Private foundation · EIN 51-0170409 · New York, New York

Mariposa Foundation Inc

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: 41 grants paid, $5.2M total, median $100K. 76% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
41
$5.2M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in NY
76%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$77M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Museum Natural HistoryNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$600K
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$500K
PropublicaNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$500K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$250K
Natural Resources Defense CounNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$250K
Neo PhilanthrophyNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$250K
New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$200K
Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$200K
Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$150K
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$150K
Hopewell FundWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$150K
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$130K
Brady Ctr Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Center for Educational InnovationNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Center for Humane TechnologySan Francisco, CAFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
City HarvestNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Sd FoundationWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$100K
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$75K
Green City ForceBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$75K
Leap - Brooklyn WorkforceBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$75K
Queens Public Library FoundationJamaica, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$75K
US Funds for UNICEFNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$75K
Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
Climate and Clean Energy FundWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
New York Public LibraryNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
Superhumans UkraineJersey City, NJFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCFor donee's exempt purpose$50K
Citymeals on WheelsNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$15K
Brooklyn Community FoundationBrooklyn, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$10K
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$10K
Gramercy Park Block AssociationNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$10K
New York Hall of ScienceCorona, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$10K
Garden of Dreams FoundationNew York, NYFor donee's exempt purpose$5,000

By state: New York 31 · District of Columbia 7 · Rhode Island 1 · California 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Mariposa Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Christina Tomeo & Associates, tax-exempt since 1976. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Mariposa Foundation Inc 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 Mariposa Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $5.2M across 41 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Mariposa Foundation Inc give?

New York (31 grants), District of Columbia (7 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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