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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1858609

Gaea Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fairfax, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $70,000 paid in grants.

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.

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 2025

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,617,016
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,598,618
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,607,363
  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,648,069
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,795,941
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,713,710
  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,703,833

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CulturehubNew York, NY

    To advance the work of artists experimenting with emerging technologies in search of new artistic forms.

    $20,000
  2. The Drift Magazine FoundationNew York, NY

    To introduce new work and new ideas by young writers.

    $20,000
  3. N1 FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    To promote work of new and diverse writers.

    $10,000
  4. Center for Performance Research IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support artists in development of new work.

    $10,000
  5. Triskelion Arts-Kick-Standance IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support emerging artists in the performing arts.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $50,00071% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $70,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gaylord NeelyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maxwell Neely-CohenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allida BlackSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Echo HopkinsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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