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Four Friends Foundation: 38 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Four Friends Foundation, a private foundation in Albany, NY, paid 38 grants to organizations totaling $1,226,229 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $110,000 to Cedars Sinai Women's Guild in West Hollywood, CA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 954292739
- Based in
- Albany, NY
- Assets
- $51,491,652
- Grants paid
- $1,226,229
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349107127. It reported $1,226,229 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Sinai Women's Guild | West Hollywood, CA | Unrestricted | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inside Out Literary Arts | Detroit, MI | Restricted to capacity building | $104,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Arts Partnership | New York, NY | Capacity building | $103,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls | Brooklyn, NY | Capacity building | $100,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| L A County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Conservatory of Music | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Meals On Wheels | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arts Connection Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Noel Pointer Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upbeat Nyc Inc | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Dance Institute | New York, NY | Capacity building | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,461 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Society Global | New York, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Motion Picture & TV Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peoples Theatre Project | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young People's Chorus of New York City | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Perfect Earth Project | East Hampton, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Students League of New York | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $19,568 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | Albany, NY | The giving fund | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beam Center | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Youth Chorus | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intempo Music | Stamford, CT | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mind-Builders Creative Art Center | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shakespeare in Detroit | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sphinx Organization | Detroit, MI | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Hook Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Actvf Pta | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alex House Project | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Access Research & Action | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Advancement of Haitian Midwives | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zeno Mountain Farm | Lincoln, VT | Capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Extreme Kids & Crew | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $205,029 |
| Religion-related | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $47,000 |
| Animal-related | $25,000 |
| Human services | $14,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $733,829 |
| California | $230,000 |
| Michigan | $199,400 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
| Vermont | $3,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.