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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-6044771

Sam Kolber Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $74,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $345,833

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $374,255

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $422,247

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,400

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $478,466

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,300

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $539,902

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $586,983

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $597,115

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,350

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $583,755

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General fund

    $20,000
  2. Individual

    General fund

    $10,000
  3. New Alternatives for ChildrenNew York, NY

    General fund

    $6,000
  4. U S Holocaust Memorial MuseumNew York, NY

    General fund

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    General fund

    $4,000
  6. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $4,000
  7. Individual

    General fund

    $3,000
  8. Wnetthirteen Patron ProgramNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  9. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  10. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  11. Brooklyn Community Housing ServicesBrooklyn, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  12. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  13. Bowery Residents CommitteeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  14. The Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  15. Wellspring of Greenbrier IncRainelle, WV

    General fund

    $1,000
  16. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  17. The Buckley SchoolNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  19. Andrew Dougherty Vision FoundationWestlake Village, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  21. The Chapin SchoolNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $5,00031% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $4,00025% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $3,00019% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00012% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $29,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $4,000
  3. California1 grant $1,000
  4. West Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark KolberDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $7,610
  • Connie KolberTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,610

The return

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