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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3948273

Vranos Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $4.6 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

    $4,601,903

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $327,361

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,821,117

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $1,288,597

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,870,667

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $696,675

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,332,750

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $4,089,703

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,445,716

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,365,553

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,205,734

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $4,984,730

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,453,926

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,072,170

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    STEM cell institute

    $1,715,736
  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $500,000
  3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $250,000
  4. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Unrestricted general

    $250,000
  5. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $235,000
  6. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $138,167
  7. Hopkins SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  8. Chicago Hope AcademyChicago, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  9. Duke University Health System IncDurham, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  10. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  11. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  12. Hedge Funds Care IncNewyork, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  13. Casa NYCNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $71,000
  14. Gabrielles Angel Foundation for CancerNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $65,000
  15. East Harlem School at Exodus HouseNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $55,000
  16. Africa Transformational InitiativeLititz, PA

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  17. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  18. Irc - International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  19. Community Foundation of NJMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  20. Regenerative Sportscare Foundation IncGarden City, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  21. Pacific House IncStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $47,000
  22. The Open Door Shelter IncNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $38,000
  23. Peruvian Paws AssociationLima, Peru

    Unrestricted general

    $37,000
  24. DomusStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $35,000
  25. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $35,000
  26. World Childhood FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $35,000
  27. Hildegard Behrens FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $30,000
  28. Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  29. CLC of Fairfield CountyStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  30. Hang TimeBridgeport, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  31. Lea's FDN for Leukemia Research IncBloomfield, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  32. NY Police Fire Widows Childrens FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  33. Ecsa Ellington Cmty Scholarship AssnEllington, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  34. Villa Maria AcademyMalvern, PA

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  35. Save the SoundNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  36. Philoptochos Social ServicesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  37. Viennese Opera BallNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  38. Starelief and Pet Assistance IncStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  39. Foundation for Financial JournalismWilmington, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  40. Big Brothers Big Sisters of FSWPurchase, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  41. World Mission Baptist ChurchCampbell, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  42. Women's Mentoring Network IncStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  43. Heartshare Human ServicesBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  44. Stamford Police FoundationStamford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  45. Covenant House New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  46. Daily Giving IncWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  47. National Kidney Foundation of ArizonaTempe, AZ

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  48. Wonder Girls USA IncMahwah, NJ

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  49. Restaurant Trade Association AllianceMadison, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $590,00037% of the total
  2. Health5 grants $563,16735% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $145,0009% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $95,0006% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter2 grants $85,0005% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $71,0004% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $65,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $1,765,736
  2. New York19 grants $1,479,167
  3. Connecticut15 grants $622,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $250,000
  5. North Carolina2 grants $110,000
  6. California2 grants $108,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $100,000
  8. Pennsylvania2 grants $65,000
  9. New Jersey2 grants $55,000
  10. Arizona1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James LedleyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael VranosTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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