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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 13-6069298

Ganlee Fund

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 58 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,073,628

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $1,497,897

Grants paid in 2019

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Donor Advised Fund (c Van Heerden Family Fund)Boston, MA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $921,814
  2. Fidelity Donor Advised Fund (GS Van Heerden Fund)Boston, MA

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    $921,814
  3. Historic Sotterley IncHollywood, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $100,000
  4. Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley IncNew Windsor, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $52,000
  5. Historic Sotterley IncHollywood, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $10,000
  6. Historic Sotterley IncHollywood, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $10,000
  7. College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $5,000
  8. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $5,000
  9. Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationCenter City, MN

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $5,000
  10. Moegyo Humanitarian FoundationMiddle VLG, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $5,000
  11. Orange County Land TRNew Windsor, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $5,000
  12. Mount Desert Land & Desert PerserveSeal Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $2,500
  13. Schoodic Institute at Acadaia National ParkWinter Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $2,000
  14. The Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird CarvingSouthwest HBR, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $2,000
  15. Acadia Wild Life FoundationMount Desert, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  16. Mount Desert Island Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  17. Neighborhood House ClubNe Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  18. Rocking the Boat IncBronx, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  19. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Hancock CtyTrenton, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  20. The Sanctuary for AnimalsWesttown, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,500
  21. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,300
  22. Patuxent Tidewater Land TRLexington PK, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,200
  23. Maine Center for Coastal FisheriesStonington, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,000
  24. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,000
  25. Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $1,000
  26. Pierpont Morgan LibraryNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $600
  27. A Wider Circle IncKensington, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  28. Abbe MuseumBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  29. Acadia Family CenterSouthwest Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  30. Bokamuso Youth FoundationWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  31. Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  32. Hospice of Orange & Sullivan CountiesNewburgh, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  33. Hospice Volunteers of Hancock CountyEllsworth, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  34. International Partners in MissionCleveland Heights, OH

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  35. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  36. Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  37. Jesup Memorial LibraryBar Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  38. Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyMount Desert, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  39. Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  40. Yoga Gives BackLos Angeles, CA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $500
  41. Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $400
  42. Friends of McGill University IncNew Rochelle, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $400
  43. Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology IncGreenwich, CT

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $400
  44. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $400
  45. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $350
  46. School Year Abroad IncNorth Andover, MA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $300
  47. Casey TreesWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $250
  48. Chapin SchoolNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $250
  49. National Audubon Society IncNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $250
  50. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $250
  51. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $200
  52. Rock Creek Conservancy IncBethesda, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $200
  53. Smile Train IncNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $200
  54. World Widlife FundWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $150
  55. Maryland Environmental TrustCrownsville, MD

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $100
  56. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $100
  57. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $100
  58. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt function.

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment9 grants $8,75024% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $6,45018% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $2,6007% of the total
  6. Science and technology2 grants $2,5007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes10 grants $6,50018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $1,843,928
  2. Maryland7 grants $122,000
  3. New York15 grants $68,400
  4. Maine19 grants $28,500
  5. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  6. District of Columbia6 grants $2,250
  7. Colorado1 grant $1,300
  8. California3 grants $1,250
  9. Ohio1 grant $500
  10. Connecticut1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christiaan Van HeerdenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gita Van HeerdenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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