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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3522138

Mitchell and Deborah Rechler Foundation

A private foundation in Plainview, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $156,000 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

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,872
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,290

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,915
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,121
  • Tax year 2022

    $102,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $27,391
  • Tax year 2021

    $49,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $22,263
  • Tax year 2020

    $64,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,456

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The New Contemporary Council MuseumNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $105,000
  2. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  3. J Street Education FundWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. ART21New York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Larger Than Life USALong Is City, NY

    Unrestricted

    $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 $40,00078% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10,00020% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $146,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mitchell RechlerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah RechlerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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