501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $150K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
Net assets
$18.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +178%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$842K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$557K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$18.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17.3M
FY2021$21.5M
FY2022$17.9M
FY2023$17.7M
FY2024$18.1M
FY2025$18.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1964.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 60% · $741K Operating & administrative 40% · $488K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990-PF; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary (as of 11/18/25) & Director
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Director-Deceased 8/17/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020
Diane M Flynn$3,000—
R Scott Greathead—$2,000
Melvyn Shaffir—$2,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in New York, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 80 grants · $741K · 2024–2024
Phillips Academy AndoverFY2024$75,000
Friends of Fafg INCVA · FY2024$25,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison Itf Eleutrio DuarteFY2024$20,000
Macquarie University Itf Remy OddenyoFY2024$20,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst Itf Shivan Kaitesi KamugishaFY2024$18,000
University of New Mexico Itf Kathryn CookFY2024$15,000
University of Chicago Itf Catherine NelliFY2024$15,000
The Regents of the University of California Berkeley Itf Adriana GonzalesFY2024$15,000
Stanford University Itf Tanajia Moye-GreenFY2024$15,000
Stanford University Itf Hailey RochinFY2024$15,000
Stanford University Itf Bryn EvansFY2024$15,000
Southern New Hampshire University Itf Christina HailperinFY2024$15,000
Rutgers University Itf Gold CarsonFY2024$15,000
Portland State University Itf Annie ThomasFY2024$15,000
Oxford University Itf Regina KongFY2024$15,000
Maine College of Art and Design Itf Caitlin PerrigoFY2024$15,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV3
Average grantPart XV$9K
Median grantPart XV$6K
Largest grantPart XV$75K
Top cause focusNTEEEducation (1%)

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.4M
Investment income$1.2M
Other income$282K
Money out
$1.2M
Grants paid$741K
Running costs$488K
Owns and owes
$18.5M
net assets
Cash and savings$122K
Total assets$18.5M
Liabilities$0
People
8
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$1.2M
Other income$282K
Total revenue$1.4M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$122K
Total assets$18.5M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$18.5M
Operations
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$206K$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $515K$1.1M−$550K$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $557K$1.2M−$603K$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.1M$536K$17.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $842K$1.2M−$326K$21.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.2M−$163K$17.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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