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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-0846607

The 2A Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $5,005,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $120,000,824
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,395,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $93,196,535
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,567,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $79,733,585
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,237,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $105,254,599
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,732,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $64,289,269

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NCSSM FoundationDurham, NC

    Academic commons & residential hall renovations projects

    $1,500,000
  2. Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General fund

    $1,000,000
  3. ACLUNew York, NY

    General fund

    $500,000
  4. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $300,000
  5. Project on Middle East DemocracyWashington, DC

    General fund

    $200,000
  6. Stone Barn Center for Food & AgriculturePocantico Hills, NY

    General fund

    $200,000
  7. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General fund

    $150,000
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General fund

    $150,000
  9. Greensboro Day SchoolGreensboro, NC

    General fund

    $150,000
  10. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General fund

    $125,000
  11. New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    General fund

    $125,000
  12. Care IncAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $100,000
  13. Electronic Frontier FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $100,000
  14. Best Friends Animals SocietyKanab, UT

    General fund

    $75,000
  15. The Bowery MissionNew York, NY

    General fund

    $75,000
  16. Gotham Gives IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  17. Lifting Up WestchesterWhite Plains, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  18. Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $50,000
  19. ASPCANew York, NY

    General fund

    $25,000
  20. WMC FoundationMadison, WI

    General fund

    $25,000
  21. The Sharing Shelf IncPort Chester, NY

    General fund

    $15,000
  22. Barnard Center for Toddler DevelopmentNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  23. Free Software FoundationBoston, MA

    General fund

    $10,000
  24. Mathcounts FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General fund

    $10,000
  25. NY Math CircleNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Stone Barn Center for Food & AgriculturePocantico Hills, NY

    General fund

    $400,000
  2. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General fund

    $375,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $1,350,00055% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $350,00014% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $210,0009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $150,0006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $125,0005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $125,0005% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $150,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $1,835,000
  2. North Carolina2 grants $1,650,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $1,010,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $200,000
  5. California1 grant $100,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $100,000
  7. Utah1 grant $75,000
  8. Wisconsin1 grant $25,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Baldo FoderaPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amanda MorcosDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephen McInerneyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander MorcosDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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