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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 01-0623055

The Pindaros Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $70.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,098,774

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $12,395,642

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,596,220

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $43,312,099

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,025,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $47,030,074

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $51,166,444

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,241,007

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $42,594,211

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $45,161,397
  2. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $14,490,839
  3. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $7,216,924
  4. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $2,996,919
  5. Rutgers Future Scholars Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $207,695
  6. Palo Alto Partners in EducationPalo Alto, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $69,891,079100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $59,652,236
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $7,216,924
  3. Missouri1 grant $2,996,919
  4. New Jersey1 grant $207,695
  5. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dr P Roy VagelosPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Randall VagelosVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia Vagelos RobertsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew VagelosSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen Vagelos MasseurASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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