Private foundation · New York, NY

Rocking Chair Foundation

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Typical grant size
$262 $1K $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
80
Repeat grantees
49
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Jeffrey I Sussman
PRESIDENT - DIRECTOR
Susan H Sussman
SECRETARY - DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
41.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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'22
'23
374
Total grants awarded
$1.2M
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$63K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$101K
48 grants
2022
$97K
43 grants
2021
$160K
43 grants
2020
$151K
43 grants
2018
$219K
47 grants
2015
$143K
45 grants
2014
$190K
48 grants
2013
$158K
57 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$201K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$150K
4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$93K
Bank Street College of Ed
2 grants · NY
$89K
Bank Street School for Children
3 grants · NY
$83K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$60K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$58K
6 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$53K
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
8 grants · MD
$37K
4 grants · NC · ✓ Exact match
$31K

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

The Legal Aid Society
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$50K
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MD · TY 2023
$5K
National Network of Abortion Funds
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Osborne Association
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
New York Studio School
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$3K
National Dance Institute
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$3K
The Mountain School
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VT · TY 2023
$2K
New York University School of Law
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$2K
Doctors Without Borders
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$2K
Wesleyan University
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CT · TY 2023
$2K
Coalition for Southern Equality
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$2K
Leading for Children
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2023
$2K
Bronx High School of Science
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$2K
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2023
$1K
The New Jewish Home - Fund for the Aged
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Buffalo Seminary Annual Fund
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Climb Wyoming
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WY · TY 2023
$1K
Northern Westchester Hospital
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Casting for Recovery
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MT · TY 2023
$1K
Citymeals-on-wheels
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Union of Concerned Scientists
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$1K
New 42nd Street Inc
WYOMING STOCK GROWERS ENDOWMENT FUND
NY · TY 2023
$1K
The New York Foundling
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Illinois Prison Project
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
IL · TY 2023
$500
Klingenstein Center Teachers College
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$500
Giving Green Fund
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$500
Center for Death Penalty Litigation
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$500
The Wheeler School
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
RI · TY 2023
$500
Equal Justice Initiative
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$500
Center for Community Transitions
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$500
Dubois Museum
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WY · TY 2023
$500
Wyoming Stock Growers Endowment Fund
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WY · TY 2023
$500
Our Journey
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2023
$500
Rye Country Day School
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$500
Concord Academy
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$500
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$500
Trustees of Amherst College
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$500
Trip of a Lifetime
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MD · TY 2023
$300
Bedford Fire Department
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$300
Chewonki Foundation
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
ME · TY 2023
$300
The Brotherhood Sister Sol
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$250
Bedford Pba
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$250
Boys & Girls Club of Dubois
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WY · TY 2023
$250
Local Journalism Project
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$250
Project Morry
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$250
Alzhemiers Association
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$250
Student Leadership Network
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$250
Uptown Stories
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$200
The Legal Aid Society
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2022
$50K
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MD · TY 2022
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.