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The Ames Family Foundation 8162-07-12

Name: The Ames Family Foundation 8162-07-12 grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

92
grants reported: $644,500
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

All Star Project2 grants · $50,000
American Friends of the Israel Museum3 grants · $39,000
Camera Club of New York3 grants · $30,000
The Whitney Museum of American Art2 grants · $30,000
Poly Prep Advancement2 grants · $30,000
All Stars Project1 grant · $25,000
The Solomon Guggenheim Foundation2 grants · $25,000
All Stars Project1 grant · $25,000
Animal Aid Unlimited3 grants · $20,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$148,000

2022

$187,500

2023

$309,000

2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
All Stars Project · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
All Stars Project · New York, NY · 2024
Grant to all stars project,
$25,000
All Star Project · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
All Star Project · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$22,500
American Friends of the Israel Museum · New York, NY · 2023
General suppport
$20,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$20,000
The Solomon Guggenheim Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$20,000
The Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$15,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$15,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation
$15,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Cmac leadership circle
$15,000
Poly Prep Advancement · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$15,000
Poly Prep Advancement · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$12,500
The Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation
$12,500
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Animal Aid Unlimited · Seattle, WA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
The Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$10,000
Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
In memory of steven ames
$10,000
The Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
American Friends of the Israel Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General suppport
$10,000
Camera Club of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
North Fork Animal Welfare League · Southold, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Peconic Bay Medical Center Fdn · Westbury, NY · 2022
General support
$6,500
American Friends of the Israel Museum · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donations
$6,500
American Friends of the Israel Museum · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
600 Million Dogs · Pompano Beach, FL · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
600 Million Dogs · Pompano Beach, FL · 2024
General support
$5,000
American Society for the Prevention · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Animal Aid Unlimited · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
Animal Wellness Action · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Gods Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$5,000
Humane World for Animals · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
In Defense of Animals · San Rafael, CA · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
In Defense of Animals · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Lady Freethinker · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
Lady Freethinker · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation · Riverhead, NY · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation · Riverhead, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Sanctuary for Familes · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$5,000
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$5,000
Animal Aid Unlimited · Seattle, WA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Animal Victory Disaster & Abuse Fund · Wilmington, NC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Aspca · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$5,000
In Defense of Animals · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Lady Freethinker · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Soi Dog Foundation USA · Houston, TX · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Solomon Guggenheim Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
International directors
$5,000
Animal Aid Unlimited · Seattle, WA · 2022
General support
$5,000
In Defense of Animals · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
$4,000
South Hampton Animal Shelter Foundation · Hampton Bays, NY · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$4,000
Southhampton Animal Shelter Foundation · Hampton Bays, NY · 2024
General support
$4,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$3,750
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$3,500
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Everytown for Gun Safety · New York, NY · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$2,500
Everytown for Gun Safety · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,500
Human Right Campaign Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$2,500
Human Rights Campaign Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2,500
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Baltimore, MD · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$2,500
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$2,500
Participant · New York, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$2,500
Participant · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$2,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General support
$2,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 gift on behalf of
$2,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$2,500
Human Rights Campaign · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$2,500
National Alliance On Mental Illness · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support
$2,500
North Shore Animal League America · Port Washington, NY · 2023
General support
$2,500
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
North Shore Animal League America · Port Washington, NY · 2022
General support
$2,250
Four Paws Intl · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$2,250
Soi Dog Foundation USA · Houston, TX · 2022
General support
$2,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,500
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
2024 charitable donation on
$1,500
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
General support
$1,250
Four Paws Intl · Boston, MA · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.