The Imagine Awards Inc
The Imagine Awards Inc is a public charity based in Bohemia, New York, formed in 2020. It holds award events for nonprofit organizations on Long Island and in New York City, bringing organizations together for recognition, collaboration, and sector learning; its 2025 filing also reports grants to nonprofit recipients.
The Imagine Awards Inc at a glance
In short: The Imagine Awards Inc gave $74K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New York. 92% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $74,000
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,692
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $47,526
- -5.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 92% first-time grantees (12 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Imagine Awards Inc
- Review Cycle
- The listed deadline for the 2026 NYC application cycle was midnight, May 18, 2026; that deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- The listed deadline for the 2026 NYC application cycle was midnight, May 18, 2026; that deadline has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3340 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Bohemia, NY 11716
Phone: (631) 582-1600
Website: https://nycimagineawards.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Imagine Awards Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Special Olympics New York ($8K). Together the top 10 received $59K.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars went to recipients in New York. Its website states that the NYC Imagine Awards serve organizations located in or significantly serving The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island. The organization’s stated mission also describes award events on Long Island and in New York City.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Imagine Awards Inc open to new grantees?
92%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 13 grantees (92%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $5K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2022) to $85K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Special Olympics New York New York, NY | Donation | $8,000 |
| Scott J Beigel Memorial Fund DIX Hills, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| Stony Brook Children's Hospital Stony Brook, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| Sibs Place Oceanside, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| Codanceco (Dancing Classrooms of Long Island) Patchogue, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| The Heckscher Museum Huntington, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| The Rosalind and Joseph Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center of Long Island Commack, NY | Donation | $6,000 |
| New York LGBT Network Inc Hauppauge, NY | Donation | $5,000 |
| The Marcy Lab School Brooklyn, NY | Donation | $5,000 |
| Building Beats Brooklyn, NY | Donation | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,526 | $401,289 | $416,949 | $74,000 | 13 |
| 2024 | $50,037 | $400,793 | $414,400 | $85,000 | 14 |
| 2023 | $78,657 | $405,650 | $417,080 | $79,805 | 13 |
| 2022 | $63,837 | $347,104 | $329,017 | $53,000 | 10 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to recognize and celebrate nonprofits, encourage collaboration among them, and provide insight and education through its award programs and its Let’s Imagine program. Its 2025 filing says the events provided grants to winners, free tickets to nonprofits, and custom-made, professionally produced videos to each of the 48 finalists.
The 2025 grants included organizations with varied missions. For example, Special Olympics New York describes its mission as providing athletic instruction and competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Building Beats describes its mission as providing DJ and music programs that teach entrepreneurial, leadership, and life skills to underserved youth. Anthos Home describes its work as helping people with housing vouchers move into affordable housing and supporting their housing stability.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 13 grants totaling $74,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $8,000, with a median of $6,000. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in New York.
Among the larger listed grants were $8,000 to Special Olympics New York; $6,000 each to the Scott J Beigel Memorial Fund, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Sibs Place, CoDanceCo (Dancing Classrooms of Long Island), the Heckscher Museum, and the Rosalind and Joseph Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center of Long Island; and $5,000 each to New York LGBT Network, the Marcy Lab School, Building Beats, City Living NY, and Anthos Home.
The website describes a separate NYC Imagine Awards competition: eligible 501(c)(3) organizations located in or significantly serving one or more of the five NYC boroughs may apply in up to six categories. The six category winners receive $5,000 each, and 24 finalists receive professionally produced videos. Applicants may apply to multiple categories. The stated process includes an online application, selection-committee review, possible interviews and tours for those advancing, and review by an anonymous judging panel. Applicants must respond to email inquiries and coordinate for interviews; finalists may need to coordinate with the video production team and sign legal waivers.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ken Cerini as president, Kimberly Roffi as treasurer, Matthew Burke as vice president, and Kelli Anne Cerini as secretary.
The Imagine Awards Inc is led by Ken Cerini, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ken Cerini
President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Anne Cerini
Secretary
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Roffi
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Burke
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Kenneth Cerini (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Matt Burke (2022–2023) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Imagine Awards Inc
How much does The Imagine Awards Inc give each year?
The Imagine Awards Inc gave $74K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $85K across 14 grants.
What is The Imagine Awards Inc's typical grant size?
The Imagine Awards Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $5,692, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Imagine Awards Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does The Imagine Awards Inc give grants?
The Imagine Awards Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (3 grants).
Does The Imagine Awards Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on The Imagine Awards Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (13 grants).
Who are The Imagine Awards Inc's largest grantees?
The Imagine Awards Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Special Olympics New York ($8,000), Scott J Beigel Memorial Fund ($6,000) and Stony Brook Children's Hospital ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Imagine Awards Inc?
The Imagine Awards Inc reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $401K.
What does The Imagine Awards Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to recognize and celebrate nonprofits, encourage collaboration among them, and provide insight and education through its award programs and its Let’s Imagine program. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Imagine Awards Inc?
The Imagine Awards Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nycimagineawards.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Imagine Awards Inc's EIN?
The Imagine Awards Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1129775. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
Live grants for the work The Imagine Awards 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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Grantable. (2026). The Imagine Awards Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-imagine-awards-inc-morg_b4ea6838345542358813346ff665043d
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