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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136161002Est. 1959-02

HENRY PETERSON FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10017

Total Assets

$3.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$50K

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$202K

Total Expenses

$183K

Qualifying Distributions

$98K

Distributable Amount

$140K

Min. Investment Return

$142K

Payout rate 70%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.70%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $157K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

38 grants

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$60K
3 grants
RIDLEY TREE CANCER CENTER
$55K
3 grants
MOXI THE WOLF MUSEUM OF EXPLORATION
$55K
3 grants
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
$50K
3 grants
WHITNEY MUSEUM
$40K
2 grants
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
$30K
3 grants
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY
$20K
3 grants
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE HOUSTON
$20K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants

<$10K
28
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

New York
$170K
46% of total
California
$115K
31% of total
Texas
$58K
16% of total
Kentucky
$10K
3% of total
Florida
$9K
2% of total
New Jersey
$6K
2% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total

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