Organization · EIN 22-2302253 · Jersey City, NJ · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds Liberty Science Center?
23 private foundations reported paying Liberty Science Center $416,658 on returns for tax year 2023.
23 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 23
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation Waltham, MA · Preselected only |
$150,000 | FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gilead Foundation Foster City, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | Program support: STEM Education Programming | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Spunk Fund New York, NY |
$50,000 | TO SUPPORT INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE RETURN OF SENSORY DAYS AT LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER IN 2023… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| David R Clare & Margaret C Clare Foundation Morristown, NJ · Preselected only |
$45,750 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| Bennack Polan Foundation New Canaan, CT · Preselected only |
$25,000 | UPGRADE OF THE ENERGY IN YOU | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation Warren Township, NJ |
$20,000 | PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE STEM CLASSROOMS. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$20,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lvh Foundation Livingston, NJ · Preselected only |
$15,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Pechter Foundation Summit, NJ · Preselected only |
$10,000 | GENERAL | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$5,000 | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kean Foundation Parsippany, NJ · Preselected only |
$5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Colton Family Foundation Short Hills, NJ · Preselected only |
$5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Larking Hill Foundation Rosemont, PA · Preselected only |
$5,000 | GENERAL FUND | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 05/2024 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$2,500 | EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Argosy Foundation Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only |
$2,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William and Elaine Kaplan Family Private Foundation Newburgh, NY · Preselected only |
$2,500 | OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation Teaneck, NJ · Preselected only |
$1,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation Bridgewater, CT · Preselected only |
$1,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| Starmar Foundation Brookville, NY · Preselected only |
$550 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “LIBERTY SCIENCE MUSEUM” |
Same address 0.74 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Singal Family Foundation Blacksburg, VA · Preselected only |
$282 | CASH CONTRIBUTION FOR SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Liberty Science Center
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Liberty Science Center, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $286K to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $4.09M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $51.5K to them - Equitable Foundation New York, NY
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $26.4K to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $626K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - First Eagle Investments Foundation Wilmington, DE
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $146K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - GE Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $94.3K to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $2.33M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ
8 shared funders · 47 funders in all - WNET New York, NY
7 shared funders · 174 funders in all - Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ
7 shared funders · 51 funders in all - Community Food Bank of New Jersey Hillside, NJ
8 shared funders · 127 funders in all - The Newark Museum Association Newark, NJ
5 shared funders · 39 funders in all - American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA
7 shared funders · 2079 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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