBMISSION ALL YEAR
Restrictions: THE MINIMUM AWARD IS $500 TO A MAXIMUM OF $12,000.
Contact: CLIFFORD PERLMAN · 41 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 10010 · 2128890575
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MULTIPLE GRANTEES · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $21,000 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| HUNTER COLLEGE · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,500 |
| NEW MUSEUM · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| SAY - STUTTERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG · IRVINGTON, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| HERITAGE MANAGEMENT · CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE · NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
Which funders fit your work?
Paste your mission and project — get a ranked shortlist of funders like this one, with fit briefs and application notes, in about five minutes.
THE SHUBERT FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY · median $40,000
PETER G PETERSON FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · median $68,750
THE THOMPSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY · median $50,000
THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE
NEW YORK, NY · median $50,000
MERTZ GILMORE FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · median $25,000
THE HERRNSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · median $37,500
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.