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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3328552

The Cheswatyr Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $216,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $216,600

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,381,682

  • Tax year 2023

    $203,650

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,250,692

  • Tax year 2022

    $252,705

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,440,150

  • Tax year 2021

    $242,806

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,673,929

  • Tax year 2020

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,651,552

  • Tax year 2018

    $70,625

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $677,539

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Composers Now Fund for NYCNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  2. Luna Composition LabNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  3. The Jazz GalleryNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  4. Alarm Will SoundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. International Contemporaty EnsembleBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  6. Kyo-Shin-An ArtsBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Make Music AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $8,500
  8. Harlem Chamber PlayersNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $8,000
  9. Looking Glass ArtWest Fulton, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500
  10. Bang on A CanBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $7,000
  11. BlowcomotionAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $6,000
  12. American Composers OrchesrtaNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Bronx Academy of Art & DanceBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. Sphinx FoundationDetroit, MI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Freight& SalvageBerkley, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  16. Bowdoin International MusicBrunswick, ME

    Charitable

    $4,400
  17. Blank FormsBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $3,000
  18. Celebrity Series of BostonBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  19. Dancespace IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $3,000
  20. Iranian Female ComposersStoneham, MA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  21. Craft Emergency ReliefBrattleboro, VT

    Charitable

    $2,000
  22. PS 21 IncChatham, NY

    Charitable

    $1,500
  23. DC Jazz FestivalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,200
  24. Avalon TheatreWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  25. The Leo ProjectChilmark, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. United Methodist ChurchWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  27. NY Circus ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $111,70099% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $176,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $8,500
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $6,500
  4. Texas1 grant $6,000
  5. California1 grant $5,000
  6. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  7. Maine1 grant $4,400
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $3,200
  9. Vermont1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Emily WassermanPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0
  • Wendy WassermanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stefanie WassermanTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James BrowneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Norian Caporal BerkowitzSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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