Violet Hordes Foundation
Violet Hordes Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $47K.
Violet Hordes Foundation at a glance
In short: Violet Hordes Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,400
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,400
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $33,400
- Total assets
- $1,282,108
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% 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 Violet Hordes Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
How Violet Hordes Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2021) to $39K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Listing See Attached Lisitng, NJ | see attached listing | $33,400 |
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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 | $1,282,108 | $54,790 | $53,517 | $33,400 | 1 | $53,517 | $46,570 | $59,788 |
| 2024 | $1,280,835 | $99,623 | $52,056 | $33,400 | 1 | $47,056 | $44,012 | $59,287 |
| 2023 | $1,233,268 | $34,737 | $50,204 | $32,000 | 1 | $45,204 | $41,371 | $57,827 |
| 2022 | $1,248,735 | $41,809 | $45,678 | $32,000 | 1 | $45,678 | $41,809 | $61,076 |
| 2021 | $1,294,573 | $44,279 | $47,517 | $32,000 | 1 | $42,517 | $44,279 | $68,152 |
| 2020 | $1,312,467 | $42,982 | $51,191 | $39,000 | 1 | — | $42,982 | $67,254 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Violet Hordes Foundation reported a distributable amount of $60K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Violet Hordes Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rabbi Kenneth Brickman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$5K (2020) → $5K (2025)
Jane Canter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Kaplowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Rabbi Kenneth Brickman (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Violet Hordes Foundation
How much does Violet Hordes Foundation give each year?
Violet Hordes Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 1 grant.
How large is Violet Hordes Foundation?
Violet Hordes Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $60K (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 Violet Hordes Foundation operate?
Violet Hordes Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey.
What is Violet Hordes Foundation's EIN?
Violet Hordes Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3000783. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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