The New York State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4027467

Educational Projects Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $348,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

    $348,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $8,095,087

  • Tax year 2023

    $379,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $6,945,600

  • Tax year 2022

    $397,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,274,668

  • Tax year 2021

    $412,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,016,404

  • Tax year 2020

    $292,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,229,488

  • Tax year 2019

    $290,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,191,541

  • Tax year 2018

    $300,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,078,994

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Heart to Heart InternationalLenexa, KS

    To support health and humanitarian services

    $50,000
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Support children and families who need humanitarian aid worldwide

    $50,000
  3. US Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY

    To support the organization in humanitarian aid regarding various worldwide crises

    $50,000
  4. USA for Unhcr (un Refugee Organization)Washington, DC

    To support aid provided to displaced children and families and those who need humanitarian aid

    $50,000
  5. EarthjusticeNew York, NY

    To support environmental law services relating to challenges and threats to the environment

    $20,000
  6. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Environmental advocacy services

    $10,000
  7. Grow NYCNew York, NY

    Education, recycling and waste reduction services

    $10,000
  8. Life Force in Later Years IncNew York, NY

    To support programs for senior citizens

    $10,000
  9. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    To provide support for gardening program and outreach initiatives

    $10,000
  10. Soul Fire FarmPetersburg, NY

    Training and youth education

    $10,000
  11. Baron Hirsch Cemetary Association IncStaten Island, NY

    To help maintain the baron hirsch cemetery which is of historical and cultural significance to the jewish community and the community at large

    $5,000
  12. Big Initiative IncBrooklyn, NY

    Composting outreach

    $5,000
  13. Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn, NY

    Educational program and compost

    $5,000
  14. Earth Matter NYNew York, NY

    Advancing the art, science and application of composting

    $5,000
  15. Edible Schoolyard NYCNew York, NY

    To support edible education in NYC through gardening education

    $5,000
  16. Harlem GrownNew York, NY

    Educational programs and outreach

    $5,000
  17. Lower East Side Ecology CenterNew York, NY

    Public environmental education and advocacy

    $5,000
  18. NDN CollectiveRapid City, SD

    Grant giving for education equity

    $5,000
  19. Queens Botanical Garden Society IncFlushing, NY

    Educational programs

    $5,000
  20. Quogue Wildlife RefugeQuogue, NY

    To support environmental education services

    $5,000
  21. Seatuck Environmental AssociationIslip, NY

    To further wildlife education and conservation

    $5,000
  22. Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical GardenStaten Island, NY

    Educational programs and compost

    $5,000
  23. United Way of Long IslandDeer Park, NY

    To support programming to help improve access to health care, support children and youth, reduce hunger, and assist people in need in long island communities

    $5,000
  24. Art & Nature Group IncBrookhaven, NY

    Environmental education

    $2,000
  25. Rocking the BoatBronx, NY

    Charitable purposes for boatbuilding, sailing, rowing programs

    $2,000
  26. Stony Brook Foundation IncStony Brook, NY

    Center for italian studies italian language program

    $2,000
  27. Urban Delights Community Learning FarmSyracuse, NY

    Urban delights youth entreprenourship program

    $2,000
  28. Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy ProjectAtlanta, GA

    Solar astronomy outreach

    $2,000
  29. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    Crisis and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth

    $2,000
  30. Coastal Steward Long IslandPort Jefferson Station, NY

    To support mission of marine education and conservation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $100,00059% of the total
  2. Environment8 grants $50,00029% of the total
  3. Education5 grants $13,0008% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York24 grants $189,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $50,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $50,000
  5. South Dakota1 grant $5,000
  6. California1 grant $2,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David CohnPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • David BarnettVICE PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (international aid), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Esther & Robert Born FoundationNew York, NY 19 grants Accepts applications $352,199 giving
  2. Maurice and Lena Russo Family FoundationNew York, NY 69 grants Preselected only $371,392 giving
  3. Elizabeth R Johnson 1994 TR CharitableNew York, NY 5 grants Preselected only $372,878 giving
  4. Jack H Ashkenazie FoundationNew York, NY 9 grants Preselected only $375,854 giving
  5. The Natori FoundationNew York, NY 7 grants Preselected only $321,500 giving