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Challenger Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $1.5 million (tax year ended July 2025)
Challenger Foundation, a private foundation in Garden City, NY, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $1,475,096 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on December 10, 2025. The largest was $500,096 to University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI for general.
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- EIN
- 137109402
- Based in
- Garden City, NY
- Assets
- $35,075,515
- Grants paid
- $1,475,096
- Tax year ended
- July 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed December 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202523449349100502. It reported $1,475,096 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | General | $500,096 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Network | Chicago, IL | General | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Episcopal Academy | Newtown Square, PA | General | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | General | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | General | Social science | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bucks County Dragon Boat Association | Upr Makefield, PA | General | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | General | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hebrew Seniorlife Inc | Boston, MA | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons Greater Philadelphia Inc | Wayne, PA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $700,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
| Social science | $75,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $500,096 |
| Pennsylvania | $400,000 |
| Illinois | $300,000 |
| New York | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $75,000 |
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Updated December 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.