Private foundation · EIN 20-0512645 · Miami Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Screaming Comet Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $7.5M total, median $500K. 22% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
9
$7.5M
Median grant
$500K
Stays in FL
22%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$159M

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$4.0M
Mount Sinai Hospital MiamiMiami Beach, FLGeneral support$1.0M
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAGeneral support$786K
The ShedNew York, NYGeneral support$500K
Food for Education FoundationDover, DEGeneral support$500K
Sponsors for Educational OpportunityNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
Florida Atlantic University FoundationBoca Raton, FLGeneral support$158K
American History Unbound IncRingwood, NJGeneral support$150K
Code OrgSeattle, WAGeneral support$125K

By state: New York 3 · Florida 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Delaware 1 · New Jersey 1 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Screaming Comet Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Miami Beach, Florida, administered in care of William E Ford, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Screaming Comet Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Screaming Comet Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $7.5M across 9 grants, a median of $500K.

Where does Screaming Comet Foundation give?

New York (3 grants), Florida (2 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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