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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1836334

Minerva Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $567,492 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), 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

    $567,492

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $11,397,422

  • Tax year 2023

    $495,943

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $11,188,529

  • Tax year 2022

    $474,165

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,258,679

  • Tax year 2021

    $536,214

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $11,687,929

  • Tax year 2020

    $437,334

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,756,597

  • Tax year 2019

    $295,284

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,489,708

  • Tax year 2018

    $536,218

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,194,172

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Democracy Forward FDNWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $180,164
  2. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $75,000
  3. Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  4. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  5. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $44,164
  6. Unrwa USAWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $44,164
  7. Fund for Constitutional GovernmentWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $30,000
  8. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  9. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  10. NSVC - EarthwalkOld Zionsville, PA

    Unrestricted general

    $14,000
  11. New Urban ArtsProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  12. 826NYC IncBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  13. Alex Manfull FundNew Castle, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $75,00037% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $44,16422% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $35,00017% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $30,00015% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $329,328
  2. New York4 grants $129,164
  3. Maryland1 grant $50,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $14,000
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000
  7. Rhode Island1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kristie MillerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr W Sanderson TwaddellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen Johnson TwaddellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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