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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0512645

Screaming Comet Foundation

A private foundation in Miami Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $7.5 million paid in grants.

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

    $7,468,786

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $158,726,465
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,574,918

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $150,103,916
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,141,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $129,465,614
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $114,827,433
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $56,414,192
  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,811,763
  • Tax year 2018

    $3,285,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $16,377,705

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,000,000
  2. Mount Sinai Hospital MiamiMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $999,663
  3. Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA

    General support

    $786,173
  4. The ShedNew York, NY

    General support

    $500,000
  5. Food for Education FoundationDover, DE

    General support

    $500,000
  6. Sponsors for Educational OpportunityNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  7. Florida Atlantic University FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $157,950
  8. American History Unbound IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  9. Code OrgSeattle, WA

    General support

    $125,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $4,682,95090% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $500,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $4,750,000
  2. Florida2 grants $1,157,613
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $786,173
  4. Delaware1 grant $500,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $150,000
  6. Washington1 grant $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Georgiana SladeSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • William E FordPRESIDENT Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Jamie KleinTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • John MonskyDIRECTORS Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Molly B FordDIRECTORS Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Timothy C FordDIRECTORS Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • William E Ford IVDIRECTORS Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Rohit SahniCIO Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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