Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,017,270 | $3,190,388 | $3,135,559 | $18,684,342 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 61% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIANCE FOR FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK CORPORATIONFLUSHING, NY | ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | $20,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Hecht | PRESIDENT | 0.38 | $0 |
| Keri Santos | VICE PRESIDENT/DIR. OF CORP GIVING | 1.90 | $0 |
| Chris Grenier | SECRETARY | 1.71 | $0 |
| Dan Astolfi | TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $18,684,342 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,089,973 | $2,384,982 | $2,234,060 | $16,928,371 | $16,928,371 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $19,491,329 | $763,938 | $752,942 | $19,655,882 | $19,653,874 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $288,938 | $389,869 | $385,725 | $2,240,332 | $2,238,324 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $240,318 | $180,616 | $178,734 | $2,291,493 | $2,291,493 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $339,478 | $439,086 | $436,617 | $2,231,791 | $2,231,791 |
| CITY PARKS FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NY |
| PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS |
| $20,000 |
| 2024 |
| BETTER COMMUNITY HOUSING OF TRENTONTRENTON, NJ | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2020 |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATIONNEW YORK, NY | LISC NY 2024 BIG APPLE AWARDS GALA | $20,000 | 2024 |
| BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE INCBRONX, NY | ENGAGING THE BRONX COMMUNITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | $20,000 | 2024 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | NYC COMMUNITY SCHOOLYARDS IN BROOKLYN | $20,000 | 2024 |
| ELIJAH'S PROMISEMatched to this organization because 13 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | ELIJAH'S PROMISE CULINARY SCHOOL | $16,500 | 2024 |
| ELIJAH'S PROMISEMatched to this organization because 13 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | ELIJAHS PROMISE CULINARY SCHOOL WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM | $16,500 | 2023 |
| WINGS FOR GROWTHBRIDGEWATER, NJ | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | $15,000 | 2022 |
| LIFESTYLES FOR THE DISABLED INCSTATEN ISLAND, NY | RENOVATION OF BUILDING 15 WILLOWBROOK CAMPUS | $15,000 | 2023 |
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY INCPENNSAUKEN, NJ | YOUTH NUTRITION OUTREACHTRAINING (YNOT) 2024 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY INCPENNSAUKEN, NJ | YOUTH NUTRITION OUTREACH TRAINING (YNOT) PROGRAM | $15,000 | 2023 |
| WINGS FOR GROWTHBRIDGEWATER, NJ | PROGRAM OR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2022 |
| THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONTRENTON, NJ | GENERAL PURPOSE | $15,000 | 2021 |
| THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONTRENTON, NJ | GENERAL PURPOSE | $15,000 | 2021 |
| CHOOSE NEW JERSEY INCNEWARK, NJ | GENERAL PURPOSE | $12,500 | 2021 |
| PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSEMILLBURN, NJ | 2023 RISING STAR AWARDS & SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAMS | $12,500 | 2023 |
| CHOOSE NEW JERSEY INCNEWARK, NJ | GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,500 | 2020 |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDRENBRONX, NY | THE BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN (TBCSC) TECH CONNECT | $12,500 | 2023 |
| CHURCH OF ST GREGORY THE GREATHAMILTON SQUARE, NJ | ST. GREGORY THE GREAT 42 1/2 ANNUAL FAMILY CARNIVAL | $12,500 | 2022 |
| PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSEMILLBURN, NJ | 2024 RISING STAR AWARDS | $12,500 | 2024 |
| HAMILTON AREA YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONHAMILTON, NJ | HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS 2019-2021 | $11,250 | 2023 |
| HAMILTON AREA YMCAMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.HAMILTON, NJ | GENERAL PURPOSE | $11,250 | 2021 |
| HAMILTON AREA YMCAMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.HAMILTON, NJ | GENERAL PURPOSE | $11,250 | 2021 |
| HAMILTON AREA YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONHAMILTON, NJ | PROGRAM OR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $11,250 | 2022 |
| 0.25 |
| $0 |
| Reza Aghamirzadeh | MEMBER | 0.21 | $0 |
| Nuno Dos Santos | MEMBER | 0.15 | $0 |
| Susan Lamonica | MEMBER | 0.21 | $0 |
| Domenick Cama | MEMBER | 0.21 | $0 |
| Kevin Cummings | MEMBER | 0.21 | $0 |
| Rebecca O'Connell | MEMBER | 0.21 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413129349100831
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313189349101526
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202212909349100716
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103429349101310
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033219349104808
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.