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VIJA CELMINS FOUNDATION INC

SAG HARBOR, NY · EIN 874511320 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE A20 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$5.1M
expenses
$19K
net assets
$5.6M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

VIJA CELMINS FOUNDATION INC is a private foundation based in Sag Harbor, NY, focused on supporting arts, culture, and select charitable causes. It makes grants to nonprofit organizations in areas including the arts, conservation, research, and human services. The foundation operates primarily as a grantmaking entity, funding established institutions and initiatives across the United States.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Arts Advancement Grants
Provides general and project-specific support to arts institutions and cultural organizations such as The Noguchi Museum, The Drawing Center, and LongHouse Reserve
Community and Human Services Grants
Supports school programs and services for food-insecure individuals through grants to organizations like DDI and God's Love We Deliver
Environmental and Scientific Research Support
Funds conservation and research initiatives at organizations including The Nature Conservancy and Cornell Lab of Ornithology
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding general support grants to nonprofit organizations
      Provides unrestricted general support grants to nonprofit organizations to further their operational and programmatic goals.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding organizations to promote the arts
      Funds nonprofit organizations engaged in advancing the arts through grantmaking.
  • Cancer Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding research initiatives through grants
      Supports research projects and scholarly inquiry by awarding grants to organizations conducting research.
  • Private K–12 School Support 1 activity
    • Funding school programs through grants
      Finances educational programs in schools by awarding grants to support academic and extracurricular initiatives.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5.08M
Contributions & grants$5.08M100%
Program service revenue
Investment income$00%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$19K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$85K
balance sheet
Total assets$5.62M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$5.60M
3 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +745.8%
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATVIA Partner — Recipient of a grant to promote the arts
  • CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY Partner — Recipient of a research grant
  • DDI Partner — Recipient of a grant for school programs
  • DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Partner — Recipient of a general support grant
  • GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER Partner — Recipient of a general support grant
  • LONGHOUSE RESERVE Partner — Recipient of a grant to promote the arts
  • LSCP Partner — Recipient of a general support grant
  • THE CHURCH SAG HARBOR Partner — Recipient of a grant to promote the arts
  • THE DRAWING CENTER Partner — Recipient of a grant to promote the arts
  • THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Partner — Recipient of a general support grant
  • THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM Partner — Recipient of a grant to promote the arts
  • THE XERXES SOCIETY Partner — Recipient of a general support grant
strategies · 2

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