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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 02-0569535

The Mayer Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 87 grants and $124,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $124,750

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $824,231

  • Tax year 2024

    $77,350

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $95,745

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,950

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $92,543

  • Tax year 2022

    $85,750

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $117,355

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,700

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $128,974

  • Tax year 2020

    $129,600

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $107,651

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $173,273

  • Tax year 2018

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $176,207

Grants paid in 2025

87 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General welfare

    $5,000
  2. The Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General welfare

    $2,500
  3. Chemotherapy FoundationNew York, NY

    General welfare

    $2,500
  4. Meals of HopeBoyton Beach, FL

    General welfare

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  6. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  7. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  8. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  9. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  10. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  11. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,750
  12. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  13. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  14. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  15. Food for ThoughtBronx, NY

    General welfare

    $1,500
  16. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  17. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  18. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  19. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  20. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  21. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  22. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  23. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  24. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  25. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  26. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  27. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  28. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  29. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  30. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  31. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  32. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  33. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  34. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  35. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  36. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  37. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  38. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  39. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  40. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  41. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  42. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  43. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,500
  44. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  45. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  46. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  47. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  48. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  49. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  50. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  51. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  52. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  53. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  54. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  55. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  56. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  57. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  58. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  59. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  60. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  61. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  62. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  63. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  64. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  65. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  66. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  67. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  68. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  69. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,250
  70. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  71. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  72. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  73. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  74. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  75. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  76. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  77. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  78. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  79. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,200
  80. Mount Vernon Assoc of Police ChaplinsMount Vernon, OH

    General welfare

    $1,000
  81. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000
  82. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000
  83. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000
  84. Fiver Childrens Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General welfare

    $1,000
  85. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000
  86. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000
  87. Individual

    General welfare

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,50071% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $1,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $7,500
  2. Florida1 grant $2,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles MayerPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Daniel BookvarSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anna MayerVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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