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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1484929

Pearson-Rappaport Foundation

A private foundation in Albany, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $413,778 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $413,778

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,293

  • Tax year 2024

    $293,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,488,146

  • Tax year 2023

    $262,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,508,794

  • Tax year 2022

    $276,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,645,755

  • Tax year 2021

    $210,339

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,693,939

  • Tax year 2020

    $203,712

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,219

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,969

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,701,126

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

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

  1. Lost Tree FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL

    General Purpose

    $77,778
  2. Island Grown InitiativeVineyard HVN, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  3. Martha's Vineyard HospitalOak Bluffs, MA

    General Purpose

    $50,000
  4. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $26,000
  5. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  6. Martha's Vineyard Boys Girls ClubEdgartown, MA

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  7. Individual

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  8. Individual

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  9. Individual

    General Purpose

    $11,000
  10. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  11. Loggerhead Marinelife CenterJuno Beach, FL

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  12. Palm Beach County Food BankLK Worth BCH, FL

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  14. Points of Light FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  15. Serious Fun Children's NetworkNorwalk, CT

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  16. Harbor Homes of Martha's VineyardVineyard HVN, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  17. Red Stocking Fund IncEdgartown, MA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  18. Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  19. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  21. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  22. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  23. Focus Forward ProjectNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $1,500
  24. Individual

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  25. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  26. VGC FoundationEdgartown, MA

    General Purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $60,00037% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $36,00022% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $30,00018% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,5006% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $7,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts6 grants $135,500
  2. Florida3 grants $97,778
  3. New York6 grants $72,500
  4. Connecticut2 grants $11,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  7. Iowa1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jill P RappaportTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alan H RappaportTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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