The Puffin Foundation Ltd (F/K/A Puffin New Jersey Inc)
Historical FunderTeaneck, New Jersey · EIN 47-1164496 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$3.3M
Organizations funded120
Typical grant$3,000
Total assets$90.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION LTD CO NEAL R |
|---|---|
| Address | 20 PUFFIN WAY, TEANECK NJ 076664167 |
| Phone | 2018368400 |
| Form and materials | 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. |
| Deadlines | DECEMBER 30TH |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
89% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Public Affairs | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $325,000 |
| Type Media Center | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $307,500 |
| Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives | New York, NY | Support history museums | $250,000 |
| The Andrew Goodman Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $250,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $200,000 |
| Nation Fund for Independent Journalism | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $157,000 |
| Aclu Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $150,000 |
| Teaneck Creek Conservancy Inc | Teaneck, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $105,425 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $100,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $100,000 |
| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $87,753 |
| Association for Promotion of Jewish Secularism Dba Jewish Currents | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $80,300 |
| Barn Raising Media Inc | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $75,000 |
| Fsisi Dba Dissent Magazine | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $75,000 |
| Babies and Mothers Alive USA | Brooklyn, NY | Educational services and schools. | $60,000 |
| Aclu of New Jersey Foundation | Newark, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Public Communicators Inc | Denver, CO | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $50,000 |
| Economic Hardship Reporting Project | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $40,500 |
| Institute for Media Analysis | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $37,500 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $35,000 |
| Friends of Givat Haviva | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $30,000 |
| Investigative Reporters & Editors | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $30,000 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $30,000 |
| Jacobin Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $30,000 |
| Camp Kinderland | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Northern New Jersey Sanctuary Coalition | Caldwell, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $25,000 |
| Center for Transformative Action | Ithaca, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $22,500 |
| Fund for Investigative Journalism | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $22,500 |
| The American Prospect | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $22,500 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $20,500 |
| Molly Crabapple Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $20,000 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $10,500 |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $10,000 |
| State Democracy Project | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $10,000 |
| Open Source Gallery | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $7,714 |
| Families for Freedom | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $7,500 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts (Nyfa) | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $7,500 |
| Peace Action Fund of New York State Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $7,500 |
| Pregnancy Justice | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $7,500 |
| Optout Media Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $6,000 |
| The Tank Ltd | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,900 |
| Township of Teaneck | Teaneck, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,500 |
| Ascension Roman Catholic Church (New Neighbors Network) | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| Community Scholarship Fund of Teaneck | Teaneck, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| International Media Project | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| Labor Arts | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| Willow Pond Films | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $5,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $4,625 |
| Theater Labrador Inc Dba New Georges | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $4,325 |
| Guthrie Center Corp | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $4,000 |
| Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| Botto House American Labor Museum | Haledon, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| Community Media Productions Group | Yellow Springs, OH | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| On This Spot NYC | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| Silk Moth Stage | Dayton, VA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| Southern Documentary Fund | Burlington, NC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,500 |
| Primitive Cinema LLC | Boston, MA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,250 |
| Trilogy an Opera Company | Newark, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,250 |
| The Luminal Theater | Blythewood, SC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | $3,125 |
Showing the 60 largest of 120 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 105 grants to individuals ($234,110). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,346,952 | 225 |
| 2024 | $2,527,328 | 30 |
| 2023 | $2,540,449 | 32 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 27, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612089349100711
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-1164496
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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