Plus 91 Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 36-4754074

Plus 91 Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $166K.

Plus 91 Foundation at a glance

In short: Plus 91 Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,425,000
+870.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,212,500
+385.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,212,500
Total assets
$1,653,852
-47.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Plus 91 Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Limen Foundation: $2.4MLimen Foundation$2.4MBlank Forms: $25KBlank Forms$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Limen Foundation ($2.4M). Together the top 2 received $2.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Short HillsBrooklyn

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2024) to $2.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Limen Foundation Short Hills, NJTo support the limen foundation, a non profit, whose mission is to engage and enable the ephemeral arts and innovative projects in music, performance, film, science and food.$2,400,000
Blank Forms Brooklyn, NYTo advance performance, exhibition, publishing, and archival work and to continue to platformart in traditions of experimental music.$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$1,653,852$1,162,245$2,601,669$2,425,0002$2,599,019$166,379
2024$3,136,919$104,335$392,610$250,0001$395,350$104,335
2023$3,540,031$2,932,709$135,644——$131,949$191,694
2022$595,923$120,000$118,374——$118,540—
2021$594,463$110,000$110,329——$110,902—
2020$595,365$100,000$98,071————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Plus 91 Foundation is led by Javin Bose, President & Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Javin Bose

    President & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaushal Majmudar

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naim D. Bulbulia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marina Thomas

    Treasurer & Administrative Management

    New on the 2025 filing

    27 hrs/week

    $78K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Arani Bose (2020–2024) — President & Director
  • Former: Shumita Bose (2020–2024) — Treasurer & Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Marina Thomas — Treasurer & Administrative Management: $78KMarina ThomasTreasurer & Administrative…$78K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $78K, to Marina Thomas (Treasurer & Administrative Management).

Frequently asked questions about Plus 91 Foundation

How much does Plus 91 Foundation give each year?

Plus 91 Foundation gave $2.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250K across 1 grant.

How large is Plus 91 Foundation?

Plus 91 Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Plus 91 Foundation?

Plus 91 Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Plus 91 Foundation operate?

Plus 91 Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.

What is Plus 91 Foundation's EIN?

Plus 91 Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4754074. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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