21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund
The 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund is a private foundation based in New York, NY. It made 20 grants totaling $208,250 in filing year 2024, supporting organizations and projects involving homebound people, labor, immigrant and civic engagement, legal representation, community services, and other causes.
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund at a glance
In short: 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund gave $208K across 20 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. 20% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $208,250
- -13.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 20
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $10,413
- -13.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $9,500
- Total assets
- $2,011,777
- -4.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (79% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says proposals must follow prescribed guidelines, available upon request, and that the fund will only consider 501(c)(3) applicants.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists April 30 and October 31.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists April 30 and October 31.
- Contact
Application contact: Muzaffar Chishti Executive Director
Mailing address: 275 Seventh Ave 7Th Fl, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 645-2740
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Concerts in Motion Inc ($26K). Together the top 10 received $166K.
Grant Size Distribution
103 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 103 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 9% to California, 6% to New Hampshire, 4% to Illinois, and 2% to Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 55% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−11%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 344% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $195K (2020) to $251K (2022). In 2024 it made 20 grants totaling $208K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Concerts in Motion Inc New York, NY | To help provide a series of forty concerts to low income homebound adults including retired garment workers and veterans, in both virtual and in-person formats through a network of over 200 agencies. Music is brought to these populations residing in senior centers or other facilities in New York city neighborhoods. | $26,000 |
| Friends of Givat Haviva New York, NY | To support givat haviva's hebrew language enrichment program "placing jewish teachers in arab middle schools". The vision is to promote linguistically and cultural integrated citizenship that provides opportunities for advancement in society and the job market. | $25,000 |
| Working Theater New York, NY | To support the spring 2025 presentation of the inaugural stage left festival, featuring new plays highlighting issues facing working people and the contemporary labor movement. | $23,000 |
| The Tenement Museum New York, NY | To support the museum's signature program, "shared journeys", that offers specially designed tours of historic immigrant family apartment exhibits as well as empowering english language learners to promote their engagement with civic issues. | $18,000 |
| Laborartsorg New York, NY | To support I) the annual clara lemlich awards which honor the legacy of clara lemlich by recognizing extraordinary activists and advocates for their inspiring lifelong commitment to improving the lives of working people, and ii) to support the creation of a video tributed to kathy andrade, a pioneering ilgwu organizer. | $14,000 |
| American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Scarsdale, NY | To support the employee resilience center of the soroka medical center, one of israel's largest, busiest & advanced hospitals. The resilience center addresses psychological trauma hospital staff experience treating critically wounded patients and idf soldiers since the october 7, 2023 attack on israel. | $12,500 |
| Garment Workers Center New York, NY | To support a campaign to ensure prompt and effective implementation of sb62, the landmark California legislation to eliminate the piece rate pay system, hold fashion brands liable for wage violations, and expand authority for inspections in the garment industry in the state of California. | $12,500 |
| Washington Square Legal Services Inc New York, NY | The grant supports providing strategic legal representation defending individuals or organizations' rights, and the rule of law through precedent setting cases in immigration legal proceedings. | $12,500 |
| St Patrick's Church Nashua, NH | To support the parish's the dorothy day cafe, which provides hospitality to those who come to church; mostly homeless, unemployed, mentally challenged or victims of addiction. | $12,250 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | To support the students for international labor solidarity in its campaign to build student outreach and a movement in solidarity with workers in thailand against labor exploitation by us companies. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,011,777 | $-11,071 | $385,220 | $208,250 | 20 | $351,740 | — | $102,124 |
| 2023 | $2,110,168 | $282,902 | $420,676 | $240,852 | 20 | $380,965 | $250,391 | $102,461 |
| 2022 | $2,183,918 | $542,196 | $425,234 | $250,750 | 19 | $393,073 | $510,035 | $115,149 |
| 2021 | $3,115,889 | $28,156 | $411,160 | $234,500 | 24 | $368,466 | — | $150,693 |
| 2020 | $3,047,176 | $558,298 | $398,598 | $194,500 | 20 | — | $520,058 | $93,650 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund reported a distributable amount of $102K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for concerts for homebound adults, labor-related programs and campaigns, immigrant education and civic engagement, legal representation in immigration proceedings, community services, and documentary films. The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported: Concerts in Motion says it provides music concerts to homebound, hospitalized, and otherwise isolated people; Friends of Givat Haviva describes its work as advancing Jewish-Arab reconciliation, pluralism, democratic values, and peace; and Penn South Social Services says it is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people in its community and surrounding area.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $208,250. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $26,000, with a median of $9,500.
Among the largest grants were $26,000 to Concerts in Motion for concerts for low-income homebound adults, including retired garment workers and veterans; $25,000 to Friends of Givat Haviva for its Hebrew-language enrichment program placing Jewish teachers in Arab middle schools; and $23,000 to an individual recipient for its Stage Left Festival featuring plays about working people and the contemporary labor movement. Other awards included $18,000 to The Tenement Museum for its Shared Journeys program, $14,000 to LaborArts.org for the Clara Lemlich Awards and a video tribute to ILGWU organizer Kathy Andrade, and $12,500 each to American Friends of Soroka Medical Center, Garment Workers Center, and Washington Square Legal Services.
The filing also lists grants of $12,250 to St. Patrick’s Church, $10,000 to Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, and $9,000 each to From the Heart Productions and Penn South Social Services.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Muzaffar Chishti as executive director; Lloyd Goldenberg as treasurer; and Carl Proper, Roy Godson, and Nina Bernstein as directors. It lists Jay Mazur, marked deceased, and Warren Pepicelli as chairman and president.
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund is led by Muzaffar Chishti, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 6 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Muzaffar Chishti
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$66K (2020) → $66K (2024)
Warren Pepicelli
Chairman & President
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nina Bernstein
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Godson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl Proper
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lloyd Goldenberg
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $36K (2024)
Former officers (3)
- Former: Jay Mazur (2020–2024) — Chairman & President · Filing note: Deceased
- Former: Irwin Solomon (2020–2023) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Honorable David Dinkins (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $66K, to Muzaffar Chishti (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund
How much does 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund give each year?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund gave $208K across 20 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $241K across 20 grants.
What is 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's typical grant size?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's median grant in 2024 was $9,500, and its average grant was $10,413, across 20 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund that year got $12K on average.
Where does 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund give grants?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund gives mostly in New York: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (9%) and New Hampshire (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (14 grants).
Does 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund give general operating support?
Occasionally: 5% of 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's largest grantees?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Concerts in Motion Inc ($26,000), Friends of Givat Haviva ($25,000) and Working Theater ($23,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $352K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $102K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for concerts for homebound adults, labor-related programs and campaigns, immigrant education and civic engagement, legal representation in immigration proceedings, community services, and documentary films. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund?
The 2024 filing says proposals must follow prescribed guidelines, available upon request, and that the fund will only consider 501(c)(3) applicants. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is 21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's EIN?
21ST Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1593055. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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