Distracted Globe Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 36-4667713 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.2M
Organizations funded69
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$26.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $15,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
50% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artequity Community | Pasadena, CA | General support | $153,000 |
| Zaccho S F | Washington, DC | General support | $120,000 |
| Safe Space Pictures Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | Close up initiative | $100,000 |
| 52Nd Street Project Inc | New York, NY | General support | $60,000 |
| Deep Medicine Circle | Oakland, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Elephant Circle | Palisade, CO | Thriving birth worker's of north carolina | $40,500 |
| Notch Theatre Company | New York, NY | General support | $30,000 |
| Powercorpsphl | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $30,000 |
| Teach With Africa | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Under the Radar Festival Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $30,000 |
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co | Washington, DC | General support | $30,000 |
| Barenboim-Said Foundation USA | New York, NY | Barenboim-Said center for music in ramallah | $20,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | Brooklyn, NY | For: mahabharata screening | $20,000 |
| Clubbed Thumb Inc | New York, NY | Stillwright writer's retreat led by erik ehn | $20,000 |
| LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc | New York, NY | LA mama umbria | $20,000 |
| Perseverance Theatre Incorporated | Douglas, AK | For black alaskan art matters and consortium of asian american theaters and artists | $20,000 |
| Public Trust | Philadelphia, PA | Black spatial relics regranting for the conjure fund 2025/2026 cohort | $20,000 |
| Freshgrass Public Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Haus of codec emergency shelter | $15,000 |
| Mabou Mines Development Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $15,000 |
| New York Theatre Workshop Inc | New York, NY | General support | $15,000 |
| One Art Community Center | Philadelphia, PA | Sacred seeds | $15,000 |
| Orfeo Ensemble Inc | New York, NY | General support | $15,000 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Bold access program | $10,000 |
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | For: instituto augusto boal fund | $10,000 |
| Bread & Puppet Theatre Inc | Glover, VT | General support | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation Inc | New York, NY | This grant is for : good chance theatre | $10,000 |
| Clubbed Thumb Inc | New York, NY | Director's fellowship program | $10,000 |
| Double Edge Theatre Productions Incorporated | Ashfield, MA | General support | $10,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 |
| Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd | New York, NY | For upor/london's lessons in resistance project | $10,000 |
| International Theatre Development Inc | Baltimore, MD | For : malpaso dance company of cuba | $10,000 |
| Judson Memorial Church Inc | New York, NY | For: LA mama umbria | $10,000 |
| New Dramatists Inc | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| Painted Bride Art Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | The colored girls museum | $10,000 |
| Pick Up Performance Company Inc | New York, NY | For: the lgbtq+ artists archive | $10,000 |
| Producer Hub Inc | Princeton, NJ | For: the whole of time | $10,000 |
| Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy Inc Dba Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| Signature Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| Space on the Farm Inc | New York, NY | For: family residency at colorado lodge | $10,000 |
| The Graduate Center Foundation Inc | New York, NY | For : the down to earth festival @ the segal theater center | $10,000 |
| Theatre Communications Group Inc | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| Tibet Fund | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | LA fires | $10,000 |
| Raft Foundation Inc | Albany, NY | Solidarity festival, theater workers for a ceasefire | $7,500 |
| Arteeast Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Action for hope | $5,000 |
| Bolinas Museum | Bolinas, CA | General support | $5,000 |
| Canady Foundation for the Arts | Washington, DC | Ashe fund | $5,000 |
| Food Research & Action Center Inc | Washington, DC | Women, infants and children program | $5,000 |
| Joyce Theater Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 |
| LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 |
| Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive | Lincoln, MA | General support | $5,000 |
| Noor Theatre | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,000 |
| Sheared Inc | Louisville, KY | For:the knock shadow | $5,000 |
| The Center for Understanding in Conflict | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | $5,000 |
| Transit Books | Oakland, CA | General support | $5,000 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Hartsdale, NY | William kentridge : center for less good ideas | $4,100 |
| LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc | New York, NY | General support | $3,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 69 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,181,100 | 69 |
| 2024 | $538,000 | 35 |
| 2023 | $470,500 | 33 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621319349102612
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-4667713
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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