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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 47-4587281

Lens on Life Project

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 2 grants and $41,345 paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,345

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $62,274

Grants paid in 2020

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camme-UsaBlue Lake, CA

    Congolese youth photo training

    $40,474
  2. Questscope LTDMinneapolis, MN

    Jordan youth center photo training

    $871

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $41,345100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $40,474
  2. Minnesota1 grant $871

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dennis PowersPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jack PowersSecretary Hours 14Pay $0
  • Sam PowersTreasurer Hours 14Pay $0
  • Andrew VahabTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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