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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3157286

Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts

A private foundation in Morristown, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 69 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,663,500

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $15,848,368

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,736,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $17,114,814

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,462,000

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $18,555,414

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,857,140

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $18,777,232

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,284,000

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $17,170,047

Grants paid in 2024

69 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $1,000,000
  2. NPRBaltimore, MD

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $80,000
  3. Planned Parenthood Federation Of AmericaNew York, NY

    General purposes - healthcare

    $50,000
  4. Salisbury Housing CommitteeSalisbury, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $50,000
  5. Fredonia College FoundationFredonia, NY

    General purposes - education

    $25,000
  6. Mind UpSanta Monica, CA

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $25,000
  7. New York Women in Film & TelevisionJackson HTS, NY

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $25,000
  8. OceanaWashington, DC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $25,000
  9. The Climate Reality ProjectWashington, DC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $25,000
  10. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    General purposes - education

    $25,000
  11. Capital & MainLos Angeles, CA

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $20,000
  12. Columbia Graduate School of JournalismNew York, NY

    General purposes - education

    $20,000
  13. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $20,000
  14. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $20,000
  15. Lakeville Journal FoundationFalls Village, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $20,000
  16. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General purposes - healthcare

    $20,000
  17. City Meals On WheelsNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  18. Equality Now IncNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  19. Eugene O'Neill Theater CenterWaterford, CT

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $10,000
  20. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General purposes - healthcare

    $10,000
  21. Kageno WorldwideNew York, NY

    General purposes - healthcare

    $10,000
  22. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  23. National Women's History MuseumWashington, DC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  24. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $10,000
  25. New York Stage and FilmNew York, NY

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $10,000
  26. New York Women's FoundationNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  27. The Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    General purposes - civil rights

    $10,000
  28. United Way of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $10,000
  29. New Dramatists IncNew York, NY

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $7,500
  30. Berkshire Taconic Community FoundationGreat Barrington, MA

    General purposes - other

    $5,000
  31. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $5,000
  32. Hearts Of The Father OutreachSheffield, MA

    General purposes - religion

    $5,000
  33. Opus 118 Harlem School of MusicNew York, NY

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $5,000
  34. Salisbury AssociationSalisbury, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Other

    $5,000
  35. Salisbury Family ServiceSalisbury, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $5,000
  36. Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance ServiceSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - healthcare

    $5,000
  37. Southern California Public RadioPasadena, CA

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $5,000
  38. The Corner PantryLakeville, CT

    General purposes - other

    $5,000
  39. WNYC-New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $5,000
  40. Broadway CaresEquity Fights Aids IncNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $2,000
  41. Christopher Reeve FoundationSpringfield, NJ

    General purposes - healthcare

    $2,000
  42. Connecticut Farmland TrustHartford, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $2,000
  43. Frontline Women's FundNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $2,000
  44. Plan International USA IncProvidence, RI

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Other

    $2,000
  45. Vital Voices Global PartnershipWashington, DC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $2,000
  46. Women for Women InternationalWashington, DC

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $2,000
  47. Women In NeedNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $2,000
  48. Congregational Church Of SalisburySalisbury, CT

    General purposes - religion

    $1,000
  49. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $1,000
  50. Hole in the Wall Gang Fund IncNew Haven, CT

    General purposes - youth

    $1,000
  51. Housatonic Child Care CenterSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - youth

    $1,000
  52. Housatonic Valley AssociationCornwall BRG, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Other

    $1,000
  53. Housatonic Youth Service BureauFalls Village, CT

    General purposes - youth

    $1,000
  54. Lake Wononscopomuc AssociationSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - other

    $1,000
  55. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes - healthcare

    $1,000
  56. Project SageLaveville, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $1,000
  57. Rainforest FoundationNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $1,000
  58. Research to Prevent BlindnessNew York, NY

    General purposes - healthcare

    $1,000
  59. Salisbury Visiting Nurse AssociationSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - healthcare

    $1,000
  60. SalisburyLakeville Fire DepartmentLakeville, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $1,000
  61. Scoville Memorial Library AssociationSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - library

    $1,000
  62. Screen Actors Guild FundLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $1,000
  63. Second StageLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes - arts & culture

    $1,000
  64. The Hunger ProjectNew York, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare

    $1,000
  65. Union Of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $1,000
  66. Cary Institute Of Eco-System StudiesMillbrook, NY

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $500
  67. Denison Pequotsepos Nature CenterMystic, CT

    GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental

    $500
  68. ExtrasSalisbury, CT

    General purposes - youth

    $500
  69. Stuttering Association for the YoungNew York, NY

    General purposes - youth

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid10 grants $1,050,00073% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $85,0006% of the total
  3. Arts and culture9 grants $83,0006% of the total
  4. Environment6 grants $62,5004% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,0003% of the total
  6. Education3 grants $46,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $53,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut21 grants $1,113,000
  2. New York28 grants $288,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $80,000
  4. California6 grants $62,000
  5. District of Columbia4 grants $54,000
  6. Massachusetts5 grants $32,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $20,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $2,000
  10. Rhode Island1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John P SimonTRUSTEE / AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • MS GummerTRUSTEE / AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cheryl M BrownASSISTANT TREASURER AND VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael T OliveriCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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