The Florida State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3520681

Philene Foundation

A private foundation in Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $143,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Helen Herzig
225 Miro Place 418
Port Washigton, NY 11050
(516) 621-0200
Form and materials
Written - describing activities of organization
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No awards to individuals

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $143,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,068,980

  • Tax year 2024

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,179,063

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,320,249

  • Tax year 2022

    $137,750

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,350,766

  • Tax year 2021

    $116,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,416,728

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,200

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,493,854

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,660

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,017

  • Tax year 2018

    $84,695

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,646,760

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. NYU Institute of Fine ArtsNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  2. Archeological Institute of AmericaBoston, MA

    Education

    $15,000
  3. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Education

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $15,000
  5. American Kidney FundRockville, MD

    General

    $15,000
  6. Individual

    Education

    $10,000
  7. Lakes Environment AssociationBridgton, ME

    General

    $10,000
  8. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $7,500
  9. Alport Syndrome FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General

    $7,500
  10. Green Vale SchoolGlen Head, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  12. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    General

    $5,000
  13. Area StageSouth Miami, FL

    General

    $3,000
  14. Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $2,500
  15. The Flagler MuseumPalm Beach, FL

    General

    $2,500
  16. Center for Book ArtsNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  17. Individual

    General

    $1,500
  18. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    General

    $1,000
  19. Carnegie Hill Neighbors IncNew York, NY

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,00037% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $8,00015% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $7,50014% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $7,50014% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $52,500
  2. Maine3 grants $26,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000
  4. Florida3 grants $10,500
  5. Arizona1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Julie E HerzigTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lydia LandesbergTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Bruce and Robbi Toll University of Miami Charitable FundPalm Beach, FL 1 grant Preselected only $139,505 giving
  2. Nautilus Foundation IncPalm Beach, FL 58 grants Accepts applications $129,000 giving
  3. The Granoff Family FoundationPalm Beach, FL 92 grants Preselected only $115,226 giving
  4. The Lassen Family Foundation IncPalm Beach, FL 10 grants Preselected only $101,133 giving
  5. David & Sheila Cornstein FoundationPalm Beach, FL 18 grants Preselected only $97,500 giving