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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3317912

The Meyer Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $3 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,000,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $54,675,232

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,975,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $56,167,395

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,850,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $59,000,910

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,235,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $57,376,358

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,785,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $46,365,769

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,785,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $47,517,748

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,885,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $45,132,480

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $600,000
  2. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $600,000
  3. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $500,000
  4. ACLUNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $450,000
  5. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $350,000
  6. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $200,000
  7. Human Rights FirstNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $200,000
  8. Cardoza School of LawNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $700,00029% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $600,00024% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $600,00024% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $350,00014% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $200,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $3,000,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Vincent MeyerPRESIDENT/TR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth MeyerVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Francois VossSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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