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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133922034Est. 1997-06

THE CALAMUS FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10122

Total Assets

$7.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$150K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$800K

Total Expenses

$248K

Qualifying Distributions

$150K

Distributable Amount

$367K

Min. Investment Return

$374K

Payout rate 41%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.41%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $15K to maximum $20K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $425K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

77 grants

TIDES FOUNDATION
$650K
2 grants
TRANSGENDER LAW PROJECT
$55K
2 grants
THE TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER (BORDERLESS BUTTERFLIES)
$50K
1 grant
WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER
$35K
1 grant
CHOSEN FAMILY CENTER
$30K
2 grants
PREP4ALL
$30K
2 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$30K
2 grants
LINEAGE PROJECT
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants

<$10K
49
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

California
$835K
53% of total
New York
$385K
24% of total
Florida
$50K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$50K
3% of total
Georgia
$48K
3% of total
Louisiana
$45K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$45K
3% of total
Texas
$40K
3% of total
Illinois
$30K
2% of total
Connecticut
$20K
1% of total

+5 more states

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