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Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc

Preselected recipients only Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 873965276

Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $182,041 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $16,151 and the largest $41,878. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $492,502 the year before.

83% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$470,462
2024$492,5029$369,305
2025$182,0419$105,327

How to apply

Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$59,212
Connecticut1$41,878
Utah1$22,500
Nebraska1$16,151
Florida2$15,553
California1$13,729
North Carolina1$13,018

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gideon Mendel Photography LTD
Greenwich, CT
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$41,878
Individual
NY
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$40,972
Elliot Ross Studio Inc
Boulder, UT
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$22,500
Uplift Productions
Ghent, NY
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$18,240
Individual
NE
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$16,151
Cut and Cue
Topanga, CA
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$13,729
Cornell Watson Photography
Durham, NC
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$13,018
Rose Marie Cromwell Photography LLC
Miami, FL
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$10,000
Individual
FL
To increase public awareness of climate injustice$5,553

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc give?

$182,041 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $16,151.

Who runs Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Mandel (Chair), Dominique Browning (President, Sec, Treas) and Carmina Roth (Assist. TREAS1).

What does Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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