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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-5468114

The Metta Giving Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $37,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $33,139

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $51,670

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $78,832

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $172,913

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $278,358

  • Tax year 2020

    $94,163

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $363,722

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $445,697

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Abby Kelley Foster House IncWorcester, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,000
  2. Terra Firma Rainwater CollectiveCarbondale, CO

    General & unrestricted

    $15,000
  3. University of Nevada Reno FoundationReno, NV

    Dean's Future Scholars Fund - General Fund

    $3,000
  4. River Center of New Castle IncNew Castle, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $16,00043% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $15,00041% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,0008% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $3,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $18,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $16,000
  3. Nevada1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ann KnightDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip PaulVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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