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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3496446

Silverweed Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $288,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $288,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,636,925

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,666,848

  • Tax year 2023

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,742,744

  • Tax year 2022

    $338,300

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,800,664

  • Tax year 2021

    $470,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,957,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $352,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,034,177

  • Tax year 2019

    $550,400

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,294,391

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Public Art Fund IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $51,000
  2. Lawyers for ChildrenNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  3. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Charitable

    $25,000
  4. City Parks FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  5. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    Charitable

    $25,000
  6. Ramapo for ChildrenRhinebeck, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  7. The Sylvia CenterBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  8. Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  9. Gordon Park FoundationPleasantville, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  10. Union of Reform JudaismNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500
  12. Manhattan Theater CompanyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500
  13. Municipal Art Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00024% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $50,00024% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $40,00020% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $15,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $238,500
  2. Ohio1 grant $25,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karen FreedmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nina P FreedmanVP/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan K FreedmanVP/SECY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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