Endeavor Foundation Inc
Endeavor Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York, NY. In 2025, it reported 59 grants totaling $16,174,301. Its grants supported organizations and projects including liberal arts education, cancer research, justice, community organizing, and democracy.
Endeavor Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Endeavor Foundation Inc gave $16.2M across 59 grants in 2025 (avg $274K), top state New York. 14% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,174,301
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 59
- -14.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $274,141
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $97,000
- Total assets
- $547,214,179
- +12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (8 of 59, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Endeavor Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Contact Julie J. Kidd with an initial written form and brief description of the proposal. If requested, submit an in-depth proposal with financial statements.
- Contact
Application contact: Julie J Kidd
Mailing address: 1060 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 534-6620
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Endeavor Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sterling College ($2.1M). Together the top 10 received $11.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($191,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
319 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 99 grants of 319 (31%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in New York, NY. In 2025, 42% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 14% to Vermont, 12% to Massachusetts, and 9% to Washington, DC. A further 10% was reported under an unidentified recipient-state category. The 2025 grants also included recipients in North Carolina, Maine, and Slovakia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 59 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Endeavor Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 59 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $278K; repeat grants $274K. How we count
Medians: $175K first-time, $93K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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 (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8.6M (2020) to $22.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 59 grants totaling $16.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling College Craftsbury CM, VT | Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and experience through belonging, well-being and purpose: a vision for whole person education in the liberal arts | $2,147,029 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | Kidd family endeavor initiative for bladder cancer immunotherapy & kidd family endeavor fellowship fund | $2,000,000 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Liang-Zhou Nieman | $1,501,323 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc New York, NY | Protecting Against Presidential Abuses of Power | $1,500,000 |
| Bard College Annandale, NY | Julie Johnson Kidd Scholarship Program | $1,000,000 |
| Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts | Advancing liberal arts education in europe and providing funding for stipends for faculty research | $641,649 |
| Elon University Elon, NC | Paradigm Project | $620,000 |
| Make the Road New York Brooklyn, NY | General operating support & empowering local communities to protect vulnerable new yorkers | $600,000 |
| Institute Artes Liberales Foundation | General Operating Support | $500,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $547,214,179 | $26,840,443 | $19,587,036 | $16,174,301 | 59 | $18,671,152 | $26,212,647 | $24,506,742 |
| 2024 | $488,019,991 | $22,607,088 | $22,069,305 | $18,740,404 | 69 | $21,167,728 | $21,986,763 | $21,934,465 |
| 2023 | $407,795,647 | $18,949,787 | $19,878,808 | $16,886,925 | 66 | $18,841,190 | $18,253,558 | $18,522,667 |
| 2022 | $365,349,113 | $25,334,795 | $25,821,296 | $22,419,167 | 68 | $24,477,924 | $24,560,378 | $19,319,153 |
| 2021 | $472,566,437 | $35,073,695 | $14,842,031 | $11,702,669 | 57 | $13,927,109 | $34,384,176 | $19,316,779 |
| 2020 | $338,138,728 | $16,610,623 | $11,413,417 | $8,567,389 | 98 | — | $15,928,271 | $14,511,712 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Endeavor Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $24.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for colleges and universities, a cancer center, and organizations working on justice, community issues, and democracy. Grant purposes included student scholarships and learning, bladder cancer immunotherapy, protection against presidential abuses of power, and support for vulnerable New Yorkers.
Some grantees’ own mission statements describe the work represented in the grant portfolio. Sterling College says it uses experiential education to advance ecological thinking and action. Make the Road New York says it builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice. Protect Democracy Project describes its mission as preventing democratic decline and strengthening checks and balances. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
The foundation’s stated direct charitable activities include the Riding the Silver Dream Project, a photo documentary and visual exploration of rodeo; Endeavor Dialogues, discussions related to models, missions, and institutional sustainability of small liberal arts colleges; and the Project for Child and Parent Wellbeing, focused on pregnant women with substance abuse disorder and their infants.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 59 grants totaling $16,174,301. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $2,147,029; the median was $97,000.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $2,147,029 to Sterling College for projects related to knowledge and learning and whole-person education; $2,000,000 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for bladder cancer immunotherapy and a fellowship fund; $1,501,323 to Harvard University for Liang-Zhou Nieman; and $1,500,000 to the William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice for work protecting against presidential abuses of power. Other notable awards included $1,000,000 to Bard College for the Julie Johnson Kidd Scholarship Program, $620,000 to Elon University for the Paradigm Project, and $600,000 to Make the Road New York for general operating support and work to empower local communities.
The foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Its application process begins with a written form and brief proposal description; if requested, applicants provide an in-depth proposal with financial statements. It lists no restrictions on awards.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Julie J. Kidd as president and treasurer; Ashley B. Kidd as vice president and co-program director; Christen L. Kidd as secretary; and Donald W. Harward and Ann Bennett Spence as trustees.
Endeavor Foundation Inc is led by Julie J. Kidd, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie J. Kidd
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$342K (2020) → $342K (2025)
Ashley B. Kidd
Vice President & Co-Program Director
Vice President & Director of Programs → Vice President & Co-Program Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$172K (2022) → $234K (2025)
Ann Bennett Spence
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald W. Harward
Trustee
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christen L. Kidd
Secretary
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ashley B. Kidd Promoted On (2021) — Vice President & Director of Programs
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $342K, to Julie J Kidd (President & Treasurer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Endeavor Foundation Inc
How much does Endeavor Foundation Inc give each year?
Endeavor Foundation Inc gave $16.2M across 59 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18.7M across 69 grants.
What is Endeavor Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Endeavor Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $97,000, and its average grant was $274,141, across 59 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Endeavor Foundation Inc that year got $278K on average.
Where does Endeavor Foundation Inc give grants?
Endeavor Foundation Inc's top state is New York, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Vermont (14%) and Massachusetts (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (19 grants), Washington, DC (7 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Endeavor Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 41% of Endeavor Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (24 of 59) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Endeavor Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Endeavor Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Sterling College ($2,147,029), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ($2,000,000) and Harvard University ($1,501,323), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($191,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Endeavor Foundation Inc?
Endeavor Foundation Inc reported $547.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24.5M (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 Endeavor Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for colleges and universities, a cancer center, and organizations working on justice, community issues, and democracy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Endeavor Foundation Inc?
Contact Julie J. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Endeavor Foundation Inc's EIN?
Endeavor Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6147952. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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