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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4667713

Distracted Globe Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 69 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,181,100

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $17,417,158

  • Tax year 2024

    $538,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $26,163

  • Tax year 2023

    $470,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $378,102

  • Tax year 2022

    $447,578

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $507,423

  • Tax year 2021

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $566,988

  • Tax year 2020

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $923,042

Grants paid in 2025

69 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Artequity CommunityPasadena, CA

    General support

    $153,000
  2. Zaccho S FWashington, DC

    General support

    $120,000
  3. Safe Space Pictures FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    Close up initiative

    $100,000
  4. 52nd Street Project IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  5. Deep Medicine CircleSan Gregorio, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Elephant CirclePalisade, CO

    Thriving birth worker's of north carolina

    $40,500
  7. Notch Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  8. PowercorpsphlPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $30,000
  9. Teach with AfricaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $30,000
  10. Under the Radar Festival IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  11. Woolly Mammoth Theatre CoWashington, DC

    General support

    $30,000
  12. Barenboim-Said Foundation USANew York, NY

    Barenboim-said center for music in ramallah

    $20,000
  13. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    For: mahabharata screening

    $20,000
  14. Clubbed Thumb IncNew York, NY

    Stillwright writer's retreat led by erik ehn

    $20,000
  15. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNew York, NY

    La mama umbria

    $20,000
  16. Perseverance Theatre IncorporatedDouglas, AK

    For black alaskan art matters and consortium of asian american theaters and artists

    $20,000
  17. Public TrustPhiladelphia, PA

    Black spatial relics regranting for the conjure fund 2025/2026 cohort

    $20,000
  18. Freshgrass Public FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Haus of codec emergency shelter

    $15,000
  19. Mabou Mines Development Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  20. New York Theatre Workshop IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  21. One Art Community CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Sacred seeds

    $15,000
  22. Orfeo Ensemble IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  23. American Conservatory Theatre FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Bold access program

    $10,000
  24. Brazil FoundationNew York, NY

    For: instituto augusto boal fund

    $10,000
  25. Bread & Puppet Theatre IncGlover, VT

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Chapel & York US Foundation IncNew York, NY

    This grant is for : good chance theatre

    $10,000
  28. Clubbed Thumb IncNew York, NY

    Director's fellowship program

    $10,000
  29. Double Edge Theatre Productions IncorporatedAshfield, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  31. Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art LTDNew York, NY

    For upor/london's lessons in resistance project

    $10,000
  32. International Theatre Development IncBaltimore, MD

    For : malpaso dance company of cuba

    $10,000
  33. Judson Memorial Church IncNew York, NY

    For: la mama umbria

    $10,000
  34. New Dramatists IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  35. New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  36. Painted Bride Art Center IncPhiladelphia, PA

    The colored girls museum

    $10,000
  37. Pick Up Performance Company IncNew York, NY

    For: the LGBTQ+ artists archive

    $10,000
  38. Producer Hub IncNew York, NJ

    For: the whole of time

    $10,000
  39. Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy Inc DBA Park Avenue ArmoryNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  40. Signature Theatre Company IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  41. Space on the Farm IncNew York, NY

    For: family residency at colorado lodge

    $10,000
  42. The Graduate Center Foundation IncNew York, NY

    For : the down to earth festival @ the segal theater center

    $10,000
  43. Theatre Communications Group IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  44. Tibet FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  45. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    La fires

    $10,000
  46. Raft Foundation IncAlbany, NY

    Solidarity festival, theater workers for a ceasefire

    $7,500
  47. Arteeast IncBrooklyn, NY

    Action for hope

    $5,000
  48. Bolinas MuseumBolinas, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Canady Foundation for the ArtsWashington, DC

    Ashe fund

    $5,000
  50. Food Research & Action Center IncWashington, DC

    Women, infants and children program

    $5,000
  51. Joyce Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  52. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  53. Lama Yeshe Wisdom ArchiveLincoln, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  54. Noor TheatreNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  55. San Francisco Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  56. Sheared IncLouisville, KY

    For:the knock shadow

    $5,000
  57. The Center for Understanding in ConflictSanta Rosa, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  58. Transit BooksBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  59. Fractured Atlas IncHartsdale, NY

    William kentridge : center for less good ideas

    $4,100
  60. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  61. The Performance Zone IncNew York, NY

    For: new roots at walhalla farm

    $2,500
  62. About Face Theatre CollectiveChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  63. Theatre of the Oppressed NYCNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  64. Wilbury Theatre GroupProvidence, RI

    General support

    $1,000
  65. Downcity DesignProvidence, RI

    Downcity design / teen design programs

    $500
  66. Haus of CodecProvidence, RI

    General support

    $500
  67. One Square WorldBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  68. Providence EyeProvidence, RI

    General support

    $500
  69. Refugee Development Center IncLansing, MI

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture37 grants $704,50074% of the total
  2. International aid4 grants $60,0006% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,0005% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $40,5004% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $30,0003% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $18,0002% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $46,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York34 grants $433,100
  2. California10 grants $378,000
  3. District of Columbia5 grants $170,000
  4. Pennsylvania4 grants $75,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $40,500
  6. Alaska1 grant $20,000
  7. Massachusetts3 grants $15,500
  8. Illinois2 grants $11,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wendy Vanden HeuvelPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 6Pay $0
  • Philippe GoldinVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Etta Brandman EsqSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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