Henry Nias Foundation Inc

The information for Henry Nias Foundation Inc is as of the organization's most recent filing in November '22. This organization is located in Mamaroneck, NY. It has been in existence for 64 years, following its founding in 1958.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

The Henry Nias Foundation Inc is a philanthropic organization classified under the NTEE code T20. This means that it falls under the category of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations. As a Private Grantmaking Foundation, the organization is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that manages funds and programs through its own trustees or directors. Its main purpose is to maintain or aid social, educational, religious, or other charitable activities that serve the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking. Additionally, the foundation is classified under section 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, which encompasses Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals Organizations.

Grant History

Our dataset includes five years of grant history for the Henry Nias Foundation Inc. Over this period, they have awarded a total of 331 grants, with an average check size of $15,884. On average, they award 66 grants each year. The foundation has distributed grants in various NTEE sectors, with the highest number of awards in Arts, Culture & Humanities (33), followed by Human Services (23) and Education (21). In terms of geographical distribution, the majority of grants were awarded in New York (240), with smaller numbers in Massachusetts (5), North Carolina (27), Connecticut (27), Florida (21), Pennsylvania (5), Illinois (5), and Ohio (1).