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Optima Charitable Foundation

New York, NY  ·  EIN 261266975  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$10K

Total Giving

$574K

Grants on File

47

Average Grant

$12K

Giving Radius

Where Optima Charitable Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $7K across 2 grants CO — no grants on file CT — $2K across 1 grant DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $172K across 16 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — $45K across 2 grants MA — no grants on file MD — $1K across 1 grant ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $5K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $339K across 23 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $2K across 1 grant VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 32 recipients across 8 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($311K, 18 grants), PALM BEACH ($142K, 9 grants), NEW ORLEANS ($45K, 2 grants), WEST PALM BEACH ($30K, 7 grants), LOCUST VALLEY ($21K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Aspca $30K 2021
The Church of Bethesda by the Sea $1K 2021
The Chapin School $5K 2021
The Animal Medical Center $2K 2021
The American University of Paris $5K 2021
St John's of Lattingtown $11K 2021
Palm Beach Day Academy $10K 2021
New York-Presbyterian Fund INC $20K 2021
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $100K 2021
Glen Cove Hospital $1K 2021
Glades Academy Foundation $5K 2021
Empire Dragon Boat Team $10K 2021
Breast Cancer Research Foundation $2K 2021
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $10K 2021
Starlight Children's Foundation $2K 2022
Amfar $20K 2022
Aspca $25K 2022
Fundahigado America $2K 2022
Glades Academy Foundation $5K 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $50K 2022
New Hope Charities INC $1K 2022
New Wave Artist Residency INC $50K 2022
Opportunities INC $1K 2022
Palm Beach Day Academy $30K 2022
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network $5K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $20K $2K $434 $29K
2023 $48K $5K $52K $106K
2022 $102K $9K $223 $242K
2021 $344K $13K $378K $219K
2020 $184K $8K $107K $72K
2016 $539K $33K $286 $316K
2015 $855K $52K $168K $497K
2014 $1.2M $38K $1.4M $477K
2013 $250K $12K $164K $175K
2012 $261K $16K $23 $104K

Section VII

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