Private foundation · New York, NY

The Sullivan & Cromwell Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K $15K $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
44
Repeat grantees
2
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

H Rodgin Cohen
Director, Chairman and President
Joseph Shenker
Director
Charles T Dowling
Director, Secretary and Treasurer
Ricardo Mestres Jr1120 - 71420
Director and Secretary
Charles T Dowling 71520 - Present
Director, Secretary and Treasurer

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

Payout rate · TY 2023
30.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
66
Total grants awarded
$1.2M
Total amount
$19K
Average grant
$100K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$176K
14 grants
2022
$213K
10 grants
2021
$325K
11 grants
2020
$526K
31 grants

Top recipients

1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$100K
3 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$88K
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
1 grant · NY
$75K
YWCA of the City of New York
3 grants · NY
$55K
1 grant · AL · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · LA · ✓ Exact match
$35K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$32K
1 grant · GA · ✓ Exact match
$30K
1 grant · DC · ✓ Exact match
$30K

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

Manhattan College
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$25K
The Jewish Musuem
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Vera Institute of Justice
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$25K
American Heart Association
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
General Purposes
DC · TY 2023
$13K
Dallas Bar Association
General Purposes
TX · TY 2023
$11K
Associazione Cultura Le Italiana
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Legal Aid Society
Earmarked for Racial Justice Unit Programs
OH · TY 2023
$10K
Bay Area Discovery Museum
General Purposes
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Providence St Mel School
General Purpose
IL · TY 2023
$10K
American India Foundation
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village Inc
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Women in Need Inc
General Purposes
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
General Purposes
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
General Purposes
DC · TY 2022
$50K
Care
Ukraine relief effort
GA · TY 2022
$30K
YWCA of the City of New York
Earmarked for racial and gender justice, empowerment, advocacy and leadership initiatives for youth
NY · TY 2022
$25K
Nova Ukraine
General Purpose
CA · TY 2022
$20K
United Help Ukraine Inc
General Purposes
MD · TY 2022
$20K
Campaign for Legal Services (silicon Valley)
General Purposes
CA · TY 2022
$20K
Razom for Ukraine
General Purposes
NY · TY 2022
$18K
The Catalyst Program at the New York Bar Foundation
Earmarked for the Catalyst Program
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice Inc
She Will Rise Initiative
MD · TY 2022
$10K
Southern California Public Radio
General Purposes
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Legal Aid Society
Earmarked for Racial Justice Unit Programs
NY · TY 2021
$100K
American Bar Association Fund
Earmarked for the Judicial Internship Opportunity Program
IL · TY 2021
$50K
Equal Justice Works
General Purposes
DC · TY 2021
$30K
Kaboom
General Purposes
DC · TY 2021
$25K
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Earmarked for Asian Law Caucus
DC · TY 2021
$20K
Chinese for Affirmative Action
Earmarked for its Stop AAPI Hate Program
CA · TY 2021
$20K
YWCA of the City of New York
General Purposes
NY · TY 2021
$20K
South Asian Americans Leading Together
General Purposes
MD · TY 2021
$20K
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Earmarked for the Lemmon Slave Case Podcast
NY · TY 2021
$20K
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
General Purposes
NY · TY 2021
$15K
New York Peace Institute Inc
Earmarked for the Police Training Program
NY · TY 2021
$5K
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
General Purposes
NY · TY 2020
$75K
Equal Justice Initiative
General Purposes
AL · TY 2020
$50K
YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge
For the Community Bail Fund
LA · TY 2020
$35K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc
To support impact litigation in the Criminal Justice Reform project, specifically cases on abusive police practices, bai…
CA · TY 2020
$25K
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California
To support impact litigation in the Criminal Justice Reform project, specifically cases on police brutality and use of e…
CA · TY 2020
$25K
Office of the Appellate Defender
General Purposes
NY · TY 2020
$25K
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
General Purposes
DC · TY 2020
$25K
Harlem Educational Activities Fund
Earmarked for the Alexandra Korry Scholarship
NY · TY 2020
$25K
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation Inc
To support impact litigation in the Criminal Justice Reform project, specifically cases on racial justice
NC · TY 2020
$25K
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
General Purposes
CO · TY 2020
$20K
Globalgiving Foundation Inc
Earmarked for NSW Wildlife Information Information, Rescue and Education Service, Inc. (WIRES)
DC · TY 2020
$16K
Oar of Tomkins County Bail Fund
General Purposes
NY · TY 2020
$15K
Neighborhood Defender Service Inc
General Purposes
NY · TY 2020
$15K
Center for Constitutional Rights
To support litigation in connection with discriminatory policing, mass incarceration and racial injustice
NY · TY 2020
$15K
Chattanoogans in Action for Love Equality and Benevolence
To support the Hamilton County Community Bail Fund
TN · TY 2020
$15K

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