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The Platt Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Winstonsalem, North Carolina · EIN 521102776

The Platt Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Winstonsalem, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $12,000. 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 $22,400 the year before.

40% 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
2022$10,0002$448,742
2023$22,4005$573,616
2024$40,0005$552,811

How to apply

The Platt 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina2$20,000
Colorado1$12,000
New Jersey1$5,000
Connecticut1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emergency RV
Denver, CO
Unrestricted$12,000
YMCA of the Triangle
Raleigh, NC
Unrestricted$10,000
Table Ministries
Carrboro, NC
Unrestricted$10,000
Hope Loves Company Inc
Pennington, NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Education and Hope
Norwalk, CT
Unrestricted$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Platt Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Platt Foundation Inc give?

$40,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Platt Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary Platt Cooper (President/Treasurer), Susan Platt Greene (Vice President) and Andrew Greene (Secretary).

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