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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-7158747

Syncopation Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $737,640 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $737,640

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $16,266,454
  • Tax year 2023

    $595,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,831,714
  • Tax year 2022

    $492,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,859,606
  • Tax year 2021

    $455,775

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,262,486
  • Tax year 2020

    $209,691

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,202,956
  • Tax year 2019

    $135,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,670,845

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $370,000
  2. America Israel Democracy CoalitionWynnewood, PA

    General use

    $100,000
  3. The American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    General use

    $100,000
  4. Hospital for Special Surgery Fund IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $50,000
  5. American Friends of Libi IncBrighton, MA

    General use

    $30,000
  6. Saint Ann's SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    General use

    $25,000
  7. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $20,000
  8. GO2 Foundation for Lung CancerWashington, DC

    General use

    $10,000
  9. Tess Majors FoundationNashville, TN

    General use

    $10,000
  10. American Support for Israel IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,600
  11. Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  12. Jerome Lohez September 11th Scholarship FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  13. Math-M-Addicts New York IncNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  14. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General use

    $2,040

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $470,00076% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $60,00010% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $50,0008% of the total
  4. Education4 grants $42,0407% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $465,600
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $130,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  6. California1 grant $2,040

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David ShainokTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Diana D WuTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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