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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6302129

1848 Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $294,250 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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 2024

    $294,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,436,304
  • Tax year 2023

    $359,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,388,086
  • Tax year 2022

    $294,250

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,543,865
  • Tax year 2021

    $444,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,631,746
  • Tax year 2020

    $391,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,506,383
  • Tax year 2019

    $397,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,307,475
  • Tax year 2018

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $8,087,778
  • Tax year 2017

    $434,035

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,228,110

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Children's AdvocacyHartford, CT

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $50,000
  2. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $50,000
  3. New York Life Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $50,000
  4. Planned Parenthood of New YorkNew York, NY

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $50,000
  5. Compassion and ChoicesLittleton, CO

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $25,000
  6. National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $25,000
  7. Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GA

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $25,000
  8. DissentDenville, NJ

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $15,000
  9. Center for New American MediaBrooklyn, NY

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $3,000
  10. New York University - Dept of Art HistoryNew York, NY

    To further donee's charitable purpose

    $1,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights4 grants $150,00086% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $25,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $179,250
  2. Connecticut1 grant $50,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $25,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alan I RitterPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Becky HubbertTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eileen S SilversteinSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan RitterVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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