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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261607047Est. 2008-02

JAMES S PETERSON FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10022

Total Assets

$8.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$463K

FY 2023

Grants Made

29

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

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Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$388K

Total Expenses

$476K

Qualifying Distributions

$468K

Distributable Amount

$402K

Min. Investment Return

$407K

Undistributed Income

$231K

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Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $493K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

172 grants

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS
$250K
5 grants
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
$250K
5 grants
GUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON
$180K
6 grants
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$170K
6 grants
VOTERIDERS
$155K
3 grants
UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
$140K
4 grants
KIPP FOUNDATION
$125K
5 grants
CEDARS OF MARIN
$85K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

172 grants

<$10K
107
grants
$10–50K
64
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$1.3M
58% of total
California
$430K
19% of total
Alabama
$179K
8% of total
Florida
$126K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$103K
5% of total
Virginia
$48K
2% of total
Maryland
$45K
2% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$1K
0% of total

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