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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
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Tax year 2025
$745,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $12,718,288
-
Tax year 2024
$770,000
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $13,012,307
-
Tax year 2023
$700,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $13,163,921
-
Tax year 2022
$810,000
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $13,267,096
-
Tax year 2021
$860,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $14,009,499
-
Tax year 2020
$811,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $13,827,050
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Tax year 2019
$762,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $14,172,061
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Tax year 2018
$795,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $13,866,893
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Youcanfreeus FoundationFlower Mound, TX
General purpose
$100,000 -
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY
General purpose
$75,000 -
The Perch Music & Arts WorkshopPhiladelphia, PA
General purpose
$70,000 -
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY
General purpose
$65,000 -
Cox Science Center & AquariumWest Palm BCH, FL
General purpose
$60,000 -
The Halo FoundationKansas City, MO
General purpose
$50,000 -
Smithsonian Institution ZooWashington, DC
General purpose
$50,000 -
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA
General purpose
$45,000 -
The River SchoolWashington, DC
General purpose
$35,000 -
The Cathedral School of St John the DivineNew York, NY
General purpose
$30,000 -
Rair (recycled Artist in Residency)Philadelphia, PA
General purpose
$30,000 -
Horizons at New Canaan Country SchoolNew Canaan, CT
General purpose
$25,000 -
Americares Foundation IncStamford, CT
General purpose
$25,000 -
An Open Book FoundationWashington, DC
General purpose
$20,000 -
DC Kincare AllianceWashington, DC
General purpose
$20,000 -
Edesia IncN Kingstown, RI
General purpose
$20,000 -
Hunter's CMT4B3 Research FoundationNew York, NY
General purpose
$15,000 -
New Canaan CaresNew Canaan, CT
General purpose
$5,000 -
Saint SacrementBolton Landing, NY
General purpose
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- International aid2 grants $125,00025% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $95,00019% of the total
- Education3 grants $85,00017% of the total
- Health1 grant $75,00015% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $60,00012% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $20,0004% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $35,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York5 grants $190,000
- District of Columbia4 grants $125,000
- Pennsylvania2 grants $100,000
- Texas1 grant $100,000
- Florida1 grant $60,000
- Connecticut3 grants $55,000
- Missouri1 grant $50,000
- Virginia1 grant $45,000
- Rhode Island1 grant $20,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Jennifer Potter BrownPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- William Parsons Jr Esq0 Hours 0Pay $0
- MS Julia ThieriotVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- Clare PotterSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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