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MOTULSKY-NACHT FAMILY FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 357085377 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$16.2M
expenses
$1.8M
net assets
$197.0M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The MOTULSKY-NACHT FAMILY FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in New York that supports a range of charitable causes through grants to nonprofit organizations. Its funding priorities include scientific research, criminal justice reform, environmental conservation, global health, and community services. The foundation does not appear to run direct programs, instead focusing on grantmaking to further the exempt purposes of other nonprofits.

activities · 9 groups

What they do

  • Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
    • Funding Jewish community and religious programs
      Funds Congregation Or Zarua to further its exempt purpose, supporting Jewish religious and communal activities.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding criminal justice reform and legal advocacy
      Funds the Innocence Project and Volunteers of Legal Services to further their exempt purposes, supporting criminal justice reform and access to legal services.
  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
    • Funding environmental conservation
      Funds Oceana Inc and Big Life Foundation USA to further their exempt purposes, supporting marine and wildlife conservation efforts.
  • Church and Congregation-Based Financial Aid 1 activity
    • Funding food pantries and emergency food assistance
      Funds New York Common Pantry and Crossroads Community Services to further their exempt purposes, supporting emergency food distribution in local communities.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding food security and meal delivery for people with illnesses
      Funds God's Love We Deliver to further its exempt purpose, providing medically tailored meals to individuals living with serious illnesses.
  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 1 activity
    • Funding girls' education and poverty alleviation in Africa
      Funds Camfed USA to further its exempt purpose, supporting education and economic empowerment for girls and young women in rural Africa.
  • Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
    • Funding theater arts and cultural programming
      Funds Second Stage Theater to further its exempt purpose, supporting contemporary theater production and performance.
  • Vision Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding vision health and blindness prevention
      Funds the Cure Blindness Project to further its exempt purpose, supporting global efforts to prevent and treat blindness.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Funding scientific research
      Funds the Salk Institute to further its exempt purpose, supporting scientific research.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$16.24M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$6.04M37%
Other revenue$7.16M
expenses
Total expenses$1.76M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$578K
balance sheet
Total assets$196.99M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$196.99M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -15.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • JOHN A MOTULSKY — TRUSTEE
  • WENDY NACHT — TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA Partner — Awarded a grant of $25,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • CAMFED USA Partner — Awarded a grant of $10,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • CONGREGATION OR ZARUA Partner — Awarded a grant of $25,710 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES Partner — Awarded a grant of $20,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • CURE BLINDNESS PROJECT Partner — Awarded a grant of $50,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • GODS LOVE WE DELIVER Partner — Awarded a grant of $25,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • INNOCENCE PROJECT Partner — Awarded a grant of $50,100 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY Partner — Awarded a grant of $25,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • OCEANA INC Partner — Awarded a grant of $50,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • SALK INSTITUTE Partner — Awarded a grant of $250,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • SECOND STAGE THEATER Partner — Awarded a grant of $5,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.
  • VOLUNTEERS OF LEGAL SERVICES Partner — Awarded a grant of $25,000 in 2025 to further its exempt purpose.