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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0495479

Knott Family Foundation

A private foundation in Syosset, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $651,434 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

    $651,434

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,063,345

  • Tax year 2023

    $794,197

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,609,796

  • Tax year 2022

    $876,348

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,396,569

  • Tax year 2021

    $358,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,213,020

  • Tax year 2020

    $381,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,151,749

  • Tax year 2019

    $573,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,154,057

  • Tax year 2018

    $754,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,666,187

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oloisukut Conservancy Empowers AfricaNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $100,634
  2. Cold Spring Harbor LabCold Spring Harbo, NY

    Alzheimer's research

    $100,000
  3. Scan-HarborNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $51,300
  4. Project Nyame NsaManhasset, NY

    General charitable purposesgeneral charitable purposes

    $50,000
  5. The Alfred E Smith Memorial FoundationNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  6. For Others CollectiveFranklin, TN

    General charitable purposes

    $50,000
  7. St John's of LattingtownLocust Valley, NY

    Annual giving

    $40,000
  8. Caron Treatment CenterWernersville, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  9. UNC Arts & SciencesChapel Hill, NC

    The arts & science foundation

    $25,000
  10. Wine to Water - Boone NCBoone, NC

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  11. PennvetPhiladelphia, PA

    Cancer imaging gift fund

    $25,000
  12. Northwell Hospital at Glen CoveGlen Cove, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  13. The Pangolin Project AccountSan Francisco, CA

    Wildlife conservation network inc.

    $15,000
  14. Cold Spring Harbor LabCold Spring Harbo, NY

    Women's partnership for science lecture & luncheon

    $10,000
  15. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    Ref joanne gong and azu nwaybogu

    $10,000
  16. Arts and Science Foundation - UNCChapel Hill, NC

    In honor of chancellor guskiewicz

    $10,000
  17. Read AheadNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  18. Beit Ruth GalaNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  19. Yai - Katies Fan ClubNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  20. National Geographic Society Co Advancement OfficeWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  21. Planting Fields FoundationOyster Bay, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  22. Taft FundWatertown, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  23. St John's of Lattingtown Fall FairLocust Valley, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  24. Friends of the Locust Valley LibraryLocust Valley, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  25. Palm Beach Police & Fire FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  26. Northshore Wildlife Sanctuary IncMill Neck, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  27. Mill Neck FoundationMill Neck, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $455,934
  2. North Carolina3 grants $60,000
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $50,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $50,000
  5. California1 grant $15,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $15,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  8. Florida1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David M Knott JrCO-PRESIDENT TREAS AND DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Virginia C KnottVICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Virginia K LeachmanCO-PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0

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