Funding search · EIN 471164496 · Teaneck, NJ
The Puffin Foundation Ltd
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 99
- grants reported
- $8.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- 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
historymuseumseducationalfurtheranceservicesadvocacycivilliberties
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Top recipients
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- Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times3 grants · $1.1M
- Type Media Centerthe Nation Institute2 grants · $1.1M
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc Alba3 grants · $735,000
- Total Grants1 grant · $601,965
- The Andrew Goodman Foundation3 grants · $470,000
- Museum of the City of New York3 grants · $412,700
- Nation Fund for Independent Journalism3 grants · $400,000
- Total Other Grants1 grant · $389,408
- Other Contributions3 grants · $367,987
- Type Media Center1 grant · $355,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 99 reported grants, largest first.
- $755,000
Type Media Centerthe Nation Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $601,965
Total Grants · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Furtherance of the arts.
- $389,408
Total Other Grants · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Furtherance of the arts.
- $382,100
Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public, society, benefit- multipurpose and other n.e.c.
- $362,500
Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $355,000
Type Media Center · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $345,800
Institute for Public Affairs Dba in These Times · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public, society, benefit- multipurpose and other n.e.c.
- $345,012
Other Contributions · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $335,000
Type Media Centerthe Nation Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $255,000
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc Alba · New York, NY · 2023
Support history museums.
- $250,000
Democracy Now Production · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $245,000
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc Alba · New York, NY · 2024
Support history museums.
- $235,000
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Inc Alba · New York, NY · 2022
Support history museums.
- $197,000
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Support history museums.
- $170,000
The Andrew Goodman Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $150,000
Democracy Now Productions · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $150,000
Nation Fund for Independent Journalism · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $150,000
The Andrew Goodman Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $150,000
The Andrew Goodman Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $125,000
Nation Fund for Independent Journalism · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $125,000
Nation Fund for Independent Journalism · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $115,700
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Support history museums.
- $112,500
University of Washington Foundation Co University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support university of washington.
- $100,000
Democracy Now Production · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $100,000
Barn Raising Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $100,000
Brick By Brick Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Educational services and schools.
- $100,000
Museum of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Support history museums.
- $95,450
Teaneck Creek Conservancy · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Parks and playgrounds.
- $94,250
Teaneck Creek Conservancy · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Parks and playgrounds.
- $77,100
Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Jewish Currents · Accord, NY · 2023
Support furtherance of jewish studies.
- $75,000
Babies and Mothers Alive Usabrick By Brick Partners · New York, NY · 2024
Educational services and schools.
- $75,000
Brick By Brick Partners · New York, NY · 2023
Educational services and schools.
- $75,000
Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Jewish Currents · Accord, NY · 2022
Support furtherance of jewish studies.
- $75,000
Camp Kinderland · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $75,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $69,166
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc Aclu · New York, NY · 2024
Civil liberties advocacy.
- $66,668
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc Aclu · New York, NY · 2022
Civil liberties advocacy.
- $66,666
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc Aclu · New York, NY · 2023
Civil liberties advocacy.
- $65,400
Teaneck Creek Conservancy · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Parks and playgrounds.
- $50,000
Barn Raising Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $50,000
Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas Dba Dissent Magazine · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $50,000
New York Public Interest Research Group Fundnypirg · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $50,000
Dissent Magazine - Young Writers Fund · Chandler, AZ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $50,000
Givat Haviva Educational Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $40,000
Dissent Magazine - Young Writers Fund · Chandle, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $40,000
Nursing Education Collaborative for Haiti Cooperative Des Infirmier Nech-Ci · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $35,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
Economic Hardship Reporting Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
Jacobin Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
Youth Service America · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
Jacobin Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $30,000
Jacobin Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $25,000
Francine Weinberg Graff · Culver City, CA · 2024
Support the production of film politics is a mother.
- $25,000
Friends of Givat Haviva · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $25,000
Institute for Media Analysis · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $25,000
Institute for Media Analysis · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $25,000
Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition · New York, NY · 2022
Educational services.
- $24,000
Institute for Media Analysis · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,750
Camp Kinderland · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Camp Kinderland · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition · Caldwell, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Center for Transformative Action · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Youth Services America · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Center for Transformative Action · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Civic Influencers · Lewes, DE · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Fund for Investigative Journalism · Washington, DC · 2022
To support independent journalists.
- $20,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $20,000
Northern Nj Sanctuary Coalition · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $18,000
Ascension Church · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $17,500
Youth Services America · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $16,000
You Can Vote · Durham, NC · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $15,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $14,650
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $13,500
Other Contributions · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Charitable organizations.
- $12,500
Rosenberg Fund for Children · Easthampton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $12,500
Rosenberg Fund for Children · Easthampton, MA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Society for Humanistic Judaism · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Nypirg-New York Public Interest Research Group Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Community Care of West Virginia · Rock Cave, WV · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Family Diversity Project · Amherst, MA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
One Human Family Qca · Davenport, IA · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Optout Media Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $10,000
Uri L'Tzedek · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $9,475
Other Contributions · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Charitable organizations.
- $9,000
Peace Action Education Fund · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $8,400
Open Source Gallery · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $7,500
Investigative Reporters and Editors · Columbia, MO · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $7,000
Open Source Gallery · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $6,950
Bergen Community College Foundation · Paramus, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Network for Responsible Public Policynfrpp · Ridgewood, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Optout Media Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Township of Teaneck · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Uri L'Tzedek · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Homeless Solutions · Cedar Knolls, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
International Media Project · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Labor Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Northern Nj Sanctuary Coalition · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
- $5,000
Township of Teaneck · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.
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