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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2058883

Martin R Prince Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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

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

    $1,097,600

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $19,831,619
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,004,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $19,869,441
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,004,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $19,057,702
  • Tax year 2021

    $968,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $18,558,236
  • Tax year 2020

    $814,600

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $17,929,959
  • Tax year 2019

    $794,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $16,454,153
  • Tax year 2018

    $802,300

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $14,903,587
  • Tax year 2017

    $729,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $14,571,681

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $312,500
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $300,000
  3. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $100,000
  4. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $100,000
  5. Greenpeace FundWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $50,000
  6. British Schools and Universities FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $30,100
  7. Fos FeministaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $25,000
  8. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $25,000
  9. The Buckley SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $20,000
  10. The Chapin SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $20,000
  11. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $15,000
  12. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $15,000
  13. Rogosin InstituteNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $12,000
  14. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  15. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  16. Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  17. Population ConnectionWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  18. Society of Magnetic Resonance AngiographyMadison, WI

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  19. Unitarian Universalist AssociationBoston, MA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $10,000
  20. Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $5,000
  21. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $2,000
  22. American Kidney Fund IncRockville, MD

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000
  23. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000
  24. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000
  25. The Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000
  26. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000
  27. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted for purposes of organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $633,50068% of the total
  2. Environment8 grants $197,00021% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $55,1006% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $27,0003% of the total
  5. Social science1 grant $10,0001% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation3 grants $7,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $622,500
  2. New York10 grants $141,100
  3. California2 grants $101,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $100,000
  5. District of Columbia7 grants $92,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  7. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000
  8. West Virginia1 grant $5,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Martin R PrincePRES./DIR. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Fred PrinceSEC./DIR. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alan S HonigTREAS./DIR. Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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