The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, as a legacy agent, frames our giving in the spirit of our grantor – and does so with a mindfulness towards impact, effectiveness and sustainability. We serve to partner with our grantees and fellow philanthropic leaders in a fashion that promotes collaboration and transformation.

We believe that, in its most elegant form, we are investors – investing in the nonprofits we support – and in doing so pay special attention to these “investments” to insure they flourish and achieve their objectives.

Recent News


Upstander Awards 2024

The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation has made possible the Friedlander Upstander Awards, now in its 14th year, in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance… Read More »

Earth Day 2024

The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation is proud to support the work of ASHRAE NYC, the New York Chapter of ASHRAE, a global society founded in… Read More »

3rd Annual NYC Imagine Awards Winners

The NYC Imagine Awards was created to offer formal acknowledgement to some of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations.  Over 300 of the… Read More »