Philippe And Ana Laffont Family
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a wide range of charitable purposes. Its mission centers on enhancing education, community service, arts and culture, and health initiatives, as evidenced by its funding to various educational institutions, community-focused organizations, and health charities. The foundation actively supports diverse populations and causes, including wildlife conservation efforts. While its primary base of operations is in New York, it also provides grants to organizations across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofit with demonstrable impact and visibility, especially organizations with programs or headquarters in New York or strong New York partnerships, working in education, arts/culture, or related community services and able to manage six- or seven-figure gifts.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic presence or strong partnerships in New York (the foundation’s dominant state).
- • Track record of measurable outcomes in education, arts, community service, or conservation.
- • Organizational capacity to manage mid-to-large grants (six figures and up).
- • Connections or introductions to foundation officers, board members, or recurring grantees.
Geography
Grants reach organizations in 11 states, showing multi-state activity, but the foundation concentrates a majority of dollars in its home state (about 58% to New York), so geographic reach is broader than local but weighted toward one state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 24 distinct grantees across education, arts, conservation and community causes, and the portfolio includes both repeat recipients (13 across years) and numerous new grantees, indicating a broadly diversified recipient set for this foundation.
New Applicants
Although the foundation added new recipients in recent years (11 new in 2024 and 13 new in 2023), filings and the foundation’s own application metadata indicate funding is by preselection/invitation rather than open solicitation, and there is no public website or contact route for unsolicited applications.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
