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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 23-7179101

Ponagansett Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Harrison, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 33 grants and $355,635 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $355,635

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $217,400

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $183,726
  • Tax year 2021

    $270,800

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $154,824
  • Tax year 2020

    $215,700

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $168,570
  • Tax year 2019

    $334,300

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $112,786

Grants paid in 2023

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. La Salle AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $120,000
  2. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $102,500
  3. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA

    General support

    $18,725
  5. Folds of HonorTulsa, OK

    General support

    $18,500
  6. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $18,500
  7. Saint John's SocietyCorvallis, OR

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Sje Olmc ChurchWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $8,500
  9. Arkansas Children's HospitalLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Our Lady of BethesdaBethesda, MD

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Operation Canasta IncKensington, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  13. St Therese of Lisieux ChurchCresskill, NJ

    General support

    $2,510
  14. Meals on Wheels North JerseyWoodcliff Lake, NJ

    General support

    $2,500
  15. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $2,500
  16. GW CatholicsChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  17. Our Lady of VictoriesDavenport, IA

    General support

    $2,000
  18. Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps IncCloster, NJ

    General support

    $1,500
  19. Closter Volunteer Fire DepartmentCloster, NJ

    General support

    $1,500
  20. Alzheimer's Disease ResearchClarksburg, MD

    General support

    $100
  21. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $100
  22. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support

    $100
  23. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $100
  24. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    General support

    $100
  25. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    General support

    $100
  26. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyPuttsfield, MA

    General support

    $100
  27. Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MD

    General support

    $100
  28. Make-A-Wish FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $100
  29. March of DimesArlington, VA

    General support

    $100
  30. Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $100
  31. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    General support

    $100
  32. USOWashington, DC

    General support

    $100
  33. Veterans of Foreign WarsTopeka, KS

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $107,50069% of the total
  2. Health7 grants $24,00015% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $18,72512% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $3,0002% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $2,6002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $261,100
  2. Iowa2 grants $20,725
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $18,500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $18,500
  5. Oregon1 grant $10,000
  6. Maryland4 grants $8,200
  7. New Jersey4 grants $8,010
  8. Arkansas1 grant $5,000
  9. Kansas2 grants $2,600
  10. Illinois1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mary B SheaTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT, & ASST. TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Brian K GreenTRUSTEE & ASST. SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mary Ellen LeydenTRUSTEE. SECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eileen Caroline DolanTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John F DolanTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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