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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $9,682 | $362,986 | $5,816,928 | $139,114 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 2% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AUTHOR'S LEAGUEBROOKLYN, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $720,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen King | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mark Levenfus | OFFICER | 1.00 | $0 |
| David Rapkin | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| John Mcelroy | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $139,114 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$96,068 | $6,610,989 | $1,297,400 | $6,298,730 | $488,780 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $406,994 | $1,013,536 | $681,714 | $7,737,428 | $7,195,410 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $734,307 | $812,674 | $654,597 | $8,153,900 | $7,857,885 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $689,448 | $2,238,265 | $2,462,979 | $8,143,771 | $7,933,322 |
| TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS |
| $680,000 |
| 2023 |
| PEN AMERICAN CENTERNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $675,000 | 2023 |
| THE ARTIST'S FELLOWSHIPNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $580,000 | 2023 |
| SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $580,000 | 2023 |
| THE BLUES FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MEMPHIS, TN | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $450,000 | 2023 |
| THE JAZZ FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $410,000 | 2023 |
| MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCENASHVILLE, TN | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $410,000 | 2023 |
| MUSICARESNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $410,000 | 2023 |
| CERFMONTPELIER, VT | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $370,000 | 2023 |
| CERFMONTPELIER, VT | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $350,000 | 2024 |
| MAINE WRITERS AND PUBLISHERS ALLIANCEPORTLAND, ME | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2023 |
| THE ARTIST'S FELLOWSHIPNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| PEN WRITER'S EMERGENCY FUNDNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCENASHVILLE, TN | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| THE ACTORS FUNDMatched to this organization because 15 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| CERFMONTPELIER, VT | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| JAZZ FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| THE BLUES FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MEMPHIS, TN | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| THE AUTHOR'S LEAGUEBROOKLYN, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| MUSICARESNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $135,000 | 2020 |
| LOCAL 802 MUSICIANS ERFNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $125,000 | 2020 |
| MAX'S KANSAS CITY PROJECTKINGSTON, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $90,000 | 2023 |
| LOCAL 802 MUSICIANSNEW YORK, NY | TO HELP FREELANCE WRITERS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE CAREER-THREATENING ILLNESS | $90,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Marsha Defilippo | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Warren Silver | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Fredric M Sanders | OFFICER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Alyssa Forslund | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202423169349102502
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323149349100242
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223139349102172
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202143199349102309
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.