Avatar Alliance Foundation
Avatar Alliance Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $3.1M.
Avatar Alliance Foundation at a glance
In short: Avatar Alliance Foundation gave $3.1M across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $387K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,096,792
- +369.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 8
- +166.7% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $387,099
- +76.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $80,000
- Total assets
- $2,811,735
- +23.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (79% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Avatar Alliance Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was The Game Changers Foundation ($2.4M). Together the top 8 received $3.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 17 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Avatar Alliance Foundation gives
- Giving grew 490% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100 (2022) to $3.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $3.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Game Changers Foundation Sacramento, CA | Providing supportive services to individuals impacted by poverty. Our primary mission is to combat hunger, unemployment and the housing crisis for displaced women, children, men and retired veterans. | $2,350,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA | To tackle critical questions about our ocean planet, with practical applications for human lives and livelihoods. Our innovations in science and engineering fuel sustainable economic growth, safeguard coastal communities and marine resources, and strengthen American leadership in ocean science. | $410,500 |
| Virgin Unite USA Inc | Virgin unite was founded in 2004 as the non-profit foundation of the virgin group, to unite people and entrepreneurial ideas to create opportunities for a better world. Since launch, together with some great partners, virgin unite has inspired and incubated a number of wonderful collaborations like the elders, ocean unite (now orraa), carbon war room (now merged with rmi), the b team, caribbean climate smart accelerator, unite bvi, 100% human at work and the branson centre for entrepreneurship which have spurred much-needed change in the world. We continue to catalyse radical collaboration to challenge the unacceptable as we work for a world where all the planet and all people thrive. | $100,000 |
| Support and Feed Inc Los Angeles, CA | Support+feed combats the climate crisis and food insecurity by working toward a global shift to an equitable plant-based food system. | $100,000 |
| Center for Ecological Consciousness Olympia, WA | The center for ecological consciousness (CEC) is conceived to bring scientists, educators, artists, and students together from different disciplines whose intersections of skills and studies can help create new solutions to our agricultural and ecological challenges. The CEC supports initiatives that help us become more civil, responsible citizens of earth, and create patterns that improve the quality of life for our descendants. | $60,000 |
| Indigenous Language Institute Santa Cruz, NM | To revitalize native languages as the small population of elder spearkers is rapidly declining. Ili's guiding philosophy is to assist communities to create speakers of the endangered languages that are used in daily life by all generations. | $50,000 |
| Asia Initiatives New York, NY | To leverage the power of social capital to promote healthcare, education, improve livelihoods, and sustainable development, striving to bring positive change in the quality of life of people in under-served communities.with a particular focus on women, girls and their families, our initiatives utilize transformative methodologies and technologies to empower people to realize their full potential, and become key stakeholders of their own success. | $15,000 |
| Royal Canadian Geographical Society | Support canadian geographical expeditions and provide grants and scholarships for cutting-edge geographical research. | $11,292 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,811,735 | $4,855,418 | $4,331,793 | $3,096,792 | 8 | $4,331,443 | — |
| 2023 | $2,284,465 | $1,553,978 | $1,474,136 | $660,000 | 3 | $1,470,382 | — |
| 2022 | $2,204,623 | $1,640,180 | $681,356 | $100 | 1 | $677,816 | — |
| 2021 | $1,245,799 | $970,001 | $972,385 | $525,000 | 5 | $943,992 | $1 |
| 2020 | $1,248,183 | $332,503 | $347,931 | — | — | — | $3 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avatar Alliance Foundation is led by James F. Cameron, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
James F. Cameron
President
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Zukowsky
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: James F. Cameorn (2020–2021) — President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Avatar Alliance Foundation
How much does Avatar Alliance Foundation give each year?
Avatar Alliance Foundation gave $3.1M across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $660K across 3 grants.
What is Avatar Alliance Foundation's typical grant size?
Avatar Alliance Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $80,000, and its average grant was $387,099, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Avatar Alliance Foundation give grants?
Avatar Alliance Foundation gives mostly in California: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (13%).
Does Avatar Alliance Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Avatar Alliance Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Avatar Alliance Foundation's largest grantees?
Avatar Alliance Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include The Game Changers Foundation ($2,350,000), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ($410,500) and Virgin Unite USA Inc ($100,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Avatar Alliance Foundation?
Avatar Alliance Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What is Avatar Alliance Foundation's EIN?
Avatar Alliance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4287118. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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