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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3064158

The Seeja Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $45,566 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,566

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $138,193
  • Tax year 2023

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $134,889
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,310

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $125,100
  • Tax year 2021

    $56,090

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $179,720
  • Tax year 2020

    $79,590

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $129,472
  • Tax year 2019

    $70,850

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $114,464

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UJA Federation of NYNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $25,000
  2. New-York Historical Society Museum & LibraryNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $8,500
  3. National Theatre of LondonLondon, United Kingdom

    General charitable

    $7,616
  4. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $1,800
  5. Mount Tamalpais CollegeSan Quentin, CA

    General charitable

    $1,800
  6. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $850

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $1,80068% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $85032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $36,150
  2. California1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Judith S PeckPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Edward J SternVICE-PRESIDENT,TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Emanuel T SternVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrea C SternSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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