Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation
The Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Forest Hills, New York. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations working in health, food assistance, reproductive health, environmental issues, and criminal justice.
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation gave $123K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New York. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,500
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,568
- -3.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,422,303
- -6.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (46% 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 Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 93-19 68Th Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: (718) 261-4213
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Heart Association ($25K). Together the top 10 received $84K.
Grant Size Distribution
115 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 115 grants of 115 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 46% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 14% each to recipients in Maryland and California, 12% to recipients in the District of Columbia, and 6% to recipients in Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 22 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 91% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 82% 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 $104K (2023) to $185K (2020). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $123K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Heart Association New York, NY | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital Hagerstown, MD | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Doctors without borders USA Hagerstown, MD | Charitable | $7,500 |
| City Meals on Wheels New York, NY | Charitable | $6,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation Washington, DC | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Cure ALzheimers Fund Wellesly Hills, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Smile Train Washington, DC | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Natural Resource Defense Council New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,422,303 | $-124,527 | $130,715 | $122,500 | 22 | $130,715 | $156,209 | $158,834 |
| 2024 | $3,677,545 | $163,430 | $118,200 | $115,000 | 20 | $118,200 | $163,430 | $147,187 |
| 2023 | $3,632,315 | $10,343 | $108,132 | $104,000 | 21 | $108,132 | $156,173 | $180,121 |
| 2022 | $3,730,104 | $125,009 | $150,954 | $115,000 | 22 | $150,954 | $130,721 | $179,816 |
| 2021 | $3,756,049 | $436,984 | $220,627 | $183,500 | 30 | $220,627 | $436,984 | $173,584 |
| 2020 | $3,539,692 | $227,675 | $221,827 | $184,700 | 31 | — | $227,675 | $168,453 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $159K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated missions include funding prostate cancer research (Prostate Cancer Foundation), supporting eye research (Research to Prevent Blindness), advancing research and treatment for pediatric catastrophic diseases (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital), and helping free people who were wrongly convicted and reforming the criminal justice system (The Innocence Project).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $122,500. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000. Among the largest grants were $25,000 to the American Heart Association, $10,000 each to Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and $7,500 to Doctors Without Borders USA. Other reported grants included $6,000 to City Meals on Wheels and $5,000 each to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Planned Parenthood Federation, Smile Train, and the Natural Resource Defense Council.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lea Ozeri as Secretary, J Wendy Mono as President, and Jean A Lazarus as Treasurer.
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation is led by J Wendy Mono, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J Wendy Mono
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jean A Lazarus
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lea Ozeri
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation
How much does Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation give each year?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation gave $123K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 20 grants.
What is Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,568, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation give grants?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Maryland (14%) and California (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and Hagerstown, MD (2 grants).
Does Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (22 grants).
Who are Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Heart Association ($25,000), Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital ($10,000) and Prostate Cancer Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $131K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $159K (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 Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's EIN?
Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3227265. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Manowitz and Drillings Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 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 June 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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