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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-2856772

Finistere Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $1.8 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,772,398

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $31,406,057

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,385,211

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $29,625,853

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,305,375

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $27,269,617

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,161,096

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $31,695,759

  • Tax year 2020

    $665,183

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $29,223,362

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,066,696

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $14,524,975

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Genome CenterNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $600,000
  2. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $500,000
  3. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $282,398
  4. Charities Aid FoundationAlexandria, VA

    Charitable purpose

    $200,000
  5. Association of Marshall ScholarsBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $100,000
  6. EveryorgSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  7. Harvard Science of the Human Past Initiative Discretionary FundCambridge, MA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  8. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  9. Pro Publica IncNew York, NY

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $600,00043% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $510,00036% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $282,39820% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $1,492,398
  2. Virginia1 grant $200,000
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Howard V SontagPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Laura Angel-LalanneDIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Weslie R JanewaySECRETARY Hours 1.5Pay $0

The return

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