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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1601371

The Pakula Foundation

A private foundation in West Hartford, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $38,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $441,518

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $451,588

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $471,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $557,995

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    COUNSELING FOR [individual] INTO SOCIETY

    $5,000
  2. Individual

    Promote peace in the middle east

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    PROVIDE INNER-CITY CHILDREN WITH [individual]

    $5,000
  4. Columbia College FundNew York, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  5. Steppingstone FoundationBoston, MA

    Education

    $5,000
  6. Angel ViewCathedral City, CA

    Aid people with disabilities to reach their maximum potential

    $5,000
  7. Save the Sound IncNew Haven, CT

    To protect and improve the land, air and water of CT and long island sound

    $5,000
  8. Palm Springs Art MuseumPalm Springs, CA

    Arts

    $2,500
  9. Swim Across AmericaCharlotte, NC

    Cancer research and treatment programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00027% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00027% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00027% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $7,500
  2. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  4. New York1 grant $5,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Gerson PakulaDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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