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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1164239

High Tide Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $2.3 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,333,334

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $140,530,008
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $127,477,544
  • Tax year 2022

    $312,133

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $108,619,780
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,389,262

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $133,138,360
  • Tax year 2020

    $9,793,378

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $98,427,386
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,612,292

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $70,146,009

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dos Por TresBoston, MA

    To support charitable programs.

    $2,000,000
  2. The Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    To support tTHE PROJECT CANARY

    $333,334

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $333,334100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000,000
  2. California1 grant $333,334

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard H LawrencePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Dee M LawrenceVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Phillip S LawrenceTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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