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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-3757218

Dune Road Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $8.7 million paid in grants.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $8,730,566

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $132,240,933
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,550,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $50,121,853
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,135,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $35,648,841
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,800,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $33,946,772

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,025,000
  2. Medecins Sans Frontiers USANew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000,000
  3. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $700,000
  4. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    General purpose

    $700,000
  5. Gods Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $700,000
  6. Lost Tree VillageNorth Palm Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $700,000
  7. Cristo Rey NY High SchoolNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $530,000
  8. Graham WindhamBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose

    $500,000
  9. Under 21 Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500,000
  10. Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $400,000
  11. School of Hope FoundationChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $400,000
  12. Freedom ReadsHamden, CT

    General purpose

    $250,500
  13. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General purpose

    $250,000
  14. Commonwealth Retreat CenterBolinas, CA

    General purpose

    $250,000
  15. Harlem Childrens ZoneNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $250,000
  16. St Marys Health WagonWise, VA

    General purpose

    $250,000
  17. Church of St Paul the Apostle NYCNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100,000
  18. Roads to SuccessNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $50,000
  19. Shining Hope for CommunityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,045
  20. Chess in the SchoolsNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  21. Jesuit Refugee Service USAWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $25,000
  22. American Association of Caregiving YouthBoca Raton, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  23. Springboard to OpportunitiesJackson, MS

    General purpose

    $25,000
  24. Farmers MerchantsTimberville, VA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  25. Hamptons Art CampWater Mill, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  26. From Passthrough EntitiesNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $21

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture3 grants $1,800,00032% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $1,275,00023% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $1,100,50020% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $700,00013% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $400,0007% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $250,0004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $50,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $6,780,066
  2. Florida2 grants $725,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $400,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $275,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $250,500
  6. California1 grant $250,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  8. Mississippi1 grant $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.

  • Nancy S CalcagniniDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Susan C FrunziDIRECTOR & SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Eric B PropperDIRECTOR & TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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