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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4292739

Four Friends Foundation

A private foundation in Albany, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,226,229

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $35,948,394

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,034,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $37,163,929

  • Tax year 2022

    $553,173

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $38,242,758

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,202,673

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $25,530,699

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,293,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $20,334,550

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,168,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $20,728,560

  • Tax year 2018

    $370,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $18,467,372

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cedars Sinai Women's GuildWest Hollywood, CA

    Unrestricted

    $110,000
  2. Inside Out Literary ArtsDetroit, MI

    Restricted to capacity building

    $104,400
  3. Urban Arts PartnershipNew York, NY

    Capacity building

    $103,200
  4. Willie Mae Rock Camp for GirlsBrooklyn, NY

    Capacity building

    $100,600
  5. L A County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $65,000
  6. Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Brooklyn Conservatory of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  8. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  9. Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy NetworkW Bloomfield, MI

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  10. The Arts Connection IncBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  11. The Noel Pointer FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  12. Upbeat NYC IncBronx, NY

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  13. National Dance InstituteNew York, NY

    Capacity building

    $30,461
  14. ChrysalisLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  15. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  16. Impact Society GlobalNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  17. Mosaic Youth Theatre of DetroitDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  18. Motion Picture & TV FundWoodland Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  19. Peoples Theatre ProjectNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  20. Young People's Chorus of New York CityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  21. Perfect Earth ProjectBridgehampton, NY

    Unrestricted

    $22,000
  22. Art Students League of New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  23. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $19,568
  24. Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundAlbany, NY

    The giving fund

    $18,000
  25. Beam CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Brooklyn Youth ChorusBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  27. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  28. Intempo MusicStamford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. Mind-Builders Creative Art CenterBronx, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  30. Shakespeare in DetroitDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Sphinx OrganizationDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $9,000
  33. Actvf PTANew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Alex House ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. College Access Research & ActionNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Foundation for Advancement of Haitian MidwivesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. Zeno Mountain FarmBristol, VT

    Capacity building

    $3,000
  38. Extreme Kids & CrewBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $235,46161% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $50,00013% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $47,00012% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $14,0004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York26 grants $733,829
  2. California4 grants $230,000
  3. Michigan5 grants $199,400
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert ShayeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Eva ShayeTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Katja ShayeTRUSTEE Hours 30Pay $158,850

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