Funding search · EIN 204189683 · Melville, NY
Tamaasus
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 81
- grants reported
- $386,901
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $775
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Melissa Huffsmith Roth1 grant · $57,970
- Marraketch Girls Dormitory2 grants · $50,800
- Alystre Julian2 grants · $48,000
- Malvika Jolly3 grants · $39,784
- Upland Sound Llc1 grant · $25,000
- The International School of Brooklyn1 grant · $20,000
- Litmus Press2 grants · $15,720
- Internat Sorop Scol Fille Rurale1 grant · $15,400
- Kristen Huntley1 grant · $15,000
- Dylan Fox1 grant · $13,092
Giving over time
Grant history
All 81 reported grants, largest first.
- $57,970
Melissa Huffsmith Roth · Astoria, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $35,400
Marraketch Girls Dormitory · 2023
Charity
- $31,000
Alystre Julian · New York, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $25,000
Upland Sound Llc · New York, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $20,000
The International School of Brooklyn · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $18,171
Malvika Jolly · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $17,578
Malvika Jolly · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $17,000
Alystre Julian · New York, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $15,578
Litmus Press · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Arts & education
- $15,400
Marraketch Girls Dormitory · 2024
Charity
- $15,400
Internat Sorop Scol Fille Rurale · 2022
Art & education
- $15,000
Kristen Huntley · Jackson Heights, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $13,092
Dylan Fox · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $8,025
Fernanda Olivares Molina · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $5,000
Nyc Small Press Initative · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $4,960
Alisha Mascarenhas · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $4,160
Jeremy Victor Robert · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $4,035
Malvika Jolly · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $3,968
Jeremy Victor Robert · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $3,350
Tarameh Mosadegh · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $3,200
William Mazza · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $3,000
Tarameh Mosadegh · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $2,505
Fernanda Olivares Molina · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $2,505
Fernanda Olivares Molina · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $2,500
Camila Marambio · Amenia, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $2,500
Christina Gast · Amenia, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $2,500
Christina Gast · Amenia, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $2,500
Camila Marambio · Amenia, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $2,400
Nypirg · New York, NY · 2024
Arts & education
- $2,400
Nypirg · New York, NY · 2023
Arts & education
- $2,400
Nypirg · New York, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $2,400
Sara Farag Elkamel · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $2,000
Gerald Malanga · Hudson, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $1,730
Habib Tengour · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $1,040
Ride for a Reason · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charity
- $1,005
Samuel Wilder · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $1,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Belladonna · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Arts & education
- $1,000
Ride for a Reason · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charity
- $800
Saretha Morgan · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Adeeba Talukder · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project honorarium for art project
- $775
Aruni Kashyap · Athens, GA · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Faisal Mohyuddin · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Javeri Hasnain · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Kazim Ali · Melville, NY · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Paul Raimie Rajiv Mohabir · Denver, CO · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Sanna Wani · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Sarah Ali · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Saudamini Deo · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $775
Vivek Narayanan · Arlington, VA · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $615
Brandon Barr · Hastings On Hudson, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $600
Betsy Movement of Water Workshop Artist Honorarium · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $600
Daria Fain · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $500
Friends Seminary · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
- $500
Jennifer Luna · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $500
Julie Carr · Denver, CO · 2023
Honorarium for art project
- $500
Let It Bee Ark Hive · Beachwood, OH · 2023
Charity
- $500
Future Poem · New York, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $425
Jeremy Victor Robert · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $400
Bastein Vandevedle · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $390
Bayan Kiwan · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Honorarium for art project
- $318
Marc-Antoine Sera · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $300
Air Gallery · New York, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $300
Belladonna · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Art & education
- $260
Ride for a Reason · Oakland, CA · 2024
Charity
- $250
Ugly Duckling Presse · Melville, NY · 2024
Charity
- $250
Pinsapo Press - Oyku Tekten Earthquake Relief Donation Tents · Arca, NY · 2023
Charity
- $198
Poetry Project · New York, NY · 2024
Poetry
- $150
Friends Seminary · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
- $150
Poetry Project · New York, NY · 2023
Poetry
- $150
Poetry Project · New York, NY · 2022
Poetry
- $143
Souad Labbize · 2024
Honorarium for art project
- $142
Litmus Press · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Arts & education
- $108
World Poetry Books · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charity
- $103
Bax · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charity
- $100
World Poetry Books · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charity
- $100
Save the Manatee · Longwood, FL · 2022
Charity
- $40
Woodland Pattern · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Art & education
- $32
Poetswriters · Melville, NY · 2024
Charity
- $30
Alice James Books Nonprofit Press · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
Charity
- $25
Kaya Press · Melville, NY · 2024
Charity
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