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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3180806

The Selz Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $103,958 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $103,958

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $134,610,641

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,640,530

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $129,738,163

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,906,693

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $152,334,912

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,019,522

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $142,395,054

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,473,111

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $125,357,313

  • Tax year 2019

    $15,366,161

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $161,534,909

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,852,238

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $137,955,409

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NY UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose-education

    $50,543
  2. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY

    General purpose-education

    $25,718
  3. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General purpose-animal welfare

    $7,500
  4. United in LightLivingston, MT

    General purpose-animal welfare

    $5,000
  5. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose-education

    $3,121
  6. Nature Consrvancy of MontanaHelena, MT

    General purpose-enviromental

    $3,000
  7. Horse Haven MontanaMissoula, MT

    General purpose-animal welfare

    $3,000
  8. Sidewalk RescueTacoma, WA

    General purpose-community services

    $2,000
  9. The Morgan LibraryNew York, NY

    General purpose-library

    $2,000
  10. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    General purpose-community services

    $1,000
  11. Mouth to Hand Parent AssociationMount Kisco, NY

    General purpose-education

    $750
  12. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General purpose-arts

    $210
  13. Paid Through Energy Transfer LPDallas, TX

    General purpose-unknown

    $116

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $28,83961% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $8,00017% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $7,50016% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $7502% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $210<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $83,342
  2. Montana3 grants $11,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $7,500
  4. Washington1 grant $2,000
  5. Texas1 grant $116

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bernard T SelzPRES/DIR Hours 7Pay $0
  • Lisa SelzSECY/TRES Hours 30Pay $0
  • Arnold SyropVP/DIR Hours 7Pay $0

The return

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