THE CARROLL AND MILTON PETRIE FOUNDATION INC

Supporting OrganizationIRS data 2022–2024

Brooklyn, NYEIN 201451752 Website

Annual Giving

$6.5M-7% YoY

Grants

Median Grant

$95K

Organizations Funded

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Foundation Overview

Mission

The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation aims to increase economic opportunity by strengthening college and career pathways for low-income New Yorkers. The Foundation supports innovative programs and practices that 1) improve readiness for and connection to higher education; 2) enable students to thrive and succeed in college; and 3) increase access to high potential careers upon graduation.

Focus Areas

student emergency fundspostsecondary advising and college accesstransfer student supportcollege completion and retentionfood insecurity and campus food pantriescareer readiness and work-based learninginternships and experiential learningmentorship programs

Grant Types

student emergency grantsfood pantry/food insecurity grantsprogrammatic/operating supportcapacity-building and scaling grantsinternship and fellowship fundingmentorship program grantsgrant renewals/continuation

Funded Initiatives

Petrie Foundation awarded LaGuardia a renewed grant of $30,000 for food insecurity; $25,000 for Student Emergency Grants up to $3,000 each; two-year grant totaling $80,000 for emergency assistance; Carroll and Milton Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund at Cooper Union

How to Apply

Foundation primarily supports student emergency funds at CUNY colleges and other educational institutions rather than having a general application portal. Contact specific programs: fellowship@nyscf.org for fellowship, investigators@nyscf.org for investigator programs.

Does Not Fund

Grant funding may NOT be applied to tuition/school costs. First-semester students are not eligible for some assistance. Requires minimum 2.0 GPA for student emergency assistance.

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024-7%

$6.5M

Grants

Median

$95K

States

2023-32%

$7.0M

Grants

Median

$100K

States

2022

$10.3M

Grants

Median

$130K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$95K

Typical Grant (Median)

$8K

Smallest

$33K

25th Pctile

$146K

75th Pctile

$1.4M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $33K and $146K.

Largest Recent Grants

$1.4M

2024

Research Foundation for CUNY

NY · Research and Sponsored Program Grant

$600K

2024

City University of New York Research Foundation

NY · Student Emergency Fund

$425K

2024

NEW VISIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

NY · POSTSECONDARY ADVISING MODEL EXPANSION.

$276K

2024

Brooklyn College Foundation Inc

NY · Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund 2024

$225K

2024

Internationals Network for Public Schools Inc

NY · Providing Immigrant, Multilingual Learners Equitab

Geographic Focus

$5.8M42 grants

$250K2 grants

$215K2 grants

$125K1 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$110.8M

$6.5M(5.9%)

2023

$102.9M

$7.0M(6.8%)

2022

$93.1M

$10.3M(11.0%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.