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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-7041724

Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983

A private foundation in Fort Mill, SC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $788,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $788,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $18,866,287

  • Tax year 2023

    $733,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $18,142,725

  • Tax year 2022

    $594,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $19,220,595

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $19,011,522

  • Tax year 2020

    $54,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,005,082

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $929,879

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eastman School of Music University of RochesterRochester, NY

    General purpose

    $166,000
  2. Greater Los Angeles Zoo AssociationGlendale, CA

    General support

    $90,000
  3. Make Life Skate LifeRidgway, CO

    General support

    $80,000
  4. Kaufman Music CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Grammy Museum FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Mana MaoliHonolulu, HI

    General purpose

    $50,000
  7. Herbie Hancock Institute of JazzWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  8. Smithsonian Master Jazz OrchestraWashington, DC

    General support

    $40,000
  9. Ordinary Hero FoundationBrentwood, TN

    General support

    $40,000
  10. American Battlefield TrustWashington, DC

    General support

    $40,000
  11. Musicares FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General financial support

    $30,000
  12. Kahakukahi FoundationLahaina, HI

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource CtrWailuku, HI

    Financial support

    $20,000
  14. One Love SkateKula, HI

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Nashville Jazz WorkshopNashville, TN

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Attleboro Arts MuseumAttleboro, MA

    To fund music at all the

    $6,000
  17. St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General financial support

    $5,000
  18. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    For DR tagliati research

    $5,000
  19. Childrens Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General financial support

    $5,000
  20. Paia Youth Council IncPaia, HI

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Attleboro Scholarship FoundationAttleboro, MA

    Annual scholarship for

    $3,000
  22. Attleboro Music Parents AssociationAttleboro, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  23. Meals on WheelsArlington, VA

    General financial support

    $3,000
  24. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General financial support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $230,00044% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $90,00017% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $80,00015% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $56,00011% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $42,0008% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $10,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $216,000
  2. California5 grants $180,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $130,000
  4. Hawaii5 grants $110,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $80,000
  6. Tennessee3 grants $55,000
  7. Massachusetts3 grants $12,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $3,000
  9. Kansas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • The Private Trust Company NACO-TRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $59,639

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