The 2a Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 27-0846607
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The 2a Foundation Inc has awarded 166 grants totaling $29,072,500 to organizations in New York, Utah and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $1,500,000, with a median award of $75,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 25 recipients (8%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
55% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (86%), White Plains (5%), Pocantico Hills (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 83% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (47%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The 2a Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aclu | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Care Inc | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| City Harvest Inc | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Free Software Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Greensboro Day School | $150,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | $50,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,500,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2024 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $300,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Stone Barn Center For Food & Agriculture | $200,000 | Pocantico Hills, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| The Bowery Mission | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Wmc Foundation | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,000,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| The Sharing Shelf Inc | $15,000 | Port Chester, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Relay Graduate School Of Education | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2024 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Greensboro Day School | $10,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Free Software Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Teachers College Hollingworth Preschool | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Wmc Foundation | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | $25,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| The Bowery Mission | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Care Inc | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Stone Barn Center For Food & Agriculture | $150,000 | Pocantico Hills, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $300,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| City Harvest Inc | $350,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Aclu | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,000,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2023 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,000,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Aclu | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,160,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Care | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| City Harvest | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Free Software Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greensboro Day School | $10,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | $25,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $187,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,000,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2022 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Stone Barn Center For Food & Agriculture | $150,000 | Pocantico Hills, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Teachers College Hollingworth Preschool | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Texas A&m Foundation College Of Edu & Human Dev | $100,000 | College Station, TX, US | Unrestricted To College Of Education | 2022 |
| The Bowery Mission | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Wmc Foundation | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aclu | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,160,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Care | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| City Harvest | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Free Software Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greensboro Day School | $10,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | $25,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $187,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,000,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2022 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Stone Barn Center For Food & Agriculture | $150,000 | Pocantico Hills, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Teachers College Hollingworth Preschool | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Texas A&m Foundation College Of Edu & Human Dev | $100,000 | College Station, TX, US | Unrestricted To College Of Education | 2022 |
| The Bowery Mission | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Wmc Foundation | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aclu | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund | $1,160,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Care | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| City Harvest | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Free Software Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Gotham Gives Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greensboro Day School | $10,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | $25,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $187,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,000,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2022 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Stone Barn Center For Food & Agriculture | $150,000 | Pocantico Hills, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Teachers College Hollingworth Preschool | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Texas A&m Foundation College Of Edu & Human Dev | $100,000 | College Station, TX, US | Unrestricted To College Of Education | 2022 |
| The Bowery Mission | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Wmc Foundation | $25,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Aspca | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animals Society | $75,000 | Kanab, UT, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| The Bowery Mission | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Compassionate Care Program | 2021 |
| Care | $150,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Duke University | $20,000 | Durham, NC, US | Talent Identification Program | 2021 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Ncssm Foundation | $1,500,000 | Durham, NC, US | Academic Commons & Residential Hall Renovations Projects | 2021 |
| Ny Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| New York-presbyterian Hospital | $125,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Project On Middle East Democracy | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Teachers College Hollingworth Preschool | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Texas A&m Foundation College Of Edu & Human Dev | $100,000 | College Station, TX, US | Unrestricted To College Of Education | 2021 |
| City Harvest | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Greensboro Day School | $100,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | Endowment For Faculty Professional Development | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $187,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Mit Media Lab | 2021 |
| Aspca | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Barnard Center For Toddler Development | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $200,000 | Kanab, UT, US | Soho Pet Adoption Center Renovations | 2020 |
| Central Park Conservancy | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| City Harvest Inc | $400,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa Inc | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Duke University | $20,000 | Durham, NC, US | Talent Identification Program | 2020 |
| Greensboro Day School | $100,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | Endowment For Faculty Professional Development | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $187,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Mit Media Lab | 2020 |
| Mathcounts Foundation | $10,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Nc School Of Science & Mathematics Foundation | $850,000 | Durham, NC, US | Acedemic Commons & Residence Hall Renovation | 2020 |
| New York Math Circle | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Ny Presbyterian Hospital | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Nyc Foundation For Computer Science Education | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $300,000 | New York, NY, US | Rise Up Ny - Relief Benefit And Coronavirus Relief Fund | 2020 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | $100,000 | College Station, TX, US | College Of Education-unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Bowery Mission | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Coronavirus Relief Fund | 2020 |
| The Project On Middle East Democracy Inc | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Fund | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 27-0846607 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | CO PRA LLC 450 LEX AVE 38TH FL New York, NY 10017-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The 2a Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Baldo Fodera |
|---|---|
| Director | Amanda Morcos |
| Director | Stephen Mcinerney |
| Director | Alexander Morcos |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
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