Omomuki Foundation Inc
Omomuki Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York City. Its programs and giving support LGBTQ+ health and services, music and performing arts, and selected artists and nonprofit organizations.
Omomuki Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Omomuki Foundation Inc gave $49K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $48,500
- +63.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,409
- +48.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $631,525
- +45.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Omomuki Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 114 West 27Th Street 12Fl, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (917) 687-8302
Website: https://www.omomuki.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Omomuki Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Fire Island Pines ($16K). Together the top 10 received $48K.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 42 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in New York City. In 2025, 73% of grant dollars went to recipients listed in New York and 3% to recipients listed in Oregon; the filing assigns 24% to “?” for recipient state. The listed recipients also include organizations without a state shown in the filing.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Omomuki Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 250% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2021 it paid out 455% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2022) to $132K (2019). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Fire Island Pines Fire Island Pines, NY | Fiscal Sponsor Grant | $15,500 |
| Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS Inc New York, NY | HIV/AIDS Services | $11,100 |
| Taiwan Love and Hope Association | HIV/AIDS Services | $6,500 |
| Tainan Sprout | HIV/AIDS Services | $5,100 |
| Lambada Legal New York, NY | LGBTQ Rights | $5,000 |
| Portland Japanese Garden Society Portland, OR | Performing Arts | $1,500 |
| Ali Forney Center New York, NY | Youth Homelessness | $1,000 |
| Griot Circle New York, NY | Senior Services | $1,000 |
| Ubuntu Pathways New York, NY | HIV/AIDS Services | $1,000 |
| Gay Men's Health Crisis New York, NY | HIV/AIDS Services | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are in dollars.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $631,525 | $323,162 | $177,056 | $48,500 | 11 | $169,412 | $4,654 | — |
| 2024 | $434,596 | $90,940 | $113,446 | $29,650 | 10 | $109,459 | $16,732 | — |
| 2023 | $356,985 | $41,435 | $137,608 | $38,205 | 9 | $127,247 | $3,585 | — |
| 2022 | $384,732 | $112,816 | $106,694 | $13,865 | 7 | $106,403 | $5,199 | — |
| 2021 | $454,572 | $141,926 | $79,505 | $18,200 | 5 | $78,245 | $20,915 | $17,206 |
| 2020 | $347,924 | $290,603 | $83,623 | $71,532 | 13 | — | $89,883 | $11,489 |
| 2019 | $225,954 | $128,191 | $149,197 | $131,646 | 18 | — | $28,097 | $8,831 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website does not state an overarching mission. It describes funding and resources for nonprofits working in LGBTQ+ health, including HIV prevention and testing, services for people living with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse treatment, and homelessness. Its other programs support community live music, jazz creation and recording, and choreographers and dance companies commissioning original music and live performance. The foundation also identifies direct charitable activity promoting the performing arts in its 2025 filing.
In 2025, the foundation gave to organizations whose stated work included protecting LGBTQ+ youth from homelessness (Ali Forney Center), supporting older LGBTQ+ people (Griot Circle), and providing HIV-related services (GMHC). Cool Culture described its work as amplifying families’ voices and strengthening marginalized communities through engagement with art and culture.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $48,500 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $300 to $15,500, with a median of $1,500.
The largest 2025 grants included $15,500 to Friends of Fire Island Pines for a fiscal sponsor grant; $11,100 to Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS for HIV/AIDS services; $6,500 to Taiwan Love and Hope Association and $5,100 to Tainan Sprout, both for HIV/AIDS services; and $5,000 to Lambda Legal for LGBTQ rights. Other grants included $1,500 to Portland Japanese Garden Society for performing arts, $1,000 each to Ali Forney Center for youth homelessness, Griot Circle for senior services, and Ubuntu Pathways for HIV/AIDS services, $500 to Gay Men’s Health Crisis for HIV/AIDS services, and $300 to Cool Culture for performing arts.
The website also describes a jazz fellowship providing supplementary funding to a musician enrolled in a four-year program, and gives examples of recipients from 2022 through 2025. This is a program for a musician, distinct from grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Geoffrey Hoefer as president and treasurer, and Danny Whitman as secretary.
Omomuki Foundation Inc is led by Geoffrey Hoefer, President & Treasurer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geoffrey Hoefer
President & Treasurer
President → President & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Whitman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Stephen Bloom (2019–2020) — Treasurer
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 Omomuki Foundation Inc
How much does Omomuki Foundation Inc give each year?
Omomuki Foundation Inc gave $49K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 10 grants.
What is Omomuki Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Omomuki Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $4,409, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Omomuki Foundation Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does Omomuki Foundation Inc give grants?
Omomuki Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants).
Does Omomuki Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Omomuki Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "HIV/AIDS Services" (5 grants).
Who are Omomuki Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Omomuki Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Fire Island Pines ($15,500), Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS Inc ($11,100) and Taiwan Love and Hope Association ($6,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Omomuki Foundation Inc?
Omomuki Foundation Inc reported $632K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $323K.
What does Omomuki Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s website does not state an overarching mission. It describes funding and resources for nonprofits working in LGBTQ+ health, including HIV prevention and testing, services for people living with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse treatment, and homelessness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Omomuki Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Omomuki Foundation Inc's EIN?
Omomuki Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4187784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Omomuki Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Omomuki Foundation Inc funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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