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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
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Tax year 2024
$392,202
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $4,223,904
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Tax year 2023
$174,907
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $4,517,291
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Tax year 2022
$305,500
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $4,587,054
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Tax year 2021
$90,500
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $4,607,989
-
Tax year 2020
$267,768
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $4,564,515
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Tax year 2019
$257,500
- Grants listed
- In an attachment
- Assets, end of year
- $4,509,490
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Project HomePhiladelphia, PA
Unrestricted charitable
$145,000 -
The University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Library residency program
$50,000 -
ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
Unrestricted charitable
$35,000 -
Science History InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
Garfield fellowships
$30,000 -
Opera PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
Sounds of learning program
$25,000 -
Beta Phi Mu Honor SocietyDavie, FL
Scholarships
$18,000 -
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY
General charitable purposes
$15,000 -
Monell Chemical Senses CenterPhiladelphia, PA
Stipend for summer
$10,000 -
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC
General charitable purpose
$10,000 -
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA
Unrestricted charitable
$10,000 -
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY
General charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA
Hebrew immigrant aid
$10,000 -
American National Red CrossWashington, DC
General charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Options in AgingLancaster, PA
New horizons senior center
$5,000 -
Mitzvah CircleLansdale, PA
General charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Science History InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
Garfield doctoral
$3,202 -
Association for Library InformationWestford, MA
Dissertation award
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services2 grants $155,00044% of the total
- Education1 grant $50,00014% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $35,00010% of the total
- International aid3 grants $35,00010% of the total
- Science and technology2 grants $33,2029% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $25,0007% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $20,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Pennsylvania10 grants $293,202
- New York3 grants $60,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
- Florida1 grant $18,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Meher GarfieldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Joshua GarfieldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Robert S BramsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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