Gay & Marie Milbrandt Char Trust
The organization is a private foundation focused on providing unrestricted assistance to various causes. Its mission appears to center on supporting charitable activities, although specific values are not detailed in the available data. The foundation primarily serves recipients in need of financial support, with a notable emphasis on unrestricted funding. It is based in Katonah, New York, and has made grants exclusively within this geographic area in recent years.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, New York–based nonprofit or community group with local ties and a relationship or referral to a trustee or trusted intermediary seeking modest, flexible (often unrestricted) support.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in the same state (New York) or immediate region.
- • Has an existing personal or intermediary connection to a listed trustee or local community leader.
- • Seeks modest, unrestricted operating or program support rather than large program grants.
- • Can be reached or introduced via a mailed letter, phone call, or local referral.
Geography
Observed giving in 2022 and 2023 was entirely in New York and the foundation is registered in NY; the latest year shows no grants, so the footprint appears locally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
Giving has been very limited in volume: one grant in 2022 and one in 2023, both to the same local recipient, indicating a narrow set of beneficiaries across the observed years.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is limited and the foundation explicitly indicates it only considers preselected applicants; while a contact route exists, behavioral and stated-policy signals suggest unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
