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Epic Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 47-1191096 Website

To support charitable and non-governmental organizations, including but not limited to those focused on child development and welfare and the defense of the planet, either through contributions or by direct financial, technical, or managerial assistance.

Epic Foundation Inc at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$336
-99.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$76,177
-85.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Epic Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K2$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 15 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

New YorkBrooklynMaplewoodSan JoseWashingonWashingtonBuffaloIndianapolisNashvillePhoenix

How Epic Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 64% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K6 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $548K (2019). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $176K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Jed Foundation New York, NYGeneral Operating Support$61,001
Common Justice Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operating Support$45,000
Strongminds Inc Maplewood, NJGeneral Operating Support$30,000
Kidogo Early Years Inc Indianapolis, INGeneral Operating Support$20,000
Lwala Community Alliance Nashville, TNGeneral Operating Support$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025—$336$76,177——
2024$116,678$299,012$507,335$176,0015
2023$442,279$774,317$821,622$100,0002
2022$538,971$948,443$1,461,903$496,1004
2021$931,848$1,731,064$1,237,017$488,2004
2020$445,986$1,174,245$2,460,551$531,3235
2019$1,983,206$2,518,878$3,282,176$548,1936

About Epic Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Epic Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Epic Foundation Inc is led by Alexandre Mars, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexandre Mars

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Giber

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Henry Prevost

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Sopchik

    Assistant Treasurer & Assistant CFO

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Florence Mars (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Morgan Riordan (2020–2023) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Jennifer Xu (2020–2022) — Head of Development
  • Former: Maxime Colas (2019) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Nicola Crosta (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Epic Foundation Inc

What is Epic Foundation Inc?

Epic Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY.

Where does Epic Foundation Inc operate?

Epic Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee.

What is Epic Foundation Inc's EIN?

Epic Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1191096. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 30, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 23, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 8, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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