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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-3312204

Open Meadows Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 8 grants and $126,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Oct 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Di Eckerle
PO Box 150-154
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 885-0969
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
February 15 to august 15
Restrictions
No scholarships, no individual grants, generally no organization with total budget greater than or equal to $75,000

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $144,831

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,750

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $259,663

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $278,387

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $293,692

  • Tax year 2018

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $302,761

Grants paid in 2023

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Womens Earth and Climate Action NetworkMill Valley, CA

    Education on climate and ecosystems

    $50,000
  2. Experimental Theatre Project IncNew York, NY

    Performance art production

    $25,000
  3. Elsie Publishing InstituteEast Lansing, MI

    Printing education

    $25,000
  4. Pai FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Education and performance on hawaii culture

    $10,000
  5. Lesbian Herstory Education FoundationNew York, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Odalys DominquezValley Village, CA

    Play production

    $2,500
  7. Hannah KennedyHigh Wycombe, United Kingdom

    Play production

    $2,500
  8. Shualee CookChicago, IL

    Play production

    $1,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Science and technology1 grant $50,00059% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $35,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $52,500
  2. New York2 grants $35,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $25,000
  4. Hawaii1 grant $10,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $1,250

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Di EckerleED/TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Sandra LaraTREAS/TRUSTEE Hours 13Pay $0
  • Andrea LepcioCIO/TRUSTEE Hours 13Pay $0
  • Marianne BrownSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 11Pay $0
  • Suzanne HenryGRANT COORDINATOR/TRUSTEE Hours 11Pay $0

The return

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