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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3424527

The Birchrock Foundation

A private foundation in Albany, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $379,803 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

    $379,803

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,590,849

  • Tax year 2023

    $322,299

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $5,561,213

  • Tax year 2022

    $173,249

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,768,949

  • Tax year 2021

    $197,425

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,795,346

  • Tax year 2020

    $322,340

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,419,585

  • Tax year 2019

    $200,336

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,373,411

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    General support

    $200,000
  2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCambridge, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  3. The Rashi SchoolDedham, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Combined Jewish PhilanthropicBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $13,500
  6. The Metropolitan Musuem of ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  7. Temple Beth ElohimWellesley, MA

    General support

    $7,380
  8. Adas Yoshurn SynagogueRockland, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Temple Beth ElohimWellesley, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  11. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Temple Beth ElohimWellesley, MA

    General support

    $1,215
  13. Abos FoundationBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Forward BrunswickBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Hand in HandBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  16. St Simons Land TrustSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    General support

    $800
  18. Temple Beth TefillohBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $775
  19. Adas Yoshurn SynagogueRockland, ME

    General support

    $750
  20. Atlanta NYCNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  21. Boston UniversittyBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  22. Out of Hand TheaterAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $500
  23. Winnebago Alumni AssociationRichmond, VA

    General support

    $500
  24. The Coastal Symphony of GeorgiaSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $354
  25. The Coastal Symphony of GeorgiaSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $354
  26. The Coastal Symphony of GeorgiaSt Simons Is, GA

    General support

    $300
  27. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    General support

    $275
  28. Grey Matter ProjectSavannah, GA

    General support

    $250
  29. Waldoboro Food PantryWaldoboro, ME

    General support

    $250
  30. Golden Isles Arts and HumanitiesBrunswick, GA

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $252,50092% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $17,3756% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $800<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $337,370
  2. New York5 grants $29,300
  3. Georgia11 grants $6,633
  4. Maine3 grants $6,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lawrence J LasserMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michelle LasserMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ethan LasserMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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