Motulsky-nacht Family Foundation
The Motulsky-Nacht Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation established in April 2016 and based in New York City. The foundation operates as a traditional family foundation that distributes charitable grants to preselected organizations across multiple sectors.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$183.1M
+2.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$23.4M
+5409.0% YoY
Grant Count
27
-12.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$865K
+6225.1% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation has not publicly disclosed a formal mission statement. Based on grant-making patterns, the foundation supports organizations in the following areas:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
- Marine conservation
- Criminal justice reform
- International health and development
- Scientific research
- Religious institutions
Grantmaking
The foundation does not maintain a public website or published grant guidelines. All grants are made at the discretion of the trustees to preselected organizations. The foundation operates on an invitation-only basis and does not accept unsolicited grant applications.
Grant Range
$50 to $100,000
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's giving focuses primarily on New York, California, and Connecticut, with some national and international funding activity.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total assets: $183,085,156
- Total revenues: $19,254,617
- Total expenses: $14,193,908
- Total liabilities: $0
- Number of employees: 0
The foundation generates income primarily through investment dividends and asset sales to support its philanthropic activities.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $183,085,156 | $178,024,447 | $169,721,115 |
| Revenue | $19,254,617 | $9,715,417 | $11,639,282 |
| Expenses | $14,193,908 | $1,412,085 | $22,757,429 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $23,367,194 | $428,173 | $21,960,701 |
| Net Investment Income | $18,552,394 | $8,892,557 | $11,080,452 |
| Distributable Amount | $12,460,826 | $10,386,503 | $10,826,053 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
110 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation is managed by two trustees:
- John A. Motulsky (Managing Member at Stonehill Capital Management LLC)
- Wendy Nacht
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN A MOTULSKY | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| WENDY NACHT | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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