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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 65-0994249

The Ark Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Parkland, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $370,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jay Serbin
11828 Fortress Run
Parkland, FL 33076
(954) 821-3438
Form and materials
Foundation no longer taking charitable requests as all funds have been disbursed during liquidation.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No further awards will be issued due to termination.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $370,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $469,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $915,130

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $706,421

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $762,079

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $789,520

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $689,329

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $629,157

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    General

    $150,000
  2. ASPCANew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  3. Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    General

    $50,000
  4. Humane Society of Greater MiamiN Miami Beach, FL

    General

    $50,000
  5. Florida Himane SocietyPompano Beach, FL

    General

    $25,000
  6. Tri County Animal RescueBoca Raton, FL

    General

    $25,000
  7. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    General

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals4 grants $170,00053% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $150,00047% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $150,000
  2. Florida3 grants $100,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  4. New York1 grant $50,000
  5. Utah1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jay SerbinPRES DIR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Bruce SerbinV. PRES DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carol SerbinSEC. DIR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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