How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Perpetual Management and Admin
PO Box 413
Ridge, NY 11964
(631) 821-8037
- Form and materials
- Letter detailing purpose of grant requested
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONA RECOGNIZED UNDER IRC SEC 501c
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$150,000
- Grants listed
- 73
- Assets, end of year
- $2,843,133
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Tax year 2023
$98,000
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $2,905,404
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Tax year 2022
$131,000
- Grants listed
- 58
- Assets, end of year
- $1,816,385
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Tax year 2021
$132,000
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $1,971,445
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Tax year 2020
$133,000
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $1,882,612
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Tax year 2019
$121,000
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $1,896,681
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Tax year 2018
$128,000
- Grants listed
- 39
- Assets, end of year
- $1,715,222
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Tax year 2017
$109,500
- Grants listed
- 41
- Assets, end of year
- $1,799,937
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA
Immigrant services
$10,000 -
Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC
Civic education
$10,000 -
MadreNew York, NY
Social services
$7,000 -
The Windward SchoolWhite Plains, NY
Education
$7,000 -
Li Abate Veterans FundraiserYaphank, NY
Veterans
$5,000 -
National Executive Service CorpsNy, NY
Social services
$5,000 -
Local FuturesEast Hardwick, VT
Environment
$5,000 -
PetaNorfolk, VA
Humane
$4,000 -
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY
Healthcare
$4,000 -
Best Friend Animal SocietyKanab, UT
Humane
$3,500 -
City HarvestBrooklyn, NY
Food pantry
$3,000 -
Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA
Suicide prevntion
$3,000 -
A Wider CircleKensington, MD
Social services
$3,000 -
Shepherd's TableSilver Spring, MD
Food insecurity
$3,000 -
Westchester Parks FdatMount Kisco, NY
Social services
$3,000 -
Indivisible CivicsWashington, DC
Civic education
$3,000 -
Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DC
Civil rights
$2,500 -
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC
Pro democracy
$2,500 -
Indivisible CivicsWashington, DC
Civic education
$2,500 -
Westside Campaign Against HungerNy, NY
Food pantry
$2,000 -
Educating Communities for ParentingDresher, PA
Education
$2,000 -
Farm SactuaryWatkins Glen, NY
Humane
$2,000 -
Legal Services for Prisioners ChildrenSan Francisco, CA
Legal aid
$2,000 -
Animal HavenNew York, NY
Humane
$2,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Civil liberties education
$2,000 -
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY
Civil rights
$2,000 -
Justice in MotionBrooklyn, NY
Migrant rights
$2,000 -
You Gotta BelieveBrooklyn, NY
Social services
$2,000 -
Child Mind InstituteNew York, NY
Education
$2,000 -
Improving Economies for Stronger CommunitiesWashington, DC
Social services
$2,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Civil liberties education
$2,000 -
Common Cause EducationWashington, DC
Civil rights
$2,000 -
Improving Economies for Stronger CommunitiesWashington, DC
Intl development
$2,000 -
Improving Economies for Stronger CommunitiesWashington, DC
Intl development
$2,000 -
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY
Healthcare
$2,000 -
East Falmouth PTOE Falmouth, MA
Education
$1,500 -
Wamu 885Washington, DC
Public radio
$1,500 -
People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DC
Civil rights
$1,500 -
Bikes for the WorldRockville, MD
Environment
$1,500 -
Indivisible CivicsWashington, DC
Civic education
$1,500 -
National Public RadioWashington, DC
Public media
$1,500 -
Food Animal Concerns TrustChicago, IL
Humane
$1,000 -
TeatownOssining, NY
Enviroment
$1,000 -
Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY
Social services
$1,000 -
Yellow Springs Comm Children CtrYellow Springs, OH
Social services
$1,000 -
The Sato ProjectBrooklyn, NY
Humane
$1,000 -
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL
Civil rights
$1,000 -
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA
Environment
$1,000 -
OceanaWashington, DC
Environment
$1,000 -
Campaign Legal CtrWashington, DC
Civil rights
$1,000 -
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY
Environment
$1,000 -
Yellow Springs Community FoundationYellow SPGS, OH
Social services
$1,000 -
Riverside Immigrant ServicesNew York, NY
Immigrant services
$1,000 -
WetaArlington, VA
Public media
$1,000 -
WnycNew York, NY
Public media
$1,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Civil liberties education
$1,000 -
Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC
Civil rights
$1,000 -
350ORGWashington, DC
Environment
$500 -
African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC
Conservation
$500 -
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC
Environment
$500 -
Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA
Environment
$500 -
The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DC
Environment
$500 -
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA
Environment
$500 -
Expect Miracles FoundationBoston, MA
Patient servives
$500 -
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA
Environment
$500 -
Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA
Environment
$500 -
Equus FoundationWestport, CT
Humane
$500 -
PBS FoundationArlington, VA
Public media
$500 -
ThirteenNew York, NY
Public media
$500 -
Potomac ConservancyBethesda, MD
Environment
$250 -
Immigrant Defenders Law CenterLos Angeles, CA
Immigrant services
$250 -
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Environment
$250 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Civil liberties education
$250
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights11 grants $27,75032% of the total
- Crime and legal aid3 grants $12,25014% of the total
- Education2 grants $10,00012% of the total
- International aid2 grants $7,5009% of the total
- Public affairs3 grants $6,0007% of the total
- Environment9 grants $5,7507% of the total
- 6 other causes14 grants $17,50020% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York27 grants $62,250
- District of Columbia19 grants $39,000
- California8 grants $17,750
- Maryland4 grants $7,750
- Virginia4 grants $5,750
- Vermont1 grant $5,000
- Utah1 grant $3,500
- Massachusetts3 grants $2,500
- Ohio2 grants $2,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $2,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Paula PacePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Kathryn Von MatthiessenVICE PRES Hours 1Pay $0
- William F QuinnTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
- Justin P SmithDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
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