Penumbra Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 11-3388258

Penumbra Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. As of 2023, the organization holds $372K in total assets. In 2023, it made $824K in qualifying distributions.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$372K

+51.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.0M

+28.4% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$824K

+22.3% YoY

Expenses

$937K

+10.7% YoY

About Penumbra Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Penumbra Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. As of 2023, the organization holds $372K in total assets. In 2023, it made $824K in qualifying distributions.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$279K$558K$837K$1M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$372,279$245,547$297,157
Revenue$1,014,562$790,160$839,729
Expenses$937,481$847,082$761,513
Qualifying Distributions$824,368$674,148$604,877
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount$21,142$15,461$11,803

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$0.25$0.5$0.75$10 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2023

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

GEOFFREY BERLINERDIRECTOR$100K

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GEOFFREY BERLINERDIRECTOR35$99,567
SUSAN MCLAUGHLINPRESIDENT1
ERIC TAUBMANVICE PRESIDENT1
JERRY POZNIAKTREASURER1
TAMARA FARRELLSECRETARY1
PHOEBE BARNARDDIRECTOR1
PHILLIP BLOCKDIRECTOR1
LORI ORDOVERDIRECTOR1
ANDREW MOOREDIRECTOR1
ELENA WERNERDIRECTOR1
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDUDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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