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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-4287118

Avatar Alliance Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $3.1 million paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kimberly Jo Butts
888 7th Ave Fl 4 C/o ML Mgmt
New York, NY 10106
(212) 333-5500
Form and materials
Submit letter of inquiry, organization will notify applicant if the request has been approved. Letter of inquiry should include the following: a brief statement of the issues to be addressed, the history and goals of your organization, and your organization's involvement with these issues. A brief summary of the activities of the organization for which you are requesting support, including an outline of your objectives, and anticipated outcomes and implications. The approximate starting date and duration that the funding will cover. The total amount of funding needed, the amount requested from the foundation, and the information about other sources of support, both assured and requested. Contact information for the organization and EIN for the organization.
Deadlines
Letters may be submitted at any time during the year.
Restrictions
All letters are first reviewed to determine if they fall within the foundation's program guidlines. Those that do not are immediately declined. Letters that are within the guidelines are then reviewed to determine the priority of the proposed activity within the foundation's goals and the impact of the likely results of the activities.
Contact
Kimberly Jo Butts ML Mgmt
888 7th Ave Fl 4
New York, NY 10106
(212) 333-5500
Form and materials
Submit letter of inquiry, organization will notify applicant if applicant is being invited to the next level of consideration. Applicants who have not received funding from the organization in the past and applicants who haven't received funding in the last 5 years should complete a proposal. Letter of inquiry should include the following:a brief statement of the issues to be addressed, the history and goals of your organization, and your organization's involvement with these issues. A brief summary of the activities of the organization for which you are requesting support, including an outline of your objectives, and anticipated outcomes and implications.the approximate starting date and duration that the funding will cover. The total amount of funding needed, the amount requested from the foundation, and the information about other sources of support, both assured and requested. Contact information for the organization and EIN for the organization.
Deadlines
Letters may be submitted at any time during the year.
Restrictions
All letters are first reviewed to determine if they fall within the foundation's program guidlines. Those that do not are immediately declined. Letters that are within the guidelines are then reviewed to determine the priority of the proposed activity within the foundation's goals and the impact of the likely results of the activities. Full proposals will be accepted by invitation only.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,096,792

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,811,735

  • Tax year 2023

    $660,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,284,465

  • Tax year 2022

    $100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,204,623

  • Tax year 2021

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,245,799

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,248,183

  • Tax year 2019

    $242,020

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,263,611

  • Tax year 2018

    $122,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,239,538

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Game Changers FoundationSacramento, CA

    Providing supportive services to individuals impacted by poverty. Our primary mission is to combat hunger, unemployment and the housing crisis for displaced women, children, men and retired veterans.

    $2,350,000
  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA

    To tackle critical questions about our ocean planet, with practical applications for human lives and livelihoods. Our innovations in science and engineering fuel sustainable economic growth, safeguard coastal communities and marine resources, and strengthen american leadership in ocean science.

    $410,500
  3. Virgin Unite USA IncLondon, United Kingdom

    Virgin unite was founded in 2004 as the non-profit foundation of the virgin group, to unite people and entrepreneurial ideas to create opportunities for a better world. Since launch, together with some great partners, virgin unite has inspired and incubated a number of wonderful collaborations like the elders, ocean unite (now orraa), carbon war room (now merged with rmi), the b team, caribbean climate smart accelerator, unite bvi, 100% human at work and the branson centre for entrepreneurship which have spurred much-needed change in the world. We continue to catalyse radical collaboration to challenge the unacceptable as we work for a world where all the planet and all people thrive.

    $100,000
  4. Support and Feed IncLos Angeles, CA

    Support+feed combats the climate crisis and food insecurity by working toward a global shift to an equitable plant-based food system.

    $100,000
  5. Center for Ecological ConsciousnessOlympia, WA

    The center for ecological consciousness (cec) is conceived to bring scientists, educators, artists, and students together from different disciplines whose intersections of skills and studies can help create new solutions to our agricultural and ecological challenges. The cec supports initiatives that help us become more civil, responsible citizens of earth, and create patterns that improve the quality of life for our descendants.

    $60,000
  6. Indigenous Language InstituteSanta Cruz, NM

    To revitalize native languages as the small population of elder spearkers is rapidly declining. Ili's guiding philosophy is to assist communities to create speakers of the endangered languages that are used in daily life by all generations.

    $50,000
  7. Asia InitiativesNew York, NY

    To leverage the power of social capital to promote healthcare, education, improve livelihoods, and sustainable development, striving to bring positive change in the quality of life of people in under-served communities.with a particular focus on women, girls and their families, our initiatives utilize transformative methodologies and technologies to empower people to realize their full potential, and become key stakeholders of their own success.

    $15,000
  8. Royal Canadian Geographical SocietyOttowa, Canada

    Support canadian geographical expeditions and provide grants and scholarships for cutting-edge geographical research.

    $11,292

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $2,400,00095% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,0004% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $2,450,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $410,500
  3. Washington1 grant $60,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $50,000
  5. New York1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James F CameronPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paul ZukowskySECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

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