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Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Amherst, Massachusetts · EIN 200510180

Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Amherst, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $5,350 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $450 and the largest $850. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $3,750 the year before.

58% of its 2024 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$3,7507$78,766
2024$5,35012$82,073

How to apply

Puffer Garnier Family Foundation 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 Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts11$4,500
Wisconsin1$850

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Liberian Assistance Program Inc
Madison, WI
To help fund the charity in their efforts$850
Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$700
Hospice for the Fisher Home
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$700
Amherst Historical Society & Museum
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$500
Safe Passage
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$500
Survival Center
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$500
St Brigid Catholic Church
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$400
Amherst Cinema
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$300
Amherst Senior Center
Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$300
Kestrel Land Trust
Amherst, MA
To help fund the chartiy in their efforts$300
District One Neighorhood Association
North Amherst, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$200
St Judes Childrens Hospital
Newton, MA
To help fund the charity in their efforts$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc give?

$5,350 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $450.

Who runs Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Barbara P Garnier (President / Director), Eric Garnier (Director), Julian Garnier (Director) and Philippe Garnier (Treasurer / Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Puffer Garnier Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and health.

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