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CDVSJ Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 453846013

CDVSJ Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $579,700 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $180,000. 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 $564,600 the year before.

14% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$564,60013$2.9 million
2024$579,70014$2.4 million

How to apply

CDVSJ Foundation 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 CDVSJ Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$208,500
New York3$197,000
Illinois3$75,200
New Hampshire1$50,000
Pennsylvania2$45,000
Missouri1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$180,000
Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$90,000
Castilleja School
Palo Alto, CA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$73,500
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$50,000
Loyola Academy
Wilmette, IL
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$45,200
St Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$40,000
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$30,000
Evans Scholars Foundation
Golf, IL
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$20,000
Horace Mann School
New York, NY
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$15,000
San Francisco Glens
San Francisco, CA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$15,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Chicago, IL
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$10,000
Archbishop Ryan High School
Philadelphia, PA
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$5,000
Washington University of St Louis
St Louis, MO
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$4,000
Ny Maironis Lithuanian School
Ridgewood, NY
To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does CDVSJ Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does CDVSJ Foundation give?

$579,700 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs CDVSJ Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen T Mong (President), Viola Meehan (Secretary), Cynthia Sun (Director) and David Mong (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does CDVSJ Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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