The Fubu Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4026304

The Fubu Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K.

The Fubu Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Fubu Foundation Inc gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,000
+38.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+130.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$66,871
+150.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (56% 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 The Fubu Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Style Saves Inc: $25KStyle Saves Inc$25KHip Hop Summit Youth Council: $10KHip Hop Summit Youth Council$10KHelping Our People Emerge: $10KHelping Our People Emerge$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Style Saves Inc ($25K). Together the top 3 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

JamaicaAustinLos AngelesMauldinMiamiArlingtonBaltimoreBerkleyBronxBrooklynRoyersfordStone MountainWynnewood

How The Fubu Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2021 5 grants2022 7 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2022) to $59K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Style Saves Inc Miami, FLTo Support Non Profit Activities$25,000
Hip Hop Summit Youth Council Jamaica, NYTo Support Non Profit Activities$10,000
Helping Our People Emerge Mauldin, SCTo Support Non Profit Activities$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$66,871$110,250$70,100$45,0003$45,000$2,305
2024$26,721$77,015$62,034$32,5005$32,500$947
2023$11,740$60,754$60,000$58,7507$58,750$560
2022$10,986$40,000$32,611$32,5005$32,500$424
2021$3,597——————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Fubu Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Fubu Foundation Inc is led by Daymond John, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daymond John

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Weisfeld

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Weisfeld

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Fubu Foundation Inc

How much does The Fubu Foundation Inc give each year?

The Fubu Foundation Inc gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 5 grants.

What is The Fubu Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Fubu Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Fubu Foundation Inc give grants?

The Fubu Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (22%) and South Carolina (22%).

Does The Fubu Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Fubu Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Non Profit Activities" (3 grants).

How large is The Fubu Foundation Inc?

The Fubu Foundation Inc reported $67K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Fubu Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Fubu Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4026304. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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