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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2926494

Cause for the Cuse Inc

A private foundation in Syracuse, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $17,400 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $41,415

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,580

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $51,957

  • Tax year 2023

    $200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $44,439

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,520

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $51,830

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,526

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mary Nelson Youth CenterSyracuse, NY

    Youth development

    $10,000
  2. Most FoundationSyracuse, NY

    Youth development

    $5,000
  3. Central New York Jazz Arts Foundation IncSyracuse, NY

    To provide scholarships for summer jazz workshop 2025

    $2,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,400100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $17,400

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Maclaren CummingsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dan HeilDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nolan WigintonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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