Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
Bright Horizon Foundation
Typical grant size
$50K – $325K – $500K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
18
Repeat grantees
12
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Louis Salkind
PRESIDENT
Deborah Rennels Salkind
TREASURER
Deborah Rennels
TREASURER
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
5.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
114
Total grants awarded
$72.3M
Total amount
$634K
Average grant
$6.3M
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$6.3M
3 grants
2023
$8.4M
8 grants
2022
$10.0M
19 grants
2021
$4.6M
3 grants
2020
$5.9M
4 grants
2019
$7.3M
15 grants
2018
$3.7M
11 grants
2017
$7.2M
13 grants
2016
$6.6M
13 grants
2015
$6.4M
13 grants
2014
$5.9M
12 grants
Top recipients
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
10 grants · OH
$31.0M
6 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$10.6M
Partners in Health
6 grants · MA
$4.5M
4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$4.0M
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$3.4M
International Crisis Group
6 grants · NY
$3.0M
Carter Center One Copenhill
6 grants · GA
$2.9M
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$2.5M
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
6 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$1.2M
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND INCREASE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2024
$6.3M
Center for Humanitarian Dialogue
BUILD PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITY, IMPARTIALITY AND INDEPENDENCE.
TY 2024
$50K
Neo Philanthropy
BUILD MOVEMENTS FOR JUSTICE, EQUITY AND DIGNITY.
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND INCREASE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2023
$4.8M
Partners in Health
PROVIDE A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR IN HEALTH CARE
MA · TY 2023
$2.0M
Nuclear Threat Initiative
NONPARTISAN GLOBAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON REDUCING NUCLEAR AND BIOLOGICAL THREATS IMPERILING HUMANITY
DC · TY 2023
$1.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS SAVES WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENCE, CONSERVATION ACTION, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO VA…
NY · TY 2023
$500K
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies-middlebury
CNS STRIVES TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD) BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NONPROLIFERATIO…
CA · TY 2023
$50K
The Conservation Fund
PROTECT AMERICA'S MOST CRITICAL LANDS AND WATERS TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO NATURE, STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES AND ENH…
VA · TY 2023
$50K
Arms Control Association (aca) Toward Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Thre
NATIONAL NONPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE AR…
DC · TY 2023
$50K
Neo Philanthropy
BUILD MOVEMENTS FOR JUSTICE, EQUITY AND DIGNITY.
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND INCREASE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2022
$3.6M
Natural Resources Defense Council for Wildlife and Land Conservation
SAFEGUARD THE EARTH AND ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO THE AIR, THE WATER, AND THE WILD
NY · TY 2022
$1.0M
Nuclear Threat Initiative
NONPARTISAN GLOBAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON REDUCING NUCLEAR AND BIOLOGICAL THREATS IMPERILING HUMANITY
DC · TY 2022
$1.0M
Ploughshares Fund
DEDICATED TO BUILDING A NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD BY SUPPORTING THE SMARTEST PEOPLE WITH THE BEST IDEAS FOR PREVENTING T…
CA · TY 2022
$1.0M
The Carter Center
COMMITTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ALLEVIATION OF HUMAN SUFFERING
GA · TY 2022
$600K
Robin Hood Foundation
ROBIN HOOD FUNDS, SUPPORTS, AND CONNECTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FUEL NEW YORKERS' JOURNEYS TO PERMANENTLY ESCAPE POV…
NY · TY 2022
$600K
International Crisis Group
PURPOSE IS TO PREVENT WARS AND SHAPE POLICIES THAT WILL BUILD A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD
DC · TY 2022
$500K
Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS SAVES WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENCE, CONSERVATION ACTION, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO VA…
NY · TY 2022
$500K
The Trust for Public Land
CREATE PARKS AND PROTECT LAND FOR PEOPLE, ENSURING HEALTHY, LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
CA · TY 2022
$250K
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc
IMPROVE OUR SYSTEMS OF DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE
NY · TY 2022
$250K
Brookings Institution
THE PURPOSE IS TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO NEW IDEAS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY AT THE LOCAL, NA…
DC · TY 2022
$200K
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - for Nuclear Disarmament Effort
INTERNATIONAL WORLD PEACE
DC · TY 2022
$150K
Medicines Sans Frontieres
HEALING AND RECOVERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL
WA · TY 2022
$100K
Trustees of Princeton University - Science and Global Security Program
SCIENCE AND GLOBAL SECURITY
NJ · TY 2022
$50K
Americares Foundation Inc
AMERICARES SAVES LIVES AND IMPROVES HEALTH FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POVERTY OR DISASTER SO THEY CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTEN…
CT · TY 2022
$50K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-for Securites Studies Program - Gif
INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS
MA · TY 2022
$30K
President and Fellows of Harvard College - for Project on Managing the Atom
RESEARCH ACROSS A BROAD ARRAY OF ACADEMIC DOMAINS
MA · TY 2022
$30K
Trustees of Princeton University - Science and Global Security Program
PHYSICIST COALITION FOR NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION
NJ · TY 2022
$25K
Arms Control Association (aca) Toward Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Thre
NATIONAL NONPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE AR…
DC · TY 2022
$25K
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND INCREASE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2021
$4.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society
CONSERVE WILDLIFE
NY · TY 2021
$500K
Americans for Oxford
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ENGINEERING, MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC LABS
NY · TY 2021
$15K
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND INCREASE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2020
$5.4M
Wildlife Conservation Society
CONSERVE WILDLIFE
NY · TY 2020
$500K
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
PROVIDE SCIENTISTS, POLICYMAKERS AND PUBLIC INFO TO REDUCE MAN-MADE THREATS TO OUR EXISTENCE
IL · TY 2020
$25K
Americans for Oxford
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ENGINEERING, MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC LABS
NY · TY 2020
$15K
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
FACILITATES, SUPPORTS AND INCREASES CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
OH · TY 2019
$2.2M
Union of Concerned Scientists Inc
SECURES CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICY, CORPORATE PRAC
MA · TY 2019
$1.3M
National Resources Defense Council
WORKS TO SAFEGUARD THE EARTH , PEOPLE, NATURE
NY · TY 2019
$1.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society
CONSERVES WILDLIFE
NY · TY 2019
$500K
International Crisis Group
COMMITTED TO PREVENTING AND RESOLVING DEADLY CONFLICT
NY · TY 2019
$500K
Partners in Health
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES
MA · TY 2019
$500K
Carter Center One Copenhill
SEEKS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS, ENHANCE FREEDOM, & ALLEV
GA · TY 2019
$400K
Robin Hood Foundation
HELP POVERTY IN NEW YORK CITY
NY · TY 2019
$400K
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, AND BEYOND, THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
CA · TY 2019
$200K
The Brookings Institution
CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY &
DC · TY 2019
$100K
The Conservation Fund
CONSERVES LAND, TRAINS LEADERS & INVESTS IN CONVSERV
VA · TY 2019
$50K
Doctors Without Borders
PROVIDE QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS
NY · TY 2019
$50K
Ploughshares Fund
SEEKS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE THE DANGERS POSED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS
DC · TY 2019
$50K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.