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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-0170409

Mariposa Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Lee, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 41 grants and $5.2 million 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

    $5,215,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $77,352,879

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,402,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $72,860,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,003,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $71,654,455

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,827,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $71,365,854

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,914,168

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $64,255,597

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,190,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $63,211,331

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,312,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $65,192,590

Grants paid in 2024

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Museum Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $600,000
  2. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $500,000
  3. PropublicaNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $500,000
  4. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250,000
  5. Natural Resources Defense CounNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250,000
  6. Neo PhilanthrophyNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250,000
  7. New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $200,000
  8. Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $200,000
  9. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $150,000
  10. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $150,000
  11. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $150,000
  12. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $130,000
  13. Brady Ctr Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  14. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  15. Center for Educational InnovationNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  16. Center for Humane TechnologySan Francisco, CA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  17. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  18. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  19. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  20. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  21. Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  22. SD FoundationWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  23. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $100,000
  24. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  25. Green City ForceBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  26. Leap - Brooklyn WorkforceBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  27. Queens Public Library FoundationJamaica, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  28. US Funds for UNICEFNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $75,000
  29. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  30. Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  31. Climate and Clean Energy FundWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  32. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  33. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  34. Superhumans UkraineHamilton Township, NJ

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  35. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $50,000
  36. Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $15,000
  37. Brooklyn Community FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  38. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  39. Gramercy Park Block AssociationNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  40. New York Hall of ScienceCorona, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  41. Garden of Dreams FoundationNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $400,00018% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $265,00012% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $250,00011% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $250,00011% of the total
  5. Education4 grants $235,00011% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $230,00011% of the total
  7. 6 other causes9 grants $560,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York31 grants $4,285,000
  2. District of Columbia7 grants $680,000
  3. California1 grant $100,000
  4. Rhode Island1 grant $100,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lewis W BernardCHAIRMAN Hours 15Pay $0
  • Jill V BernardVP/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Claire BernardPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $0
  • Adam T BernardTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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