Open Foundations · New Jersey

Puffin Foundation Ltd

Teaneck, New Jersey · EIN 471164496. It paid $3.3M across 225 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.3M
paid in 2025
225
grants paid
$2K
median grant
78%
to first-time recipients
$64.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD CO NEAL R
Address
20 PUFFIN WAY, TEANECK, NJ, 076664167
Phone
2018368400
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
WRITTEN PROPOSAL DETAILING HOW A GRANT WILL BE USED TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE NEW WORKS IN THE AREA OF FINE ARTS AND VIDEO FILM, THE WRITTEN WORD AND PERFORMING ARTS. PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN FOSTERING YOUNG ARTISTS.
Submission deadline
DECEMBER 30TH
Restrictions on awards
NONE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202612089349100711. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

opportunities individualseducational socialenvironmental opportunitiessocial environmentalorganization's

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 225 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Institute for Public AffairsIL$325,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2Type Media CenterNY$307,500UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
3Abraham Lincoln Brigade ArchivesNY$250,000SUPPORT HISTORY MUSEUMS
4The Andrew Goodman FoundationNY$250,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
5Democracy Now Productions IncNY$200,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
6Nation Fund for Independent JournalismNY$157,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
7Aclu Foundation IncNY$150,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
8Teaneck Creek Conservancy IncNJ$105,425UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
9Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundNY$100,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
10Transgender Law CenterCA$100,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
11Disability Rights Education and Defense FundCA$87,753UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
12Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Dba Jewish CurrentsNY$80,300UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
13Barn Raising Media IncIL$75,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
14Fsisi Dba Dissent MagazineNY$75,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
15Babies and Mothers Alive UsaNY$60,000EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SCHOOLS.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202013$2.8M
202121$2.0M
202237$3.7M
202332$2.5M
202430$2.5M
2025 (partial year)225$3.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
New York40%
California16%
New Jersey8%
Illinois4%
Massachusetts4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Gladys Miller-rosensteinVICE-PRESIDENT · 2025
Neal S RosensteinPRESIDENT/TREASURER · 2025
Sabine RosensteinSECRETARY · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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