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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-0320911

The Elma Foundation (US)

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $2.8 million 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,750,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,524,437

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,239,482

  • Tax year 2023

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,227,767

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $349,960

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Code for America (cfa) Labs IncOakland, CA

    Project support to expand digital products to make government services and benefits simple, and accessible.

    $1,250,000
  2. The Door - A Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NY

    General support for a community-based organization that serves youth ages 12-21 in the areas of health, education, the arts, personal development, and career services.

    $500,000
  3. ThornEl Segundo, CA

    General support for a technology organization seeking to STEM the spread of child sexual abuse material on the internet and arm frontline responders at scale with the technology to rescue children faster.

    $500,000
  4. Alliance for Safety and JusticeOakland, CA

    Project support for scaling safety, a joint venture by the alliance for safety and justice and community based public safety collective to transform u.s. Public safety in five cities through subgrants to resident-led crime prevention programs.

    $400,000
  5. Think of USWashington, DC

    General support for an organization working to transform the country's child welfare and foster care system

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $600,00060% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $400,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $2,150,000
  2. New York1 grant $500,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas McPartlandDIRECTOR & CEO Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robyn CalderDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Meron MakonnenDIRECTOR & SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Simbarashe JairosiTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clive CalderDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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