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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-7142941

The Comis Foundation 2423-00-48

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 52 grants and $2.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,725,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $20,199,456

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,134,790

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $20,411,575

  • Tax year 2022

    $582,970

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,751,862

  • Tax year 2021

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,060,796

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $865,341

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $823,908

Grants paid in 2024

52 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of the Children - National OfficePortland, OR

    Buffalo circle fund

    $100,000
  2. Friends of the Children - SF Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  3. Impact on EducationLouisville, CO

    Increase access to

    $100,000
  4. Friends of the Children - SF Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    Youth empowerment program

    $100,000
  5. Kings Against Violence Initiative IncBrooklyn, NY

    Enhance program

    $80,000
  6. Boulder Day Nursery AssociationBoulder, CO

    General support grant

    $75,000
  7. New York University Grossman School of MedicineBoston, MA

    Support for the parent

    $75,000
  8. Communities in Schools IncArlington, VA

    Surround students with

    $75,000
  9. ETM-Colorado IncDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $75,000
  10. 318 Foundation IncGaithersburg, MD

    General operating support

    $75,000
  11. Community Education Network It Takes a Village Family of SchoolsChicago, IL

    Support for grown your own

    $75,000
  12. First GraduateSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  13. Immigrant Family Services Institute IncMattapan, MA

    Child enrichment and youth

    $75,000
  14. Mindful Life ProjectRichmond, CA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  15. Music Will IncCovina, CA

    Support for digital

    $75,000
  16. National Black Womens Justice InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    Support to form a youth

    $75,000
  17. Peninsula Family ServiceSan Mateo, CA

    Enhance STEM programming

    $75,000
  18. The Family Center - La FamiliaFort Collins, CO

    Support for el nidito

    $75,000
  19. UpowerSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  20. Childrens Literacy InitiativePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  21. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General support of new

    $60,000
  22. Denver City LaxDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $60,000
  23. Bay Area Music ProjectAlameda, CA

    Expand established music

    $50,000
  24. Jewish Family & Children's ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Support for the early

    $50,000
  25. Parent PossibleDenver, CO

    Hippy program - americorps

    $50,000
  26. LC and Lillie Cox Haven of HopeSan Ramon, CA

    After school physical

    $50,000
  27. Parent PossibleDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  28. Peter Westbrook Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Olympians in life academic

    $50,000
  29. Philadelphia Community Empowerment Through SoccerPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  30. Science & Entrepreneurship ExchangeChicago, IL

    Design and delivery of

    $50,000
  31. Young Masterminds InitiativeAurora, CO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  32. We Care Services for ChildrenConcord, CA

    Preschool consultation

    $40,000
  33. Enriching Lives through MusicSan Rafael, CA

    General operating support

    $40,000
  34. Sistema UtahWest Valley City, UT

    General operating support

    $40,000
  35. The Family Center - La FamiliaFort Collins, CO

    Early childhood education

    $36,000
  36. I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder CountyBoulder, CO

    General operating support

    $35,000
  37. California Dance InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $34,500
  38. The American Mural ProjectWinsted, CT

    Support to expand

    $30,000
  39. Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJ

    Fund newly-created position

    $30,000
  40. Root to Rise IncMadison, WI

    General operating support

    $30,000
  41. CentroNiaWashington, DC

    3 year study to provide

    $25,000
  42. Child Care Aware of AmericaArlington, VA

    General funds to advance

    $25,000
  43. Chapter 510 InkOakland, CA

    Writing and podcasting

    $25,000
  44. Early Excellence ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Margaret washington

    $25,000
  45. Scopa Has A Dream IncHealdsburg, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  46. The Complete Player Charity LtdGlen Burnie, MD

    General operating support

    $25,000
  47. Friends of the Children - SF Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    Provide stable funding for

    $20,000
  48. Above the CloudsMilwaukee, WI

    General operating support

    $20,000
  49. Harmony Project Bay Area IncOakland, CA

    Program administration,

    $15,000
  50. Black Girls Do Engineer CorporationWebster, TX

    General operating support

    $15,000
  51. Greater Denver CaresDenver, CO

    Support for the baldwin

    $10,000
  52. Crew Life IncNoblesville, IN

    Support for college visits

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services12 grants $611,00030% of the total
  2. Education11 grants $600,00029% of the total
  3. Youth development7 grants $350,00017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture8 grants $349,50017% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $75,0004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $60,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $15,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $849,500
  2. Colorado11 grants $616,000
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $210,000
  4. New York3 grants $205,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $145,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $125,000
  7. Maryland2 grants $100,000
  8. Oregon1 grant $100,000
  9. Virginia2 grants $100,000
  10. Washington1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Anne WalterTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Adam OsteryoungTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Deborah CobbTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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