Lily Auchincloss Foundation

A New York City focused private foundation carrying a donor's name, giving in three annual cycles across arts, human services, and the built and natural environment to keep the city vibrant and affordable

  • lilynyc.org
  • Legacy
  • New York, NY
  • Foundation and grantmaker
  • Read from public sources, Aug 2026

Financial profile

Lily Auchincloss Foundation · EIN 13-3935995 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$8,212,556$5,381,008$47,397,690Dec 2023
FY2022$2,314,915$4,257,380$44,681,115Dec 2022
FY2021$6,935,321$4,741,579$46,827,042Dec 2021
FY2020$3,230,209$4,168,518$44,411,735Dec 2020
FY2019$4,068,983$3,400,325$45,135,722Dec 2019
FY2018$4,426,521$3,625,353$45,565,345Dec 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies Lily Auchincloss Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs LAF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A New York City focused private foundation carrying a donor's name, giving in three annual cycles across arts, human services, and the built and natural environment to keep the city vibrant and affordable

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Village and The Movement.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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