Robert D Bielecki Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 61-1735780

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Robert D Bielecki Foundation Inc has awarded 158 grants totaling $963,124 to organizations in New York, Pennsylvania and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $25,000, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$963,124
Total Assets
$911
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
36
Median Grant
$5,090
% Median Grant Decline
-27% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

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New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 89%

32 of 36 recipients (89%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.

Geographic Focus
New York

77% of all grants are concentrated in New York, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (54%), Brooklyn (18%), Ridgewood (5%).

Funding Trajectory
-49%

Declining funding trend with 49% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (60%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Robert D Bielecki Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Experimental Sound Studio $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Performancesupport 2023
Connection Works $3,000 Reading, PA, US Underwriting 2023
Mark Dresser $2,500 Encinitas, CA, US Residencysupport 2023
Yarnwire International Institute $8,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Arts For Art $10,000 New York, NY, US Festival Support 2023
Long Play Festival-bang On A Can $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Supportgrant 2023
Explore Ensemble Limited $10,000 New York, NY, US Recordinggrant 2023
Konfrontationen Festival $3,450 Nickelsdorf, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Soundscore $1,000 New York, NY, US Recordingsupport 2023
Edgefest 2023 $3,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Underwriting 2023
Ms Katinka Kleijn $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Tour Support 2023
Peter Evans $6,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Recordinggrant 2023
We Jazz $7,402 Helsinki, NY, US Recording& Toursupport 2023
Frederick Experimental Music Association $1,000 Frederick, MD, US Supportgrant 2023
Trevor Watts Jamie Harris $5,180 St Leonards, NY, US Concertsupport 2023
Catalytic Sound Festival 2023 $3,000 Chicago, IL, US Supportgrant 2023
Marty Ehrlich $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Recordingsupport 2023
Peter Brotzmann Festival-cafe Oto $15,211 Dalston, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Experimental Sound Studio $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Performancesupport 2023
Connection Works $3,000 Reading, PA, US Underwriting 2023
Mark Dresser $2,500 Encinitas, CA, US Residencysupport 2023
Yarnwire International Institute $8,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Arts For Art $10,000 New York, NY, US Festival Support 2023
Long Play Festival-bang On A Can $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Supportgrant 2023
Explore Ensemble Limited $10,000 New York, NY, US Recordinggrant 2023
Konfrontationen Festival $3,450 Nickelsdorf, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Soundscore $1,000 New York, NY, US Recordingsupport 2023
Edgefest 2023 $3,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Underwriting 2023
Ms Katinka Kleijn $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Tour Support 2023
Peter Evans $6,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Recordinggrant 2023
We Jazz $7,402 Helsinki, NY, US Recording& Toursupport 2023
Frederick Experimental Music Association $1,000 Frederick, MD, US Supportgrant 2023
Trevor Watts Jamie Harris $5,180 St Leonards, NY, US Concertsupport 2023
Catalytic Sound Festival 2023 $3,000 Chicago, IL, US Supportgrant 2023
Marty Ehrlich $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Recordingsupport 2023
Peter Brotzmann Festival-cafe Oto $15,211 Dalston, NY, US Underwriting 2023
Yarnwire $6,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Support Formusic Release 2022
Louth Contemporary Music Society $5,947 Ireland, NY, US Support Forrecording & Releaseof Cd 2022
Hat Hunt Records $3,505 Switzerland, NY, US Grant Forrecord Release 2022
Aperiodic $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Recordinggrant 2022
Evan Parker-roulette Intermedium $10,000 New York, NY, US Performancefunds 2022
Tomas Fujiwara $7,000 New York, NY, US Recording Grant 2022
Edgefest $2,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Support 2022
Oliver Lake $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Award 2022
Patrick Thomas $25,000 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Satoko Fuji $10,000 New York, NY, US Concert Andrecordinggrant 2022
Brandon Lopez $10,000 New York, NY, US Recordinggrant 2022
Yarnwire $6,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Support Formusic Release 2022
Louth Contemporary Music Society $5,947 Ireland, NY, US Support Forrecording & Releaseof Cd 2022
Hat Hunt Records $3,505 Switzerland, NY, US Grant Forrecord Release 2022
Aperiodic $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Recordinggrant 2022
Evan Parker-roulette Intermedium $10,000 New York, NY, US Performancefunds 2022
Tomas Fujiwara $7,000 New York, NY, US Recording Grant 2022
Edgefest $2,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Support 2022
Oliver Lake $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Award 2022
Patrick Thomas $25,000 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Satoko Fuji $10,000 New York, NY, US Concert Andrecordinggrant 2022
Brandon Lopez $10,000 New York, NY, US Recordinggrant 2022
Yarnwire $6,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Support Formusic Release 2022
Louth Contemporary Music Society $5,947 Ireland, NY, US Support Forrecording & Releaseof Cd 2022
Hat Hunt Records $3,505 Switzerland, NY, US Grant Forrecord Release 2022
Aperiodic $6,000 Chicago, IL, US Recordinggrant 2022
Evan Parker-roulette Intermedium $10,000 New York, NY, US Performancefunds 2022
Tomas Fujiwara $7,000 New York, NY, US Recording Grant 2022
Edgefest $2,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Support 2022
Oliver Lake $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Award 2022
Patrick Thomas $25,000 New York, NY, US Grant 2022
Satoko Fuji $10,000 New York, NY, US Concert Andrecordinggrant 2022
Brandon Lopez $10,000 New York, NY, US Recordinggrant 2022
Jazz Gallery $4,500 New York, NY, US Individualconcertsponsorships 2021
Birdland Jazz Club $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Grant 2021
Ingrid Laubrock $10,000 Germany, NY, US Assistance Towardsmaster's Degreein Music. 2021
Sunra House $10,484 Germantown, PA, US Artists Supportfor Home Repairs 2021
Yarnwire $7,000 Ridgewood, NY, US Support Formusic Release 2021
Bang On A Can $8,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Assistance Formusicalmarathon 2021
Louth Contemporary Music Society $5,545 Ireland, NY, US Support Forrecording & Releaseof Cd 2021
Phyllis Chen $500 New Paltz, NY, US Artists Support 2021
Astral Spirits $1,000 Austin, TX, US Support Forartistsrecording 2021
Avreeayl Ra $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestrictedgrant Formusician 2021
Henry Threadgill $20,000 New York, NY, US Support Forperformanceseries 2021
Milford Graves $10,000 South Jamaica, NY, US Support Formulti-mediaproject 2021
Hat Hunt Records $3,500 Switzerland, NY, US Grant Forrecord Release 2021
Jazz Foundation Of America $1,000 New York, NY, US Concertsponsorship 2021
Catalytic Sound Festival $5,000 New York, NY, US Underwritingsupport For Festival 2021
William Parker $2,500 Bronx, NY, US Support For Musicalperformance 2021
Edgefest $5,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US Underwritingfor Musicfestival 2021
Sound American $7,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Underwritingfor Omnibusprint Edition 2021
Issue Project Room $4,050 New York, NY, US Support Peterbrotzmann's Concert 2020
Jazz Gallery $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Bobby Bradford $25,000 Altadena, CA, US Unrestricted Covid Relief 2020
Epistrophy Arts-p Moreno $1,500 Austin, TX, US Support Performanceof Andrew Cyrillebilly Harper 2020
Melissa Smey $25,000 New York, NY, US Support For Her Leadership Atcolumbia University 2020
Other Minds Festival $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support Festival25, Moments Noticeconcert 3 2020
Darius Jones $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Support For Solorecordings 2020
Mode Records $10,000 New York, NY, US Productionof Newrecords 2020
Experimental Sound Studio $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Roulette Intermedium $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Gerald Cleaver $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
James Brandon Lewis $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Erin Rodgers $1,000 Astoria, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Reggie Sylvester $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Christine Abduln $1,005 Montilleul, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
The Kitchen $1,000 Manhattan, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Arts For Art $2,048 New York, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Cafe Oto $1,357 Dalston, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Jazz Coalition $1,000 Unknown, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Vortex Jazz Club $1,303 London, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Village Vanguard $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares $1,000 Northampton, MA, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Blank Forms $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Rob Brown $1,000 New York, NY, US Unrestrictedcovid Relief 2020
Jazz Foundation $1,200 New York, NY, US Keeping Jazzand Blues Musicalive 2018
Museum Of Modern Art $20,000 New York, NY, US Exhibits And Collections Ofcontemporary Art 2018
Nmc Recordings $1,376 Bethnal Green, NY, US Collaborates Withartists To Producenew Music Recordings 2018
Whitney Museum $12,500 New York, NY, US 20th Centuryart & Livingartists 2018
Nyc Jazz $1,000 New York, NY, US Promotesjazz Music 2018
Cantelope Music $7,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Recording Grant For Johnluther Adam's "becomedesert" Recording. 2018
Anthony Patera $3,025 Stuttgart, NY, US Grant In Recording5 Cd's: "collectedworks" Vol. 2 2018
Nate Wooley $3,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Grant Towards The2-day, "for/withfestival" 2018
Sonic Transmissions $3,000 Austin, TX, US Support Jaimie Branchsperformance Atthe Festival. 2018
Avreeayl Ra $2,000 Chicago, IL, US Grant Towards Performanceat The Vortexjazz Club 2018
Robert Mazurek $1,000 Marfa, TX, US Musician, Artist &composer. Grant For"desert Encrypts": 2018
Bb City Harvest $2,000 New York, NY, US Curb Hunger Inhelping Tothe Nyc Area. 2016
Ice Charitable Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Knowledge Aboutadvancingphilanthropy 2016
Artists Space $1,000 New York, NY, US Emerging Artistssupportsand Ideas 2016
Poetry Project $1,000 New York, NY, US Writing Ofreading Andcontemporary Poetry 2016
Artfully $1,000 New York, NY, US Artists To Sellplatform Forprints And Contribute 2016
Printed Matter $1,000 New York, NY, US Of Artists Booksapreciationand Publications 2016
Roulette Intermedium $2,000 Brooklyn, NY, US To Arts Andvenue Relatingculture 2016
Issue Project Room $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Of Music, Dance,presents Projectsliterature & Film. 2016
Indeigogo $1,000 Hawthorne, CA, US Website Forcrowdfundingnew Products 2016
Electronic Arts Interim $1,000 New York, NY, US World Throughinspire Theplay 2016
3 Arts $1,000 New York, NY, US Management Andtalent Basedproduction Company 2016
Jazz Foundation $2,000 New York, NY, US And Blues Musickeeping Jazzalive 2016
Jazz Gallery $1,000 New York, NY, US Progressivecenter Forjazz Music 2016
Connie $1,000 New York, NY, US Artist 2016
Kickstarter Rams $5,000 New York, NY, US On Dieter Ramsfilm Documentary 2016
Dominic Duval $1,000 New York, NY, US Musician 2016
First Gvg Afc $1,000 Oakland, CA, US Energy 2016
Harlem Stage $5,000 New York, NY, US Performing Arts 2016
Nyc Jazz $10,000 New York, NY, US Musicpromotes Jazz 2016
Rova-sax Quartet $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Challenges Andmusic Thatinspires 2016
Ingrid Laubrock $10,000 New York, NY, US Saxophonist 2016
Amiel Courtin-wilson $10,000 New York, NY, US Producer Andfilm Directorartist 2016
Bang On A Can $10,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Innovativecreatingmusic 2016
Mary Halvorson $10,000 New York, NY, US Jazz Guitarist 2016
Kimberly Drew $10,000 New York, NY, US Activist Forwriter Andcultural Studies 2016
Kerrytown Concert House $10,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US To Studentseducational Resourcesand Artists 2016
Studio Museum In Harlem $10,000 New York, NY, US African Decentartists Of 2016
Museum Of Modern Art $20,000 New York, NY, US Collections Ofexhibits Andcontemporary Art 2016
The Crossing $15,000 New York, NY, US Moviebook And 2016
Fractured Atlas $11,000 New York, NY, US Artists To Runteachinga Business 2016
Rhizome $10,000 New York, NY, US Movies Fordigitizingonline Viewing 2016
Nmc Recordings $1,500 New York, NY, US Music To Thebrings Classicalclassroom 2016
Arts For Art $10,000 New York, NY, US Musicians, Dancerssupportsand Visual Artists 2016
Advancement For Creative Musicians $10,000 New York, NY, US And Performancepresentationof Modern Music 2016
Hips Road $8,000 New York, NY, US Recordingfundartists 2016
Other Minds $6,389 San Francisco, CA, US Contemporarypropagation Ofmusic 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 61-1735780
Website http://rdbf.org
Address 11 HANCOCK PLACE New York, NY 10027-4865

Key People (3)

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Pres/treas Robert D Bielecki
Vice Pres Gale P Elston
Secretary Steven Swell

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.