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Private foundation (trust)EIN 471164496Est. 2015-02

THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD

TEANECK, NJ 076664167

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$86.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$84K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$363K

Typical

Deadlines

December 30th

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.5M

Grants and awards for the furtherance of the arts.

Program 2

$1.1M

Advertising/shows & salaries related predominately to operations of art, music, drama & other cultural events including, but not limited to exhibits & other functions.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$7.1M

Total Expenses

$5.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$4.0M

Min. Investment Return

$4.1M

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $30K to maximum $363K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

133 grants

TOTAL GRANTS
$1.8M
3 grants
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DBA IN THESE TIMES
$1.7M
5 grants
TYPE MEDIA CENTERTHE NATION INSTITUTE
$1.1M
2 grants
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE ARCHIVES INC ALBA
$735K
3 grants
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$582K
5 grants
ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM INC
$525K
2 grants
DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTION INC
$500K
3 grants
BRICK BY BRICK PARTNERS
$500K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

133 grants

<$10K
25
grants
$10–50K
48
grants
$50–250K
45
grants
$250K–1M
15
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

New York
$7.7M
57% of total
New Jersey
$3.1M
23% of total
Illinois
$1.8M
14% of total
Washington
$324K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$220K
2% of total
California
$180K
1% of total
Arizona
$95K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$35K
0% of total
North Carolina
$32K
0% of total
Delaware
$20K
0% of total

+6 more states

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