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Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 C/o Pkf O'connor Davies Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-6998091 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$36.3M
Grants reported
186
Median grant
$50K
Future commitments
$35.4M

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024186$36.3M

Where Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 C/o Pkf O'connor Davies gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2.5M
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2.3M
FRIENDS OF HIGHLINENEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2.1M
DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2.1M
NEO PHILANTHROPY - STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2M
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUNDNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
COMPASSION AND CHOICESWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
EARTHJUSTICESAN FRANSISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
HOPEWELL FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$1M
PRO PUBLICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$800K
MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORKJACKSON HEIGHTS, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$800K
WINDWARD FUNDWASHINGTON, DCRURAL DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE2024$600K
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERSWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTERFALMOUTH, MEGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEENEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$500K
LA GUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGELONG ISLAND CITY, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$482.5K
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$400K
AFRO LATIN JAZZ ALLIANCENEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$325K
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL (FORMERLY NARAL)WASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$300K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 C/o Pkf O'connor Davies's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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