Pannonia Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Pannonia Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation without an invitation should not apply, and the filing describes no further application process.
- Where a connection already exists, a modest request fits its usual pattern: about 8 in 10 of its 196 grants fall between $1,000 and $35,000, and the median is $5,000, although its largest grant was about $1,150,000.
- Its giving is highly repeat-based, with 96% of grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new recipients are rare.
- Its recorded recipients span libraries, museums, hospitals, colleges, social-service and conservation groups, with no stated thematic or geographic focus, and the filings show grants mainly in New York, which is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Pannonia Foundation is a US private foundation based in Ramsey, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe grants to public charitable institutions, without naming a narrower common purpose. The recorded recipients span libraries, museums and other cultural bodies; hospitals and medical institutions; colleges and schools; humanitarian and social-service organisations; and conservation groups. Most recorded grant funding went to organisations in New York, although the filings also show grants to organisations in other states. The foundation says that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its records thus show broad charitable giving, while offering no stated thematic focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the available filing does not describe a further application or selection process.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 196 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 44% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Pannonia Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 70 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New York Public Library · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$573,8002025 tax year
- Aclu Foundation · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$250,0002025 tax year
- Moma · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$85,0002025 tax year
- Animal Medical Center · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$76,0002025 tax year
- Lincoln Center · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$75,0002025 tax year
- Museum Of Moving Image · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$75,0002025 tax year
- Wellesley College · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$25,0002025 tax year
- Brooklyn Rail · To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c) (3)$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert J Hughes — Treasurer
- Mahnaz Ispahani — Vice President
- Adam Bartos — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,016,410 | $788,000 | $25,683,362 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,315,701 | $2,017,702 | $27,132,535 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,925,288 | $1,588,050 | $29,217,596 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Ramsey, NJ