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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-7298760

291 Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 42 grants and $495,757 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Oct 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $495,757

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $590,667

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $420,873
  • Tax year 2021

    $566,035

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $761,536
  • Tax year 2020

    $494,444

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $958,310
  • Tax year 2019

    $390,219

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,223,321

Grants paid in 2023

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $75,000
  2. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $75,000
  3. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $75,000
  4. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  5. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  6. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  7. Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $30,000
  8. Mt Sinai Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $15,000
  9. Friends SeminaryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  10. Friends SeminaryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  11. Ackerman InstituteNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $7,500
  12. Weis Wender Foundation for ChildrenPalo Alto, CA

    General purposes

    $5,202
  13. Weis Wender Foundation for ChildrenPalo Alto, CA

    General purposes

    $5,150
  14. American Promise Education FundConcord, MA

    General purposes

    $3,750
  15. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,550
  16. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  17. Apex Art Cultural FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,384
  18. C-CapNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  19. Food Bank of NYCNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,560
  20. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,500
  21. Planned Parenthod of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,500
  22. Habitat for HumanityNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,500
  23. Community School for the ArtsStorrs, CT

    General purposes

    $1,500
  24. Habitat for HumanityNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,500
  25. Foundation Fighting BlindnessColumbia, MD

    General purposes

    $1,025
  26. God Loves We DeliverNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  27. UJA Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  28. The New York Womens FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  29. Thirteen PBSNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  30. The Good Dog FoundationHudson, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  31. WnycwqxrNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  32. V Foundation for Cancer ResearchMorrisville, NC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  33. Guggeheim FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  34. God Loves We DeliverNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  35. Thirteen PBSNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  36. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  37. International Rescue FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  38. Whitney MuseumNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $625
  39. Whitney MuseumNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $600
  40. Roxbury Public LibraryRoxbury, CT

    General purposes

    $511
  41. CivitasNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  42. Community Service SocietyNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $30,00050% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $20,00034% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $5,0508% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $2,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5003% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York35 grants $477,619
  2. California2 grants $10,352
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $3,750
  4. Connecticut2 grants $2,011
  5. Maryland1 grant $1,025
  6. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Nancy L WenderTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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