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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-2520473

The Trunk Is Up Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $252,500 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $252,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,337,185

  • Tax year 2023

    $161,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,910,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,924,775

  • Tax year 2021

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,908,593

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,145,486

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $145,000
  2. Ozuah Family FoundationNew Providnce, NJ

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Animal NationSouth Salem, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  5. ShatterproofNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $15,000
  6. Transgender Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,500
  8. Camp Fire Conservation Fund IncMillwood, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  9. King SchoolStamford, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Grant to Private Foundation Not Treated as A Qualifying DistributionChestnut, NY

    General support

    -$50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $195,00085% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $25,00011% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $145,000
  2. New York7 grants $82,500
  3. Connecticut2 grants $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Caroline ManocherianPRES/TREAS. AS REQ'D Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Keith HamlinVICE-PRES/SEC'Y AS REQ'D Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • John F ManocherianVICE-PRES. AS REQ'D Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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