The Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission appears to focus on supporting health-related initiatives, food assistance programs, animal welfare, and cultural organizations. The foundation provides grants to a diverse range of recipients, including health charities like the Alzheimer's Association and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, as well as organizations such as food banks and animal shelters. Additionally, it supports international relief efforts and youth development organizations. Overall, the foundation demonstrates a commitment to enhancing community welfare through its philanthropic activities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established, well-known 501(c)(3) that aligns with past recipients (arts, major health charities, national relief or large regional service providers) and that either already has a relationship with the funder or can be introduced through an existing grantee or network.
Good Fit
- • Established nonprofit with a national or high-profile regional presence (e.g., major arts or health organizations).
- • Existing relationship or prior history with the foundation or with recurring grantees.
- • Capacity to absorb a mid-size one-time award or to steward a larger designated gift.
- • Program or mission aligning with previously funded sectors (arts, health, humanitarian relief, animal welfare, food assistance).
Geography
In the latest year the foundation's giving was recorded across six states but was heavily concentrated by dollars in one state: New York accounted for roughly 89% of 2024 award dollars, showing a geographically narrow dollar concentration despite some multi-state recipients.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows eight distinct recipients and a mix of mission areas, but seven of the eight recipients were returning grantees and financial concentration is high (one large grant dominated the year), indicating moderate breadth of independent recipients with limited turnover.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly reports an invitation-only/preselected process, repeat grantees dominate the recent portfolio (only one new recipient in 2024), and there is no visible public application route, so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to be admitted without a referral or prior connection.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
