Ungar Foundation
Ungar Foundation is a private foundation, based in Great Barrington, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $16K.
Ungar Foundation at a glance
In short: Ungar Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,500
- -74.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,750
- -74.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $100,479
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (55% 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 Ungar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Native American Rights Fund ($3K). Together the top 2 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ungar Foundation gives
- Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $22K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Native American Rights Fund Boulder, CO | To defend the rights of native American tribes, organizations, and people. | $3,000 |
| Friends Without a Border New York, NY | To provide free, high-quality healthcare in areas of dire need in southeast asia. | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $100,479 | $16,045 | $5,806 | $5,500 | 2 | $5,500 | $16,045 | $8,024 |
| 2024 | $92,133 | $404 | $24,965 | $21,500 | 2 | $21,500 | $404 | $5,212 |
| 2023 | $115,056 | $-4,719 | $5,587 | $3,500 | 2 | $3,500 | $1,036 | $5,951 |
| 2022 | $126,876 | $17,166 | $10,272 | $8,500 | 2 | $8,500 | $17,164 | $5,989 |
| 2020 | $120,579 | $5,739 | $7,575 | $5,000 | 3 | — | $5,739 | — |
| 2019 | $122,416 | $78,172 | $3,212 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $3,172 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ungar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ungar Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aine D. Ungar
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cole Ungar
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Ungar Foundation
How much does Ungar Foundation give each year?
Ungar Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 2 grants.
How large is Ungar Foundation?
Ungar Foundation reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ungar Foundation operate?
Ungar Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Massachusetts, New York.
What is Ungar Foundation's EIN?
Ungar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6937282. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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