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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-4016072

The Promethean Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $499,000 paid in grants.

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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $499,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,523,883
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,513,713
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,123,413

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ

    Unrestricted general

    $300,000
  2. GreenfaithNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $170,000
  3. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  4. Barking Back Animal RescueWurtsboro, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  5. Mane StreamOldwick, NJ

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  6. Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  7. The Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $472,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey3 grants $304,000
  2. New York3 grants $175,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ashleigh PalmerPRESIDENT, TREASURER, TRUSTEE Hours 9Pay $0
  • Julie PalmerVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam PalmerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Willow PalmerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jazmin PalmerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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