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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 36-4868687Crime and legal aid

Who funds NYC Books Through Bars Inc?

6 private foundations gave NYC Books Through Bars Inc in Brooklyn, NY $32,330 across 22 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

22 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  2. Wayne W Dyer FoundationBoca Raton, FL 2025

    General Operating

    $1,200
  3. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  4. Sonya Staff Foundation IncLake Success, NY 2023

    Funding for prison education resources.

    $8,000
  5. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $27
  7. Sonya Staff Foundation IncLake Success, NY 2022

    Funding for prison education resources.

    $4,000
  8. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2022

    Mip payout for 01/27/2022

    $100
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $43
  11. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  12. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2021

    Mip payout for 01/12/21

    $50
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $29
  14. Sonya Staff Foundation IncLake Success, NY 2020

    Charity

    $2,500
  15. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  16. Uncle Larrys FundBoca Grande, FL 2020

    To provide books for those behind bars.

    $200
  17. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Mip payout for 01/14/20

    $157
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $24
  19. Sonya Staff Foundation IncLake Success, NY 2019

    Charity

    $4,000
  20. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  21. Sonya Staff Foundation IncLake Success, NY 2018

    Charity

    $5,000
  22. The Robert M Schiffman Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Brooklyn, NY and are not among NYC Books Through Bars Inc’s funders above.

  1. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY 26 grants Accepts applications $2,467,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 87 grants Accepts applications $11,901,167 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 24 grants Preselected only $23,420 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 11 grants Preselected only $2,989 to similar organizations
  5. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 22 grants Preselected only $3,663,000 to similar organizations
  6. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 25 grants Accepts applications $2,190,825 to similar organizations
  7. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 37 grants Accepts applications $354,758 to similar organizations
  8. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 12 grants Accepts applications $3,600,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4868687 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.