Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3437927

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $127K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $91K. Net investment income was $55K.

Key facts about Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation

In short: Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation gave $91K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-3437927
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$91,100
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$9,110
Median grant
$2,500
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025)
Total assets
$126,957
Primary geography
New York (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$127K

-22.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$91K

+110.6% YoY

Grant Count

10

+25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+68.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $11K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 137% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 279% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkSouthamptonSchenectadyBrooklynCorningBoynton BeachBronxHazletJuno BeachJupiterLisleN Palm BeachPalm BeachSan DiegoSouth HamptonWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K7 grants20206 grants20216 grants20228 grants20238 grants202410 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Hospital For Special Nursing: $33KHospital For Special Nursing$33KNYU Langone Health System: $25KNYU Langone Health System$25KAlternative School for Math and Science: $20KAlternative School for Mathand Science$20KNightingale Bamford School: $5KNightingale Bamford School$5KJames B Lee Scholarship: $3KJames B Lee Scholarship$3KThe James C Ferrer Education Fund Inc: $3KThe James C Ferrer EducationFund Inc$3KSchwarzman Animal Medical Center: $2KSchwarzman Animal MedicalCenter$2KThe Thirteen: $1KThe Thirteen$1KMohonasen Foundation for Excellence: $500Mohonasen Foundation forExcellence$500South Florida PBS: $100South Florida PBS$100

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hospital For Special Nursing New York, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$32,500
NYU Langone Health System New York, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
Alternative School for Math and Science Corning, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$20,000
Nightingale Bamford School New York, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$5,000
James B Lee Scholarship Southampton, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$2,500
The James C Ferrer Education Fund Inc Southampton, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$2,500
Schwarzman Animal Medical Center New York, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$2,000
The Thirteen Washington, DCGENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
Mohonasen Foundation for Excellence Schenectady, NYGENERAL PURPOSE$500
South Florida PBS Boynton Beach, FLGENERAL PURPOSE$100

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$126,957$163,761$176,757
Revenue$54,925$30,894$45,527
Expenses$91,729$43,890$44,551
Qualifying Distributions$91,300$43,250$44,365
Net Investment Income$54,925$30,851$45,527
Distributable Amount$32,716$27,621$24,228

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Diane Benson Cummings

    Trustee

    Trustee & Part-Time → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert F. Cummings Jr.

    Trustee

    Trustee & Part-Time → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Alfred C. Eckert III (2020–2021) — Trustee & Part-Time

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 Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation

How much does Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation give each year?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation gave $91K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 8 grants.

What is Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's typical grant size?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $9,110, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation that year got $3K on average.

Where does Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation give grants?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation gives mostly in New York: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants) and Southampton, NY (2 grants).

Does Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's largest grantees?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hospital For Special Nursing ($32,500), NYU Langone Health System ($25,000) and Alternative School for Math and Science ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation reported $127K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's EIN?

Robert F Cummings Jr Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3437927. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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