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Minerva Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $567,492 (tax year ended October 2025)
Minerva Foundation, a private foundation in Pennington, NJ, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $567,492 in its tax year ended October 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 1, 2026. The largest was $180,164 to Democracy Forward FDN in Washington, DC for unrestricted general.
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- EIN
- 201836334
- Based in
- Pennington, NJ
- Assets
- $14,630,254
- Grants paid
- $567,492
- Tax year ended
- October 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202600609349100450. It reported $567,492 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy Forward FDN | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | Crime and legal-related | $180,164 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | Animal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted general | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | $44,164 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | $44,164 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for Constitutional Government | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | Unrestricted general | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NSVC - Earthwalk | Old Zionsville, PA | Unrestricted general | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 826nyc Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted general | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex Manfull Fund | New Castle, NH | Unrestricted general | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Urban Arts | Providence, RI | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202540599349100804. It reported $495,943 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilith Fund | Austin, TX | Unrestricted general | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | $81,220 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Resources Institute | Glen Burnie, MD | Unrestricted general | $61,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wrrap | Santa Monica, CA | Unrestricted general | $41,390 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alex Manfull Fund | New Castle, NH | Unrestricted general | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Constitutional Govt | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | Unrestricted general | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Scenic Visitors Center | Zionsville, PA | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 826nyc Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted general | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Urban Arts | Providence, RI | Unrestricted general | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Unrestricted general | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Crime and legal-related | $180,164 |
| Health care | $90,000 |
| Animal-related | $80,000 |
| Education | $70,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $32,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $445,548 |
| New York | $244,164 |
| Maryland | $111,333 |
| Texas | $100,000 |
| New Hampshire | $50,000 |
| California | $41,390 |
| Pennsylvania | $26,000 |
| Virginia | $25,000 |
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Updated March 1, 2026. 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.