Private foundation · EIN 13-3212724

Trust For Mutual Understanding

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New York, NY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202503169349103570
Total assets (EOY)$25,676,371
Grants paid$2,326,903
Typical (median) grant$25,000
Grants listed72
Giving in home state (NY)32%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K31
$25K–$100K37
$100K+3

Smallest $4,000 · Largest $173,000

Geographic focus

NY
32%
CA
14%
DC
11%
MD
8%
FL
7%
MA
5%
MT
5%
WA
4%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$2,513,139$25,581,66451
2024$2,326,903$25,676,37172

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactBARBARA A LANCIERS DIRECTOR
AddressTMU -ONE ROCKEFELLER PLZ ROOM 2500, NEW YORK, NY, 10020
Phone2126495774
Form & materialsBY INITIAL LETTER OF INQUIRY
Deadlines6 MONTHS PRIOR TO DATE OF ACTIVITY FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS SOUGHT.
RestrictionsTHE TRUST'S PROGRAMS SUPPORT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE IN THE ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
The Young Visual Artists Award Program In 2024MIAMI, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$173,000
Residency Unlimited IncBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$144,000
Cec Artslink IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$115,000
Center For International Theatre Development IncBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$90,000
Earth Island Institute IncBERKLEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$80,000
Cec Artslink IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$63,800
Cec Artslink IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$62,500
The Ocean FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$55,555
EarthcorpsSEATTLE, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Environmental Law Alliance WorldwideEUGENE, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Earth Island Institute IncBERKLEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$45,000
Earth Island Institute IncBERKLEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$45,000
Mongol Ecology CenterTUCSON, AZGENERAL SUPPORT$45,000
Drama League Of New York IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
International Theatre Development IncBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
Partnerships For NatureBAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
The Living Desert Zoo And GardensPALM DESERT, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
The Living Desert Zoo And GardensPALM DESERT, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
Wild Salmon CenterPORTLAND, ORGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
Blackfoot ChallengeOVANDO, MTGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation IncBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
The Ocean FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$33,500
The Ocean FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$33,500
Double Edge TheatreASHFIELD, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Emerson CollegeBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
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