The Puffin Foundation Ltd
Teaneck, NJ · EIN 47-1164496. Reported 119 grants totalling $10.7M to 64 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Puffin Foundation Ltd did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $2,950 and the largest $755,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times | Chicago, IL | $1,481,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Type Media Centerthe Nation Institute | New York, NY | $1,090,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Total Grants | Teaneck, NJ | $1,038,397 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc Alba | New York, NY | $735,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY | $509,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democracy Now Production Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Andrew Goodman Foundation | New York, NY | $470,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nation Fund for Independent Journalism Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Total Other Grants | Teaneck, NJ | $389,408 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Other Contributions | Teaneck, NJ | $370,937 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Type Media Center Inc | New York, NY | $355,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teaneck Creek Conservancy | Teaneck, NJ | $334,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brick By Brick Partners | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc | New York, NY | $235,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington Foundation Co University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $217,311 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ACLU | New York, NY | $202,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Kinderland Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $153,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Jewish Currents | Accord, NY | $152,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Barn Raising Media Inc | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacobin Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Media Analysis Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $94,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dissent Magazine - Young Writers Fund | Chandler, AZ | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Babies and Mothers Alive Usabrick By Brick Partners | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $66,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Transformative Action | Ithaca, NY | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Givat Haviva Educational Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Inc | Accord, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas Dba Dissent Magazine | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Public Interest Research Group Fundnypirg | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $47,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nursing Education Collaborative for Haiti Cooperative Des Infirmier Nech-Ci | Teaneck, NJ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Services America | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| You Can Vote | Durham, NC | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Economic Hardship Reporting Project | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Service America | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Givat Haviva | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Nj Sanctuary Coalition | Teaneck, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rosenberg Fund for Children | Easthampton, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Civic Influencers Inc | Lewes, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fund for Investigative Journalism Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition | Caldwell, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Action Education Fund | Silver Spring, MD | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ascension Church | San Antonio, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Source Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | $15,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Optout Media Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | $14,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Care of West Virginia | Rock Cave, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Diversity Project | Amherst, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nypirg-New York Public Interest Research Group Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Human Family Qca Inc | Davenport, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Township of Teaneck | Teaneck, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uri L'tzedek | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors | Columbia, MO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bergen Community College Foundation | Paramus, NJ | $6,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Solutions Inc | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Media Project | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Labor Arts | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Network for Responsible Public Policynfrpp | Ridgewood, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uri L'tzedek | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
31 of 64 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Type Media Centerthe Nation Institute
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. - Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times
PUBLIC, SOCIETY, BENEFIT- MULTIPURPOSE AND OTHER N.E.C - Brick By Brick Partners
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SCHOOLS - University of Washington Foundation Co University of Washington
SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. - Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Jewish Currents
SUPPORT FURTHERANCE OF JEWISH STUDIES. - American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ACLU
CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCACY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 65 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | $1,975,359 | $47,500 |
| 2022 | 37 | $3,721,633 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $2,540,449 | $22,875 |
| 2024 | 29 | $2,502,328 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 57% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Puffin Foundation Ltd's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck, NJ, 07666. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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