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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-0571259

Tau Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $149,500 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $149,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $599,495

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $661,193

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $675,593

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $664,586

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $718,208

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $760,263

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $755,929

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto IncWhippany, NJ

    Charitable

    $92,000
  2. IndspireToronto, Canada

    Charitable

    $25,000
  3. The Stop Community Food CentreToronto, Canada

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. First Narayever CongregationToronto, Canada

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Ve'ahavtaNorth York, Canada

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Paul Penna Downtown JewishToronto, Canada

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. The Piatigorsky FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. The Jewish Federation of GreaterCharlotte, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Homes FirstLacey, WA

    Charitable

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $92,00092% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $92,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. New York1 grant $5,000
  4. Washington1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joram PiatigorskyPRESIDENT,TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lona PiatigorskyCHAIRMAN,ASST SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anton J PiatigorskyVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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