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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3433997

The Gristmill Foundation

A private foundation in Manhasset, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $30,400 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $30,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $272,748
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $237,805
  • Tax year 2023

    $21,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $237,764
  • Tax year 2022

    $21,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $259,282
  • Tax year 2021

    $22,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $262,720
  • Tax year 2020

    $13,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $236,260

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Nys Assoc for Infant Mental HealthGarden City, NY

    support for operations

    $5,000
  2. New Alternatives for ChildrenNew York, NY

    support for operations

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    support for operations

    $5,000
  4. Inner-City Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    support for operations

    $3,900
  5. Adventures in LearningManhasset, NY

    support for operations

    $2,500
  6. Dancing DreamsBayside, NY

    support for operations

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    support for operations

    $2,000
  8. Hunts Point Alliance for ChildrenBronx, NY

    support for operations

    $1,500
  9. Individual

    support for operations

    $1,000
  10. Harmony ProgramNew York, NY

    support for operations

    $1,000
  11. Docs for TotsRoslyn, NY

    support for operations

    $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 culture2 grants $3,50041% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,50029% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $1,50018% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $22,400

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Candida CucharoPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert SpanoSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen CucharoDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • John McKegneyTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Howard JuristVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elena CarnevaliDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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