Bradley Family Charitable
Bradley Family Charitable is a private foundation based in New City, New York. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including museums, performing-arts organizations, and a film festival; the listed grant purposes are general and unrestricted.
Key facts about Bradley Family Charitable
In short: Bradley Family Charitable gave $263K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in New York. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- EIN
- 13-7489040
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $262,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- Average grant
- $16,406
- Median grant
- $10,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025)
- Total assets
- $6,026,817
- Primary geography
- New York (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to apply
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$6.0M
+3.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$263K
-38.0% YoY
Grant Count
16
-36.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$16K
-3.2% YoY
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bradley Family Charitable reported a distributable amount of $334K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Is Bradley Family Charitable open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $27K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for arts and cultural organizations. The Studio Museum in Harlem describes its work as focusing on artists of African descent and work influenced by African culture, through exhibitions, artist residencies, education, public programming, and collections. Jazz at Lincoln Center says its mission is to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. New York Live Arts describes supporting dance and movement-based artists through producing, presenting, and education.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $262,500. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $52,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest awards were $52,000 to Newport Festival Foundation; $50,000 and $35,000 to New Museum; $30,000 and $10,000 to The Studio Museum in Harlem; and $15,000 each to Jazz at Lincoln Center and New York Africa Film Festival. The listed purposes for these grants were general and unrestricted.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 76% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 20% to recipients in Rhode Island. Colorado and Florida each received 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $220K (2020) to $424K (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $263K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Museum ($85K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $257K.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 89 (90%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Newport Festival Foundation Middletown, RI | General and Unrestricted | $52,000 |
| New Museum New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| New Museum New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| New York Africa Film Festival Inc New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Appolo Theatre Foundation New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Aim Brooklyn, NY | General and Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| American Ballet Theatre New York, NY | General and Unrestricted | $10,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,026,817 | $501,562 | $326,126 | $262,500 (16 grants) |
| 2024 | $5,851,381 | $622,809 | $483,006 | $423,570 (25 grants) |
| 2023 | $5,711,578 | $489,604 | $373,621 | $329,000 (25 grants) |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $6,026,817 | $5,851,381 | $5,711,578 |
| Revenue | $501,562 | $622,809 | $489,604 |
| Expenses | $326,126 | $483,006 | $373,621 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $262,500 | $423,990 | $329,420 |
| Net Investment Income | $447,936 | $573,793 | $445,403 |
| Distributable Amount | $333,623 | $317,729 | $292,485 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patricia Blanchet, Ronald Gault, and Gary A Jakalow as trustees.
Bradley Family Charitable's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary A. Jakalow
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Blanchet
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Gault
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Contact
Mailing address: 107 Brewery Road, New City, NY 10956
Phone: (845) 638-2355
Frequently asked questions about Bradley Family Charitable
How much does Bradley Family Charitable give each year?
Bradley Family Charitable gave $263K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $424K across 25 grants.
What is Bradley Family Charitable's typical grant size?
Bradley Family Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $16,406, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bradley Family Charitable that year got $5K on average.
Where does Bradley Family Charitable give grants?
Bradley Family Charitable gives mostly in New York: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Rhode Island (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (12 grants).
Does Bradley Family Charitable give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bradley Family Charitable's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bradley Family Charitable's largest grantees?
Bradley Family Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include New Museum ($85,000 across 2 grants), Newport Festival Foundation ($52,000) and The Studio Museum in Harlem ($45,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bradley Family Charitable?
Bradley Family Charitable reported $6.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $263K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $334K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bradley Family Charitable fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for arts and cultural organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bradley Family Charitable?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bradley Family Charitable's EIN?
Bradley Family Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7489040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Bradley Family Charitable accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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