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Grants paid by The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 27-3406311 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T23
In tax year 2023, The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation (EIN 27-3406311) reported 19 grants paid totaling $7,093,559. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cardinal Hayes High School Bronx, NY | B | $1,891,099 | paid | BRIDGEUP 2.0 GRANT: PURPOSE: "BRIDGEUP:CORE AND BRIDGEOUT" PROGRAMS-TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO SUPPORT SELECTED BRIDGEUP SCHOLARS FROM CARDINAL HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, ST. CATHERINE ACADEMY, AND THE ACADEMY OF MOUNT ST. URSULA BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, SCHOLARSHIPS, POST-GRADUATION PLANNING, AND ALUMNI SUPPORT. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA | B | $1,385,323 | paid | THE HGB PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE GRANT (BOLD):PURPOSE: FUNDING FOR "HELEN FELLOWS", "HELEN MENTORS", AND "HELEN TRAILBLAZER" AWARDS AT DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP AN INITIATIVE WHICH IS A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND NETWORK FOR WOMEN RESEARCHERS, AND TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS TO HELP SHEPHERD THE NEXT ERA OF BREAKTHROUGHS IN CANCER MEDICINE AND DISCOVERY. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | School Seed Foundation Memphis, TN | U | $839,626 | paid | BRIDGE UP GIDDY UP GRANT (BUGUP):PURPOSE: TO OFFER UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN A UNIQUE TRACK TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERMENT, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF HORSEBACK RIDING. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Northern Stage Company White River Junction, VT | B | $605,652 | paid | BOLD CIRCLE GRANT (BOLD THEATER WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CIRCLE GRANT):PURPOSE: TO CREATE A NETWORK OF WOMEN ARTISTIC DIRECTORS AS WELL AS ASSOCIATE ARISTIC DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS, AND FELLOWS, WHO IN TURN WILL SUPPORT WOMEN WRITERS, DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PIECES OF ARTISTIC WORK WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER STAGE. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Student Conservation Association (sca) Arlington, VA | C | $295,335 | paid | BRIDGEUP-ENVIRONMENT GRANT:PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, GAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DURING SUMMERS BETWEEN SCHOOL, AND TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THEIR SOFT SKILL SETS TO CULTIVATE DIVERSE FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Alberto Ibarguen-Knight Foundation at Columbia University Miami, FL | U | $250,000 | paid | GENIUS GRANT: PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION FOR ITS LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE EXPRESSION AND JOURNALISM IN A HIGH FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Pat Mitchell-Sundance Institute New York, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | GENIUS GRANT:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT INCLUSION, ENCOMPASSING INITIATIVES ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ORGANIZATION TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT AND AUDIENCES ACROSS ETHICITIES, GENDERS, ABILITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Dr Lucy King Save the Elephants Co San Francisco, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | INNOVATION GRANT:PURPOSE: TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE WORK OF DR. LUCY KING'S DEDICATION TO THE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN THAT ALLOWS FOR COEXISTENCE BETWEEN SMALL RURAL FARMERS IN AFRICA AND SAFELY DEALING WITH CROP-RAIDING ELEPHANTS. THE GOAL IS TO EXPAND AND SCALE THE CREATION OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INCOME FOR THE FARMING COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS TO BUILD SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT BY EDIFYING STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT'S LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AND EFFORTS. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | BROWN INSTITUTE IMPACT FUND:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE DIGITAL WITNESS LAB (DWL) WHICH WILL COLLECT DATA TO EXPOSE SURVEILLANCE, MISINFORMATION, AND OTHER HARMS ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE PROJECT WILL BE USED IN THE FUTURE BY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT VENTURES. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Immigrant Justice Corps (ijc) New York, NY | D | $175,224 | paid | ROBERT A. KATZMANN FELLOWSHIP GRANT:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT IJC IN RECRUITING, TRAINING AND MENTORING KATZMANN FELLOWS, WHO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SCREENING, DIRECT REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY TO DEFENSELESS PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, ARIZONA, AND IN TEXAS. IN ADDITION, THE GRANT SUPPORTS UP TO THREE KATZMANN FELLOWS THROUGH EXAMINATION PREPARATION, APPLICATION FEES AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Janell Wise- Trail Blazer Camps Inc Brooklyn, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | GENIUS GRANT:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT, CULTIVATE, AND EXPAND "THE ACADEMY" INITIATIVE WHICH AIMS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILL SETS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Northern Stage Company White River Junction, VT | B | $143,100 | paid | BRIDGEUP THEATER IN THE SCHOOLS GRANT:PURPOSE: "CHANGING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE", TO SUPPORT STUDENT AND FAMILY MATINEE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TO INCREASE THEATER ACCESS AND LEARNING RESOURCES FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BRING TEACHING ARTISTS INTO THE CLASSROOM, SUPPORT CURRICULAR NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS, AND INTRODUCE YOUNG PEOPLE TO THEATER THROUGH LOW-COST ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | DIRECTORS DISCRETIONARY FUND (BROWN MAGIC PROJECTS):PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT "MAGIC PROJECTS" AT THE BROWN INSTITUTE THROUGH EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FOSTERING PRODUCT THINKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | B | $123,750 | paid | BOLD WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP NETWORK GRANT:PURPOSE: TO ESTABLISH AND FUND THE BOLD SCHOLARS NETWORK PROGRAM AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Northern Stage Company White River Junction, VT | B | $105,000 | paid | BRIDGEUP-THE BOOTCAMP GRANT:PURPOSE: "PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & MENTORSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATER ARTISTS". BOOT CAMP PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS, AND RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO PREPARE FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN THE THEATER ARTS BY PROVIDING PERSONALIZED AND IN-DEPTH THEATER TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE NEXT STEP IN FURTHERING THEIR CAREERS OR EDUCATION. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | B | $103,950 | paid | BRIDGE UP HEALTH:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE NEXT CADRE OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS WITH THE GOAL OF HARNESSING THE STRENGTH OF WOMEN AND UNDER-REPRESENTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN FACILITATING A JUST CULTURE WITHIN A HEALTH SYSTEM-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | BROWN INSTITUTE IMPACT FUND:PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE ATLOS PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT AND OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM, TO ENABLE INVESTIGATORS TO COLLABORATE SAFELY AT SCALE IN THE REALM OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROSECUTIONS, AND INNOVATIVE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Northern Stage Company White River Junction, VT | B | $95,000 | paid | BOLD VENTURES GRANT:PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE ARTISTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW AND TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS FOR LIVE-THEATER. | 202433179349101038 |
| 2023 | Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | U | $5,500 | paid | SOCIAL IMPACT/ENTREPRENEURSHIP MAGIC GRANTS (BOLD):PURPOSE: TO ESTABLISH THE CAMPUS WELLNESS ROOM WHICH AIMS TO CREATE AN ON-CAMPUS STAFF FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, AND MEDITATIVE RESPITE TO IMPROVE OVERALL WELLBEING ON CAMPUS. | 202433179349101038 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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