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Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Brooklyn, New York · EIN 226063700

Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,895 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $7,448 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $3,750 the year before.

50% 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
2022$13,7253$351,055
2023$6,1802$393,094
2024$3,7501$476,466
2025$14,8952$560,833

How to apply

ContactMatthew Thomases
135 Eastern Pkwy Apt 16A, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6097
Phone or email(917) 612-3912, mattthomases41@gmail.com
What to submitLetters describing need, intended use of grant and information establishing IRS nonprofit status.
DeadlinesLetters are accepted at any time. Approval rejection or information request usually sent in 3 months
RestrictionsNo specific restrictions. Awards are made to organized charities and educational institutions.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$10,000
New York1$4,895

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Israel Fund
Washington, DC
Human rights$10,000
Isaacs Center Scholarship Fund
New York, NY
Education$4,895

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Letters are accepted at any time. Approval rejection or information request usually sent in 3 months.

How much does Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc give?

$14,895 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $7,448.

Who runs Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Matthew Thomases (Trustee).

What does Florence and Fred Thomases Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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