The Feld Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting educational initiatives, particularly in higher education. Its mission appears to center on providing financial assistance to institutions that foster learning and academic growth. The foundation has made significant contributions to universities, with a notable grant to the Trustees of Boston University for general purposes. While it primarily engages in funding educational causes, it has a limited history of grantmaking, with a substantial focus on a single recipient in recent years.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A well-established institution (e.g., a major university or large capital campaign) with an existing relationship or visibility to the Feld family and a fit for general-purpose or major gift support.
Good Fit
- • Large higher-education institution or major capital/endowment campaign that matches past giving to a university.
- • Existing relationship, introduction, or demonstrated connection to the Feld family or their advisors.
- • Request suited to a large, unrestricted or general-purpose gift rather than small program grants.
Geography
Observed giving is narrowly concentrated: the only recorded grant went to an organization in Massachusetts (Boston) while the foundation is NY-based, and no broader multi-state footprint appears in the filings.
Recipient Variety
Across three years of filings there is only one distinct grantee recorded (the 2022 Boston University grant), so the observed recipient set is very small and not broadly diversified.
New Applicants
Filings state the foundation funds only preselected applicants and the historical record shows a single large, non-repeating grant; direct evidence of turnover or regular entry points for unfamiliar applicants is absent, so openness to new entrants appears low.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
