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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6215329

Civis Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $230,000 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

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $88,060,938

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,615,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $74,534,012

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,720,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $88,431,478

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,471,125

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $83,457,918

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,560,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,199,305

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,859,285

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $16,047,294

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,334,225

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $19,810,621

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Black TheaterNew York, NY

    Supporting programs

    $50,000
  2. HeadcountNew York, NY

    Supporting programs

    $50,000
  3. Open to DebateNew York, NY

    Supporting programs

    $30,000
  4. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    Protecting voter access

    $25,000
  5. Student PirgBoston, MA

    Supporting programs

    $25,000
  6. Teh LGBT Community CenterNew York, NY

    Supporting programs

    $25,000
  7. The Hudson Athens LighthouseHudson, NY

    Supporting programs

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $180,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Eric GallowayTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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