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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-0405684

Vayner Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $175,500 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

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

    $175,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $912,587
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,045,945
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,751

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Charity WaterFranklin, TN

    To support clean water projects.

    $98,000
  2. Pencils of PromiseNew York, NY

    To support educational programs for studends in ghana, guatemala, and laos.

    $69,000
  3. Griffin Bridges ProgramWest Orange, NJ

    To support financially limited, academically talented students.

    $5,000
  4. New Jersey Seeds DBA Seeds - Access Changes EverythingNewark, NJ

    To support seeds' program

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $98,00059% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $69,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee1 grant $98,000
  2. New York1 grant $69,000
  3. New Jersey2 grants $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gary VaynerchukPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mona ZohrehvandVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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