Richard Nye Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing general support to various charitable causes. Its mission reflects a strong commitment to arts and culture, as evidenced by significant funding for museums, libraries, and cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Society Library. Additionally, it supports health-related initiatives, such as hospitals, and faith-based organizations. The foundation primarily serves recipients located in New York, focusing on enhancing community resources and cultural enrichment.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A New York–based arts, culture, or library organization seeking general operating support and able to demonstrate local presence or connections.
Good Fit
- • Located in New York state, especially New York City or Southampton areas.
- • Mission aligns with arts, museums, or libraries and requests general operating support.
- • Has local visibility or an existing relationship to the foundation or its leadership.
- • Seeks grant sizes in the small-to-midsize range (typical single grants observed).
Geography
All observed grants across the available years were made to organizations in New York state, with 100% of dollars and grant count recorded in NY.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a fairly wide set of independent recipients in 2022 and 2023 (14 and 13 distinct recipients), but the latest year shows only 4 recipients with one dominant grantee, so breadth is moderate across the observed period.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new recipients exists (new grantees in 2023 and 2024) and the filing provides a named contact, phone, mailing address and a rolling submission route, indicating that unfamiliar local organizations have been able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
