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Ponagansett Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Harrison, New York · EIN 237179101

Ponagansett Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Harrison, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $355,635 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $120,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

Ponagansett 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 Ponagansett Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$261,100
Iowa2$20,725
Oklahoma1$18,500
Tennessee1$18,500
Oregon1$10,000
Maryland4$8,200
New Jersey4$8,010
Arkansas1$5,000
Kansas2$2,600
Illinois1$2,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
La Salle Academy
New Yok, NY
General support$120,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General support$102,500
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
Des Moines, IA
General support$18,725
Folds of Honor
Tulsa, OK
General support$18,500
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General support$18,500
Saint John's Society
Corvallis, OR
General support$10,000
Sje Olmc Church
White Plains, NY
General support$8,500
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, AR
General support$5,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Our Lady of Bethesda
Bethesda, MD
General support$5,000
Operation Canasta Inc
Kensington, MD
General support$3,000
St Therese of Lisieux Church
Cresskill, NJ
General support$2,510
Meals on Wheels North Jersey
Westwood, NJ
General support$2,500
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
General support$2,500
GW Catholics
Chicago, IL
General support$2,000
Our Lady of Victories
Davenport, IA
General support$2,000
Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Inc
Closter, NJ
General support$1,500
Closter Volunteer Fire Department
Closter, NJ
General support$1,500
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Clarksburg, MD
General support$100
American Cancer Society
Kennesaw, GA
General support$100
American Heart Association
Phoenix, AZ
General support$100
American Lung Association
Albert Lea, MN
General support$100
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
General support$100
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
General support$100
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Puttsfield, MA
General support$100
Macular Degeneration Research
Clarksburg, MD
General support$100
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
General support$100
March of Dimes
White Plains, NY
General support$100
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Phoenix, AZ
General support$100
National Wildlife Federation
Merrifield, VA
General support$100
Uso
Washington, DC
General support$100
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Topeka, KS
General support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ponagansett Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ponagansett Foundation Inc give?

$355,635 in tax year 2023, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Ponagansett Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Mary B Shea (Trustee, President, & Asst. Treasurer), Brian K Green (Trustee & Asst. Secretary), Mary Ellen Leyden (Trustee. Secretary & Treasurer) and Eileen Caroline Dolan (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ponagansett Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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