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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-2487557

Starr Hacker Memorial Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Lindenhurst, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $13,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Vincent Caravana
350 Daniel Street
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(631) 867-3025
[email protected]
Form and materials
Excellence in prose writing - all applicants will write a qualifying essay of 300-500 words on one of the following topics: ask yourself a question and then answer it or a revealing moment. After the inital dealine the scholarship committee will review the qualifying essays and will select finalists to move on to the second round of competition. All finalists in creative writing will present a second, short original piece of prose witing in a genre of their own choosing. After the second round deadline the committee will review the finalists entries and select a winner and a runner up for scholarship awards
Deadlines
April 25th each entrant will file a completed application april 29th finalists announced
Restrictions
One winner and one runner up for the scholarship awards in this category

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $58,617

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $59,576

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $68,518

  • Tax year 2021

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $111,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $214,351

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $212,421

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at skidmore college

    $1,800
  2. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at hunter college

    $1,800
  3. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at john jay college of criminal justice

    $1,800
  4. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at siena college

    $1,800
  5. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at SUNY cortland

    $1,800
  6. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at stony brook university

    $1,800
  7. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at the fashion institute of technology

    $1,100
  8. Individual

    Scholarship for undergraduate program at college of oneonta state university of new york

    $1,100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Vincent CaravanaTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sing-Fenne PhouneTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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