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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-7361210

The Asen Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $69,400 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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 2025

    $69,400

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $80,671
  • Tax year 2024

    $39,650

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $676,490
  • Tax year 2023

    $61,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $632,211
  • Tax year 2022

    $157,730

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $601,897
  • Tax year 2021

    $160,447

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $739,695
  • Tax year 2020

    $191,605

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $883,181
  • Tax year 2019

    $650

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $795,116
  • Tax year 2018

    $194,900

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $779,768

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. LJMN Media IncFalls Village, CT

    Support

    $25,000
  2. World Science FoundationNew York, NY

    Support

    $10,000
  3. Big Life Foundation USASeattle, WA

    Support

    $10,000
  4. Orkeeswa IncOrlando, FL

    Support

    $5,250
  5. Housatonic Valley AssociationCornwall BRG, CT

    Support

    $5,000
  6. Louis Armstrong House MuseumCorona, NY

    Support

    $5,000
  7. The Canaan Foundation IncCanaan, CT

    Support

    $2,000
  8. Canaan Community TrustCanaan, CT

    Support

    $2,000
  9. Great Mountain Forest CorpNorfolk, CT

    Support

    $1,000
  10. Northwest CT Community FoundationTorrington, CT

    Support

    $1,000
  11. New City ParksNew York, NY

    Support

    $1,000
  12. Robert Louis Stevenson SchoolPebble Beach, CA

    Support

    $1,000
  13. Target Margin TheaterBrooklyn, NY

    Support

    $500
  14. Project SageLaveville, CT

    Support

    $300
  15. The Norfolk LibraryNorfolk, CT

    Support

    $250
  16. Harvard MagazineBoston, MA

    Support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $30,50046% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00015% of the total
  3. Science and technology1 grant $10,00015% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $5,5508% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $2,2503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut8 grants $36,550
  2. New York4 grants $16,500
  3. Washington1 grant $10,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,250
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Robert Scott AsenTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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