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Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 136124399

Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $627,500 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $617,500 the year before.

26% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$546,50015$4.8 million
2023$617,50026$4.9 million
2024$627,50019$4.5 million

How to apply

ContactMatthew D'amico
289 Jefferson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306
Phone or email(917) 656-4071, matt.d.1000@icloud.com
What to submitBy letter with printed brochure, if available

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$437,500
New Jersey1$105,000
Minnesota1$30,000
Illinois1$25,000
District of Columbia2$22,500
Georgia1$5,000
Massachusetts1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Read Alliance
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$250,000
The Valerie Fund
Maplewood, NJ
For unrestricted use$105,000
Rattlesnake Playwrights
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$60,000
The Campaign Against Hunger
Brooklyn, NY
For unrestricted use$55,000
Stgeorge Theatre Restoration
Staten Island, NY
For unrestricted use$40,000
International Rescue Committee
Albert Lea, MN
For unrestricted use$30,000
Angelman Syndrome Foundation
Aurora, IL
For unrestricted use$25,000
Ctr for Science in the Public Inter
Washington, DC
For unrestricted use$20,000
Leukemia & Lymphona Society
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$15,000
National Ms Society
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$7,500
Alzheimers Assn of NYC
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$5,000
American Cancer Society
Kennesaw, GA
For unrestricted use$5,000
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
For unrestricted use$2,500
Public Citizen
Washington, DC
For unrestricted use$2,500
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$1,000
Ice Theatre of New York Inc
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$1,000
Planned Parenthood
Brooklyn, NY
For unrestricted use$1,000
Ronald McDonald House Ny
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$1,000
St Jude Childrens RH
New York, NY
For unrestricted use$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation give?

$627,500 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Matthew D'amico (Trustee).

What does Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation fund?

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

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